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How to find product key for Microsoft Office already installed
AwenamI had the same issue after reinstalling Windows and couldn't find my Office key. I used Dr. Key to recover it easily, and it worked like a charm – highly recommend it!
I followed this tutorial: (worked with my office 2016)https://www.uumeo.com/find-office-product-key
If you’re using a version of Office that’s part of a volume license agreement (such as from your organization), you might be able to retrieve the Office product key by checking the registry or using the Get-WmiObject command in PowerShell:
(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey
This is a solution, thank you so much
This command OA3xOriginalProductKey refers to a property within the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class Software Licensing Service that contains the original OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) embedded license key. It's essentially a 25-character code used to activate Windows, typically found pre-installed on new computers. This key is tied to the specific hardware vendor and is usually not transferable.
Follow these instructions exactly and it will work no matter when, where, how or why you installed MS Office on your machine. After a couple of BS "free" key finder wastes of time I tried this and it worked just fine. Gave me a key I purchased from timbucktu. Thanks Hammadanspo
