You have decided to reinstall Windows on your computer and, before you even proceed, you would like to recover the Product Key of your copy of the operating system, so that you can activate it again without a hitch. The problem, however, is that you don't have the faintest idea of how to find the operating system license code and, after a careful Google search, you've landed right here, on my website. way, then let me tell you: you are in the right place, at the right time! In the course of this guide, in fact, I will explain to you in detail how to recover product key of Windows, but also of Office, quickly and easily.
Before proceeding, let me give you a little more information about the product keys of Microsoft products: they are an alphanumeric sequence made up of 25 characters, of the kind XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX, which is used to verify the authenticity of the operating system/program in use and which is usually requested during the software installation phase. The Product Key codes can be communicated to the user in various ways, depending on the purchase methods: on the sales packages of the operating systems/software, on any labels stuck to the computer, electronically (e.g. by email) or , again, in the form of a “digital licence”.
However, if you no longer have this information and you are interested in understanding how to find the code relating to the product you are using, carve out a few minutes of free time for yourself and carefully read everything I have to tell you on the subject: I am sure that, at the By the end of reading this guide, you will have acquired the necessary skills to brilliantly achieve the goal you have set for yourself. Having said that, there's nothing left for me to do but wish you a good read and good luck for everything!
Index
- How to recover product key Windows 7
- How to recover product key Office
How to recover Windows 7 product key
The NirSoft ProduKey, exactly as I explained to you earlier, it can also be easily used to recover the operating system product key Windows 7.
However, if for some reason it fails to complete its task, you can achieve the same result by using Lazesoft Windows Key Finder, another excellent free and open source program through which it is possible to recover the serial number of all versions of Windows, and of Office (versions prior to 2013).
To take advantage of it, connected to its official web page and click on the button Free Download Now! to download the program now. When the download is complete, launch the file obtained (eg. windowskeyfinder.exe) and wait a few moments for it to start: if everything went the right way, you should see, in the central part of the software window, the PC name in use by you, together with the Serial Code of Windows 7. Happy?
How to recover Product Key Office
Before explaining to you come recuperare Product Key Office, I feel it necessary to make you a clarification on the subject: starting from Office 2013, Microsoft has changed the way activation codes are stored on PCs running Office.
To be precise, starting with Office 2013, only last 5 characters of the software Product Key, while the previous 20 represent a generic sequence.
So, if you own a version of Office prior to 2013 (e.g. Office 2011, Office 2009 and so on), you can easily recover the product serial key using the NirSoft ProduKey and Lazesoft Windows Key Recovery programs, as I explained to you in the previous chapters of this guide.
If, on the other hand, you are interested in recovering the product key for Office 2013 or its later versions, you have to act in different ways, depending on the sales channel you used to purchase the program license.
- Physical License/Installation Media – the Product Key is indicated on the label attached to the product sales package.
- Digitally licensed from XNUMXrd party reseller – the Product Key is indicated in the email sent by the license reseller, or on the license purchase page.
- Microsoft site – in this case, you can retrieve the Office Product Key directly from the Redmond big website. So, connected to the page in question, log in to the Microsoft account through which you purchased your Office license, click on the icon in the shape of little man which is at the top right and select the item Order history from the menu that is proposed to you. Now, locate the Office purchase order from the proposed list (if you can't find it, click on the item All orders, in order to view all the purchases made through the store), click on its name and then on the link Install Office attached to the next screen. More info here.
- Office 365 – if you have activated your copy of Office through the Office 365 plan, then there is no need to recover the serial key: all you have to do, in this case, is to log in using the account associated with Office 365. To do this , after completing the installation of Office, start one of the programs of the suite (eg. Word) and, if you are on Windows, click on the item to create a New document, select the scheda File > Account and click on the button Log in. On Macinstead, it is enough to start one of the programs of the suite and click on the button Log in, located on the left.
If you are unable to recover your Office product key in any way, I suggest you contact Microsoft support to request a new one: you can choose to contact Microsoft at 02 38 59 14 44 or talk to an operator via chat. Remember that both services have been active since Monday to Friday From 09:00 18:00, and the Saturday and Sunday From 10:00 18:00.
In any case, if you are interested in chatting with a Microsoft operator, connected to this web page, click on the item Contact technical support in the browser and briefly state the reason for your request (e.g. I have lost my office serial number) in the chat window that appears immediately after.
Then click on the item several times No, until you see the link talk to a person: when this happens, click on it, choose the item Office give menu to tendin Select the product, press the button NEXT, select the voice Activation and Product Key give menu to tendin Select the version and click the button again NEXT. Finally, you just have to click on the button to open a chat and wait for the operator's response in "flesh and blood".
Remember that, regardless of the contact method you choose, Microsoft will require concrete proof of purchase of the product for which you want to restore the serial number (in this case, Office): make sure you have it to hand, before even contacting the support staff.
