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You bought a PC that included Office (usually for one year only, though), and it has a sticker with the product key.

You received an Office volume key from an administrator in your organization.The only way to get all twenty-five characters of your Office product key is if you have one of the following: That way, you can match the correct version using your list later once you obtain the last five characters of the current product key on the PC. Your only option is to keep track of your device installs and the corresponding Office versions. The bottom line is there is no way to obtain the full Product Key using commands or third-party software unless you use Office 2010 or earlier. The image below applies to Microsoft Office 2013 and newer, even though they are pushing their 365 subscriptions. Unfortunately, Microsoft made changes beginning with Office 2013, where only the last five digits of the product key get stored on your PC. Each one has specific methods for installation and reinstallation, as well as how the product key gets stored and used. There are four types of Microsoft Office software: Retail, Subscription, Volume, and OEM. It’s difficult to find, so you might be panicking trying to remember the lost activation code. Dig around to find the full key (box, receipt, email, etc.)Īre you having trouble reinstalling your Microsoft Office? In all likelihood, you’ve forgotten your product activation key.You’ll see the last five characters of your Office product key.Type cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.vbs" /dstatus and press “Enter.” Your location of OSPP.vbs may vary.