Change Product Key Office 2013 Home and Business

Anonymous
2013-03-07T14:44:07+00:00
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I need to change the product key on a new installation of Office 2013 Home and Business. What is the procedure?

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Anonymous
2016-06-08T19:59:14+00:00

Hi everyone,

First off, on behalf of the Office team, thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Office community and providing solutions. We have published an article that specifically addresses this question: Change your Office product key.

Hope you'll find this helpful.

Thanks,

Michelle V.

The Office Team

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-22T21:01:33+00:00

    It can be done via the command line.  Open up a Command Prompt (Press the Windows Button and type CMD or navigate to All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt).  Then you just need to use the command below that matches your OS.

    For 32 bit Windows:

    cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\OSPP.VBS" /inpkey:yourkeygoeshere 

    For 64 bit Windows (assuming you are using 32 bit Office):

    cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\OSPP.VBS" /inpkey:yourkeygoeshere

    Obviously, you need to replace yourkeygoeshere with your product key.

    Note:  If you are installing a 64 bit version of Office on 64 bit Windows, the command for 32 bit Windows should be used (or just delete the (x86) part since it won't be installing to the C:\Program Files (x86)\ directory).

    I assume it was a 32 bit version - no idea, but it worked perfectly after mesing up my first attempt of installation............... thanks a lot

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-19T21:33:54+00:00

    This doesn't work when you have two computers with two separate Office Home & Business 2013 packages.  The first one installs ok but the second one insists on using the original product key and will not let me enter the key for it.  Do I need to create a new email address just to have this package installed with a different account?  What if I had several computers?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-17T18:54:20+00:00

    In Windows 7, this can be done very easily from the Control Panel, ‘Programs & Features’ section

    Select Microsoft Office 2013, then click near the top where it says ‘Change’

    One of the ‘Change’ options is to ‘Enter another activation key’

    Enter the new key, and tick the box that says 'attempt to activate automatically'

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