Windows Serial Number FingerPrint Flag

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## Windows Serial Number FingerPrint Flag

When this FingerPrint option flag is set, the installed Windows operating system on the host machine is queried for its serial number. This value is stored in software. This is the serial number you use to install the Windows product.

#### Typical Internal Values

- "51873-270-2377767-09087"
- "71521-177-1992621-01119"

#### Operating System and Security

This flag will be able to successfully query the operating systems serial number on all versions of Windows. No special user permissions are required.