Do you want to change the product key of Office 2013 or Office 2016? Would you like to change Microsoft Office 2013 or Office 2016 product key without re-installing the Office suite? In this guide, we will show how you can change or update the product key.

Most Office users never find the necessity to change the product key. Users who had entered a pirated key or users who had entered the product key of a different edition of Office might need to change or update the current key with a new product key in order to active Office 2013 properly.

If you’re running a version of Office 2016/2013 and want to change its product key for some reasons, you can do so easily by following the instructions in one of the two given methods. The first method uses the GUI to change the Office product key, whereas the second method is for users who prefer to change the product key using Command Prompt.

Follow the given below instructions to change or update Office 2013/2016 product key in Windows. Proxima nova regular free.

Change or update Office 2016/2013 license key

METHOD 1 of 2

Step 1: Open Programs and Features. To do so, type Programs and Features in Start menu search box or Start screen, and then press Enter key.

Or

Open Run command box with the help of Windows+R hotkey, type Appwiz.cpl in the box, and then press Enter key.

Step 2: Look for Microsoft Office 2013 entry, right-click on the same, and then click Change option.

Step 3: Here, select Enter a Product key option, and click Continue button.

Step 4: Finally, enter your new 25 character product key in the box and then click Continue button to change your Office 2013 product key.

Note that this will show you the installation screen. You can simply click Continue or click Customize button to add/remove an Office application.

Good luck!

METHOD 2 of 2

Change Office 2013/2016 from Command Prompt

Step 1: First step is to open elevated Command Prompt. To do so, you can simply type CMD in the Start screen or Start menu search box and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter key.

Alternatively, you can navigate to Command Prompt entry in the Start menu or Start screen, right-click on Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator option.

Note that running the Command Prompt as administrator is necessary in order to change the product key of Office.

Step 2: In the Command Prompt, please execute the following command:

If you’re running 64-bit Office on 64-bit Windows, use the following command:

cscript “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS”/inpkey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

If you’re running 32-bit version Office 2013 on 32-bit Windows, please use the following command:

cscript “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS” /inpkey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

If you’re running 32-bit version of Office 2013 on 64-bit Windows, please use the following command instead:

cscript “C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS” /inpkey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

In the above command, replace XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX with the new key that you would like to use.

Once the key is successfully updated, you’ll see “Product key installation successful” message. That’s it!

Let us know why did you change your product key by leaving a comment.

There are a couple of reasons why you’d want to download Office 2013 from Microsoft using your genuine product key. Maybe you’ve lost your Office 2013 DVD and now want to reinstall Office 2013 using the product key that you’ve recovered using a third-party program; or maybe your PC came pre-installed with Office but the manufacturer didn’t offer the required setup file or DVD to reinstall the program; or maybe a friend of yours has given an unused Office 2013 product key and you want to download and install Office suite using that product key.

Just like it’s possible to download Windows 8/8.1 from Microsoft using a product key, it’s possible to download Office 2013 program as well. All you need is a genuine product key or if you have already registered your product key using your Microsoft account, you can download Office 2013 by simply signing in to your Office account page, without having to enter your product key.

Depending on how you procured Office 2013 program or key, you can follow the instructions mentioned in one of the four methods given below to legally download Office 2013 from Microsoft by entering the product key.

Please note that none of the following methods will help you download Office 2010 product from Microsoft. If you would like to download Office 2010 program, please head over to our how to legally download Office 2010 from Microsoft guide.

Downloading Office 2013 using product key

Method 1 of 4

Glenn fredly terserah. Follow this method if you’ve already registered the product key using your Microsoft account.

Step 1: Visit office.microsoft.com webpage.

Step 2: Click on the Sign in option (located top-right corner of the page) and sign into your account by entering your Microsoft account ID and password.

Step 3: Next, click the Install Office option that appears top right corner of the web page.

Step 4: Click Install from a disc option and then click I want to burn a disc option.

Step 5: Finally, click the Download button to begin downloading the setup. That’s it!

Method 2 of 4

Use this method if you have purchased Office 2013 but don’t have a DVD:

Step 1: Head over to this page of Office.

Step 2: Enter your 25 character Office 2013 product key and then click Get started button. You’ll need to sign in using your Microsoft account.

Method 3 of 4

If your Office 2013 came with a DVD but the DVD isn’t working for you or the DVD drive of your PC isn’t working, you can follow the steps given below.

Step 1: Sign in to your Microsoft account and then visit this page of Office.

Step 2: Enter Office 2013 product key and then click Get Started button to proceed.

Method 4 of 4

If Office 2013 came preinstalled with your PC and now you want the setup file to reinstall the Office product, you can download the setup by downloading the given below link.

Step 1: Jump to this page in your web browser.

Step 2: Enter your Office 2013 product key. If you’re unable to recollect the product key, you can use free tools to recover Office product key from your PC.

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