Product Key and install windows 8.1 process on HP 15 TS notebook PC

Hello
I want to reinstall windows on my HP 15 TS Notebook PC, using a DVD with Windows 8.1 from my Desktop PC since i dont have the recovery disks. Is this possible? How can i find out the Product Key since the notebook doesnt have any sticker on it?
Is the procedure as every installation of windows or i need to do anything extra?
thanks in advance

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The Windows 8.1 disk from the desktop is it Windows disk or is it a recovery disk you created from the desktop.
If it is a Windows disk you should have a product code with the disk. If it is a recovery disk it will not work.
Although you did not create recovery disk if you did not delete the recovery partition you can recover the original OS using it.
How to Perform an HP System Recovery
If you did delete the recovery partition, I suggest contacting HP support to obtain a recovery kit. The key would automatically be picked up from where it is stored in the bios.
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