2 Methods to Get MachineGuid From Registry on Windows

MachineGuid is an identifier that is stored in the registry and generated during the installation of Windows. This tutorial provides 2 methods how to get MachineGuid from registry on Windows.

Note that the MachineGuid would be the same on multiple machines if a machine is restored from a backup or clone.

Method 1 - CMD

The reg query command can be used for retrieving values by key from registry. To get MachineGuid as sole output, combine reg query command with for loop:

for /f "skip=2 tokens=3" %a in ('reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography /v MachineGuid') do @echo %a

Method 2 - PowerShell

To get MachineGuid in PowerShell, use the Get-ItemProperty command:

(Get-ItemProperty Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography).MachineGUID