Now, Open any Office application like Word and it’ll ask you to enter new product key.Rebuilt a PC late last year in some DELL case the client had got prior to bringing us on board, to resolve a problem where the PC would kind of just drift off and never come back causing the user to restart it several times in the AM before he can get to work. You will be told that your Office product key has been uninstalled. To remove your Office product key, you need to use the /unpkeyswitch, along with the last 5 characters of the product key.Ĭscript ospp.vbs /unpkey: Part 2: Remove Existing Office Product Key You’ll see some license details such as the license type (a retail copy, a volume licensed copy, or Office subscriptions copy) and the last 5 characters of the product key. Now you can check the license status by running the script called ospp.vbs, which is located in your Office program folder.
The subfolder varies depending on your Office version: Navigate to the Microsoft Office program folder using the cd command. To get started, open the Command Prompt as administrator. How to update / replace Office license key before the expiration date? Is there a way to change the product key without reinstalling Office suite? Do you have an old PC you want to sell, but also want to transfer your Office license to your new PC? In this tutorial we’ll show you an easy way to remove the existing product key registered with your Microsoft Office 2019 / 2016 / 2013 application.