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There is no doubt that valid Product Keys are a valuable commodity and need to be carefully guarded from theft. With that in mind, why is the Product ID so visible to one and all? Does this put your Product Key at risk? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers to a worried reader’s questions.

毫无疑问，有效的产品密钥是有价值的商品，需要小心防止盗窃。考虑到这一点，为什么产品ID对所有人如此可见？这会使您的产品密钥面临风险吗？今天的“超级用户问答”帖子为读者提供了一个令人担忧的问题的答案。

Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites.

今天的“问答”环节由SuperUser提供，它是Stack Exchange的一个分支，该社区是由社区驱动的Q＆A网站分组。

问题 (The Question)

SuperUser reader user3486470 wants to know if the ability for everyone to see the Windows Product ID on his computer is a cause for concern or not:

SuperUser阅读器user3486470想知道是否每个人都可以在其计算机上查看Windows产品ID：

Is it a cause for concern that everyone can see the Windows Product ID on my computer? What is my Product Key given the Product ID shown on my computer?

每个人都可以在我的计算机上看到Windows产品ID吗？给定计算机上显示的产品ID，我的产品密钥是什么？

Should user3486470 be concerned that everyone can see the Windows Product ID on his computer?

用户3486470是否应该担心每个人都可以在他的计算机上看到Windows产品ID？

答案 (The Answer)

SuperUser contributors Mike and Raystafarian have the answer for us. First up, Mike:

超级用户贡献者Mike和Raystafarian为我们找到了答案。首先，迈克：

Product IDs and Product Keys are two different things and they have nothing to do with each other. Product IDs are created upon Windows installation and are used for technical support purposes only. The Product ID has absolutely no similarity with the Product Key used for activation.

产品ID和产品密钥是两个不同的事物，它们彼此无关。产品ID是在Windows安装时创建的，仅用于技术支持目的。产品ID与用于激活的产品密钥绝对没有相似之处。

You cannot determine the Product Key if you know Product ID, and yes, it is safe for other people to see it.

如果您知道产品ID，就无法确定产品密钥，是的，其他人可以安全地看到它。

Followed by the answer from Raystafarian:

随后是Raystafarian的回答：

The simple answer is that these are two distinctly different things. This Microsoft KB article describes what is happening:

简单的答案是，这是两个截然不同的事物。此Microsoft KB文章描述了正在发生的事情：

A PID (Product ID) is created after a product is successfully installed. PIDs are used by Microsoft Customer Service to help identify the product when customers engage Microsoft for support. A Product Key is a unique combination of numbers and letters that is used during Microsoft software installation to unlock or open the product. If you do not enter the Product Key when you are prompted during the installation, the product may not open until you enter the product key.
成功安装产品后，将创建一个PID(产品ID)。客户邀请Microsoft寻求支持时，Microsoft客户服务部门使用PID来帮助识别产品。产品密钥是数字和字母的唯一组合，用于在Microsoft软件安装过程中解锁或打开产品。如果在安装过程中出现提示时未输入产品密钥，则在您输入产品密钥之前，产品可能不会打开。

Essentially, the Product ID can be tied to hardware, whereas a Product Key is tied to software. It is important to note that Product IDs are not only used for PCs with Windows installed on them but also for mobile devices, gaming consoles, peripherals, etc.

本质上，产品ID可以绑定到硬件，而产品密钥可以绑定到软件。重要的是要注意，产品ID不仅用于安装了Windows的PC，而且还用于移动设备，游戏机，外围设备等。

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有什么补充说明吗？在评论中听起来不错。是否想从其他精通Stack Exchange的用户那里获得更多答案？在此处查看完整的讨论线程。