
You have an MSDN (Microsoft Software Developer Network) product key.There is only a tiny handful of exceptions that won’t save Office Product Keys as registered software in your Microsft account: Your product key becomes your Microsoft account instead.

All you have to do is log in and choose to download and install Office from your “Services and subscriptions” section-no key is required. You won’t need it anymore because Microsoft attached the install key to your account (exceptions below). Once you register the product key for Office 2013 and newer in your Microsoft account, your PC will only contain the last five characters of the key.

Of course, they may have a hidden or fine-print statement somewhere stating that Office 13 and up only offers the last five digits. The image below applies to Microsoft Office 2013 and newer, even though they are pushing their 365 subscriptions.Īny app that claims to provide your Office keys is no longer valid. Unfortunately, Microsoft made changes beginning with Office 2013, where only the last five digits of the product key get stored on your PC.

Each one has specific methods for installation and reinstallation, as well as how the product key gets stored and used. There are four types of Microsoft Office software: Retail, Subscription, Volume, and OEM. It’s difficult to find, so you might be panicking while trying to remember the lost activation code.

Type the following: cscript “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.vbs” /dstatus and press “Enter.” Your location of OSPP.vbs may vary.
