When your computer gives you a tough time and you think of using a new PC, the biggest confusion that you may face is how you would transfer the paid programs from your current PC to the new one. And, Microsoft Office is not an exception especially when you need to use it regularly on another device. Fortunately, office.com/setup allows you to move your Office products from one computer to another quite easily.
Although there are several ways to achieve this, here we are going to discuss the standard way of transferring your Microsoft Office license from one computer to another. Before you begin, there are a few things that you need to keep handy so that you do not face any challenges during the transfer process. Primarily, you should have your Microsoft account login details handy. In addition to that, if you have activated the subscription using the Microsoft Office product key, then you shall need that too. However, in most cases, the product key is not required. In case you have installed it through a disk/file that would also be required. To know ore browse our website now!
Step 1: Deactivate the subscription on your old computer
At first, we need to unlink your previous computer with your Office 365 subscription. For this, you can go to the Microsoft Office website and log-in to your linked account.
Once you sign-in, go to the “My Account” section from the top (by exploring its more options). Now, browse to the “Install” section to get more options related to your account. From here, you can just select to deactivate MS Office on your system and confirm your choice.
Afterward, you can go to Control Panel > Add or Remove a Program and simply uninstall MS Office from your first computer.
Step 2: Install MS Office on your new computer
To learn how to transfer Microsoft Office to another computer, you need to first download its installer. For this, go to its website on your new computer, visit your Microsoft Account > Install and download the installer file on your system.
Now, launch the installer and go through a simple click-through wizard to install MS Office on your computer. Make sure that you sign-in to the same Microsoft Office account that was previously linked to your computer.
Step 3: Authenticate your Office 365 subscription
To complete the setup, you need to enter your product key so that it can be linked to your account. If you don’t remember the product key, then you can just go to your Microsoft Account > Services & Subscription and view your product key from here.
In the end, simply enter this product key while installing MS Office on your new system. This will authenticate the software and you can use it without any complications on your new computer now.
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