title: Extract visual studio 2017 product key
body: <p>I have installed Visual Studio 2017 Professional with a product key.
  Now I would like to install VS 2017 Professional on a different machine. How can I retrieve the product key used in the first installation? </p>
  
  <p>I googled and found VS no longer stores keys directly in the registry. Instead, there's a new way to extract the key. I followed the links below:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46731291/how-to-change-visual-studio-2017-license-key">How to change Visual Studio 2017 license key?</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="https://blog.agchapman.com/updating-registry-settings-for-visual-studio-2017/" rel="noreferrer">Updating registry settings for Visual Studio 2017</a></p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>However, I could not find the exact location where the product key is stored.</p>