My old computer that had the Microsoft Office license that I purchased has crashed. How can I transfer the license to my new computer?
April 10, 2025
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How can I transfer my office license to a new computer as the old one no longer works?
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Hello Ann S, Welcome to Microsoft Community. I am a Microsoft user just like you, I hope you are doing well. If it is a perpetual Office license for 1-PC, therefore, to transfer to another PC, you will first need to uninstall from original PC before installing on new PC. If you are unable to uninstall, you will need the support of Microsoft to unbind your PC from the license (if support is available for the license) To install Office on new PC: 1. Go to www.office.com and if you're not already signed in, select Sign in. 2. From the Office home page select Install Office. 3. Select Install (or depending on your version, Install Office>). 4. This completes the download of Office to your device. You can now proceed to install Office. 5. Once you're done installing Office, you can then sign in your Microsoft account associated with this license to activate Office apps. If you experience any issues with activation, contact Microsoft support via live chat for further assistance with activation. Kindly go to Microsoft Contact Us website: http://support.office.com/home/chat 1. Type "Activate Office" and click Get Help. 2. Click Login and Contact Support at the bottom of the page. 3. Log in with your Microsoft account. 4. Under products and Services, select Microsoft 365 and Office Option. 5. Under category, select "Activate my product" 6. Click "Chat with a support agent". https://support.microsoft.com/office/4414eaaf-0478-48be-9c42-23adc4716658 Please let me know if you need more assistance. Give back to the Community, Help the next person who has this issue by indicating if this reply solved your problem. Click Yes or No below. Warm Regards
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Thank you for your help. How do I uninstall microsoft office
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Thank you for your help. How do I uninstall microsoft office
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Which version of Office are you running? Is this Office for Windows or Office for Mac?
You can remove Office for Windows by using the Uninstall support tool (see option 2 in the article at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/uninstall-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8).
For Mac instructions, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/uninstall-office-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3.
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