#Remove office license key update#
#Remove office license key windows 8#
#Remove office license key windows#

Microsoft advises you restart the computer after running this command. The command will check the product key you enter to ensure itвЂ™s valid before using it. Run the following command to replace the product key, replacing #-#-#-#-# with the product key.

#Remove office license key windows#

If the Windows system already has a product key, using the below command will silently replace the old product key with the one you provide. You can use slmgr.vbs to enter a new product key.

This option is really designed to prevent the key from being stolen by malware, if malware running on the current system gains access to the registry. It'll remove it from the registry so programs canвЂ™t access it from there, but your Windows system will remain licensed unless you run the above command to actually uninstall the product key. Running this command alone wonвЂ™t uninstall your product key. This will ensure people who use the computer in the future canвЂ™t grab the product key. If youвЂ™ve uninstalled the product key, you should run the below command to ensure itвЂ™s removed from the registry as well. Windows also stores the product key in the registry, as itвЂ™s sometimes necessary for the key to be in the registry when setting up the computer. To remove uninstall the current product key, run the following command and then restart your computer: slmgr.vbs /upk However, most Windows licenses are tied to the computer they came withвЂ“unless you purchased a boxed copy. It could also be useful if youвЂ™re giving that computer away to someone else. If you installed Windows from a retail license and would like to use that license on another computer, this allows you to remove the license. After you run the below command and restart your computer, the Windows system wonвЂ™t have a product key and will be in an unactivated, unlicensed state. You can remove the product key from your current Windows system with Slmgr. If you havenвЂ™t provided a product key at all, itвЂ™ll give you an error message. This is only useful for Windows system activated from an organizationвЂ™s KMS server, as retail licenses and multiple activation keys result in a perpetual license that wonвЂ™t expire. To display the expiration date of the current license, run the following command.

To display more detailed license informationвЂ“including the activation ID, installation ID, and other detailsвЂ“run the following command: slmgr.vbs /dlv This command tells you the edition of Windows, part of the product key so you can identify it, and whether the system is activated. To display very basic license and activation information about the current system, run the following command. View Activation, License, and Expiration Date Information On Windows 7, search the Start menu for вЂњ Command PromptвЂќ, right-click it, and select вЂњ Run as AdministratorвЂќ. Click the вЂњ Command Prompt (Admin)вЂќ option in the menu that appears.

#Remove office license key windows 8#

To do so on Windows 8 or 10, either right-click the Start button or press Windows + X. To use this tool, you will want to launch a Command Prompt with Administrator access.

#Remove office license key update#

This command line tool is included with Windows, and provides options unavailable in the standard activation interface provided on the Update & Security > Activation screen in the Settings app. If you want to do something more advanced like remove a product key, force an online activation, or extend the activation timer, you will need Slmgr.vbs. Windows activation is designed to be as foolproof as possible, so MicrosoftвЂ™s graphical tools keep it simple. To totally unlock this section you need to Log-in