Geekers - Microsoft Office is a software that almost all Windows users must have. It includes Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Access and so on.
To make the most of Microsoft Office, users must first have a license in the form of a product key. You must enter the product key during the activation process. But in some cases there are users who even delete their Microsoft Office product key, why do they do that?
Removing the Microsoft Office product key is not without reason, the first reason is they want to update or replace their Microsoft Office product before it expires. There are also those who want to move their Microsoft Office products from one computer to another.
How to Remove Microsoft Office 2013 / 2016 / 2019 Product Key
To do that, you must first remove the product key that has been installed on your computer or laptop. This tutorial can be applied to Microsoft Office 2013, 2016 or 2019. Here are the steps:
1. Open Command Prompt on your laptop and run as administrator (Run as administrator).
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2. Next, enter your Microsoft Office program folder using the cd command [Microsoft Office program folder]. The following is the location of the Microsoft Office program folder based on its version:
* Office 2016 / 2019: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16 or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16
* Office 2013: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15 or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15
For example, here I want to delete the product key in Microsoft Office 2016. Therefore, the command used is cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16 then press Enter.
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3. Then run the cscript command ospp.vbs / dstatus then Enter. You will see information about your Microsoft Office license details such as Product ID, SKU ID, license name, license description, license status, how long the license will expire and the last 5 digits of the product key.
Pay attention to the last 5 digits of the product key, for example: WFG99.
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4. Now to delete your Microsoft Office product key, just run the cscript command ospp.vbs /unpkey:(last 5 digits of the product key) then press Enter. Previously, we already knew the last 5 digits of the product key, so the command looks like this:
cscript ospp. vbs /unpkey:WFG99
Wait a few moments until the words Product key uninstall successful appear, indicating that the product key has been successfully removed.
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5. Since the product key in your Microsoft Office has been deleted, every time you open a Microsoft Office application, be it Word, Excel or PowerPoint, a display will appear asking you to enter a valid product key. Examples like the image below:
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That's how to remove the Microsoft Office product key that you can apply. If there are difficulties or questions, don't hesitate to submit them in the comments column provided. Thank you and see you in the next tutorial!!