{"id":173107,"date":"2021-06-18T12:32:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T10:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=173107"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:03:45","slug":"transfer-your-microsoft-office-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/transfer-your-microsoft-office-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Your Microsoft Office License"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Microsoft Office<\/a> 365 and Office 2016 licenses are associated with the client\u2019s email account and not the hardware. They can be moved easily. But transferring an Office 2010 or 2013 license is more complicated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll need your 25-character Product Key and an installation disk or file that matches it. Not all Microsoft Office licenses can be transferred<\/p>\n\n\n

  1. Can You Transfer Your License?<\/h2>\"Transfer

    In Office 2010 or 2013 Start menu, right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. In the Office installation folder, type cd + *Office location path* and Enter. Type cscript ospp.vbs \/dstatus in the elevated Command Prompt and Enter. Go to License Name and Description. If it has the text Retail or FPP, there\u2019s still a chance to transfer it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  2. How Many Installations Are Allowed?<\/h2>\"Transfer

    You might be allowed to install an Office 2010 license on another computer without transferring the license. From Office 2013, you\u2019re only allowed one concurrent installation. You\u2019ll be able to transfer a Retail license from one computer to another. <\/span>You cannot move the other types of licenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  3. Transfer an Office 2010 or 2013 License<\/h2>\"Transfer

    Uninstall Office from your current computer using Programs and Features. Make sure your new computer doesn\u2019t have a free trial copy of Office on it. If so, uninstall it. Install Office using a CD or installation file. Once it\u2019s installed, open any program from the Office suite. Go to File > Account. Click Activate Product (Change Product Key) and type in your Product Key.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  4. Transfer an Office 365 \/ Office 2016 license<\/h2>\"Transfer

    Deactivate and uninstall the license on your old computer. On the new computer, click the install button under My account. You\u2019ll see a setup.exe file download. When it\u2019s done, follow the prompts to install Office. When it\u2019s installed, you\u2019ll be asked to sign in with your Microsoft account.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div>