1. Activate Office 2016 With A Product Key
2. Activate Office 2016 For Mac With Product Key
3. Office 2016 For Mac How To Activate With Product Key Office 2016
4. Microsoft Office 2016 Activation Key

Go to in a web browser. If you have purchased a Microsoft Office 365 subscription/product card or ordered the software from an online store, you have a 25-digit product key (in the form of XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX) on your card or receipt. XXXXX must be replaced with the corresponding GVLK product key from the table below. In this example for Office 2016 Pro Plus, the command to change the KMS key looks like this: cscript OSPP.VBS /inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99 To immediately activate a copy of Office on the KMS server, run the following command: cscript OSPP.VBS /act.

4 Ways to Find Your MS Office 2016/2013 Product Key

When you purchases MS Office from the Microsoft store, it comes with activation or product key which can be used to activate the application during the installation process, without it, you will neither get the free updates nor official support, even restrict certain functions.If you’ve updated or re-installed your Windows and need to reinstall MS Office 2016 program again, you should find out Office 2016 or 2013 product key first then continue the installation.

But what to do if you have lost or forgotten 25-digit code key? Your first thought might be that Windows Registry. Yes, you’re right! Microsoft Office 2013, 2007 Product Key is encrypted and stored, in the Windows Registry, so it’s possible and simple to locate the product key in Registry, but what you find is an encrypted text and you can’t access and view it. Unfortunately, Microsoft changed the way it store the Keys beginning with Office 2013, storing only part of the Product Key on your local computer. So we will give 3 ways to help check and view MS office 2016 product key, also you can try these Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016 Product key free.

Part 1. Find MS Office 2016/2013 Product Key using Command Prompt

Office 2016 or 2013 Product key can be found out through Command prompt on your computer after the Office package has been installed, but first of all, you need to know the bitness of your Office (32- or 64-bit). Open the Command Prompt (Admin) or PowerShell (Admin). Now type the corresponding command as per your Windows configuration from the following list and press “Enter”

If you're using 32-bit Office and 32-bit Windows, tryp following comamnd:

cscript 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice16OSPP.VBS' /dstatus

If you're using 32-bit Office and 64-bit Windows:

cscript 'C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice16OSPP.VBS' /dstatus

If you're using 64-bit Office and 64-bit Windows:

cscript 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice16OSPP.VBS' /dstatus

Activate Office 2016 With A Product Key

but this method only can find the last 5 characters of your Office product key. The last five characters of the product key can be matched up with the product code and be more than enough to find out which Product Key you have used.

Also read: 3 ways to remove password protection from Excel file

Part #2: View Your Microsoft Office 2016/ 2013 Key on Your Office Account

If you bought MS Office 2016 or 2013 through the online Microsoft store and activated your copy of Office product, then your information has been stored in their site.

Step 1. Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en and log in with your user ID and password that was used to purchase MS Office 2016.

Step 2. Navigate to Account Options, and click the Install from a disc. Just tap or click the Install button instead and follow the instructions given.

Step 3. On the page that loads next, click I have a disc, then you will see your Office 2016 product key will be displayed.

Part #3: Find Microsoft Office 2016/2013 Product Key in Registry

As we mentioned before, Microsoft stores its product key in system registry file automatically after installation, we can easily locate it but we can’t read it directly since it’s a binary format. But we still give the methods because it may work in Windows 8 and win 7.

Activate Office 2016 For Mac With Product Key

Step 1: Type regedit in the Windows search box on the taskbar and press Enter.

Step 2. If prompted by User Account Control, then click Yes to run the Registry Editor.

Step 3: Navigate to the following directory:

For Windows 7: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWin7

For Windows 8: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWin8

Step 3: Go to 'Microsoft' and find 'Office' under it.

Step4: Expand 'Office' > > 12.0 > Registration. you can will a string of numbers. Find the 'ProductID' from the right window pane.

Part #4: Find Microsoft Office 2016/2013 Product Key without Software

If you’ve forgotten or lost your Office 2106 or 2013 product key, and can’t restore it after using all methods described earlier, don’t worry. I will share an easy way to view your office product key without any software, but it may be difficult to carry out for novice, take your own risk.

Step 1. Open Notepad and copy and paste the following text into the Notepad window. You can download the code here.

Step 2. After you paste all code to a notepad, then save it into a file with the '.ps1' extension on the Desktop, you can name it as office2016.ps1 or others.

Step 3. Now you must first determine what version your MS office, 32bit or 64 bit? If you are running 64-bit Office, open 64-bit PowerShell. Note you must right click it and choose Run as administrator to open PowerShell.

Step 4. Tye the code:

Step 5. Press enter key to run the command, then your product key will be displayed on screen.

The above-mentioned methods can help you find office product key 2106 or 2013 if operated correctly, after finding out your product key, it’s highly recommend to note it down somewhere in case you forgot it again.

The following explains how to install and activate Office 2016 on a Mac.

Installation and activation

Office 2016 For Mac How To Activate With Product Key Office 2016

1. Go to Office 2016 for Mac in IUware. (You'll need to log into IUware, even if you are already logged into CAS.)
2. Click Get product key to see your assigned product key.
3. On the Office setup page, enter your 25-character product key from IUware, and click Get Started.
4. On the 'Welcome to Office Online' page:
   • If you already have a Microsoft account: At Office Online, enter your Microsoft account email address and password. Proceed to step 5.
   • If you don't have a Microsoft account: Create one, as follows:
     1. At the bottom of the page, click Sign up now and complete the required fields. UITS recommends creating an account with your primary IU email address (e.g., username@iu.edu) to ensure the least margin of error.
     2. You'll receive an email message requesting verification. Follow the instructions to finish creating the account.
        If the email message does not arrive within a few minutes, use the resend email option.
     3. Log into Office Online with your newly created Microsoft account. After selecting your country/region and language, click Continue. When prompted, enter a first and last name for the account.
5. Verify that 'Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016 for Mac' shows on your account page.
6. On the Microsoft page, click Install to download the installation file. Alternatively, download the installation file from IUware directly.
   The Microsoft account must show the 'Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016 for Mac' registration in step 5. If this is not completed, it will not be possible to activate the Office 2016 product after installation.

   If you downloaded the .dmg file from IUware, open the Finder, select Downloads, and then open Microsoft Office 2016 Installer.pkg. Click Continue.

7. Once Office is installed, a new window will open. Click Get started >.
8. You will be prompted to sign in to activate Office. Select Sign In, and then enter the email address and password for the account that you activated with the Office 2016 product key from IUware.
9. Enter your Microsoft account email address and click Next.
10. Choose Microsoft account.
11. Finish the activation process by signing in with your Microsoft credentials.
12. In the 'How would you like Office to look' interface, choose Colorful or Classic, and then click Continue >. You should then have full use of Office 2016.

Troubleshooting

Microsoft Office 2016 Activation Key

To troubleshoot installation or activation errors, see the Microsoft Guide.