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How to find your Office 2013 product key

after installation
Do you have several Office 2013 products tied to one Microsoft account and need help finding just one product
key? The steps below are useful in determining which installations correspond to which product keys if you need to
reinstall office 2013 on a new PC or after reformatting your PC.

IMPORTANT When you have multiple Office 2013 installations linked to your Microsoft account, you will see them
all listed on the My Account page. Do not click the Install button next to any product without knowing if it is an
unused installation. This can cause activation issues.

Find the Office 2013 product key associated with your PC

First, find the last five digits of the product key associated with your computer.

1. Go to the PC that has Office 2013 installed

2. Right click the Windows icon and select Command Prompt.

3. Enter the appropriate command:

For 32 bit Windows:

cscript C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\OSPP.VBS /dstatus

For 64 bit Windows:

cscript C:\Program Files x86\Microsoft Office\Office15\OSPP.VBS /dstatus

4. The command prompt box will show you the last five digits of the product key associated with the installation
on that PC.

5. Make a note of the PC the Office 2013 product is installed on, and five digit number. You will need this for
reference.

Find the product key associated with activated installations linked to your
Microsoft account.
Next, you will need to find the product key associated with each product linked to your Microsoft account.

1. Sign into the My Account page with the email/password associated with your Microsoft account.

2. You will see the multiple Microsoft products linked to your Microsoft account.

3. To begin identifying the product key associated with the installation, start with the first product.

4. Under Account Options, choose Install from a disc.

5. Choose the I have a disc option.

6. Click the View your product key button.

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7. The product key for the installation is displayed.

8. Make a note of the Office product sequence as they are displayed on the screen, and the product key
associated with it. You will need this for reference.

9. You can now match the five digit number from the command prompt on the PC to the product key on the
installation.

10. Once you determine which installations have been used on which computers, you will know which product to
use for installation on the reformatted or new PC.

NOTE If no product key is displayed, the installation has not been used or activated.

It is helpful to create a list of the Office 2013 installations, product keys associated with each, and the PCs on which
they are installed. This eliminates confusion in the future when a PC must be replaced or reformatted, and Office
2013 needs to be reinstalled on a machine.

Applies To: Office 2013

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