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How do you uninstall Ubuntu completely and re download windows
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You’ll need to get your Windows 8 product key from your BIOS and write it down for future installation. In the terminal type:
sudo cat /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/MSDM
Which will reveal something like this:
MSDMUoDELL QA09 LOHR#####-#####-#####-#####-#####%
You can read other techniques of accomplishing key extraction here.
The next step of erasing Ubuntu and installing Windows is documented here: How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?.