Uninstall Windows Product Key
Re-install Windows Product Key
- The /cpky option removes the product key from the registry to prevent this key from being stolen by malicious code.
- The /rearm option resets the activation timers.
You may wonder why would anyone want to delete the Office license information? Isn’t this a waste of time? Not so, especially if you are looking for a way to delete the current product key and then enter a new one to fix license errors.
Usually, the user has to manually uninstall the Office suite and reinstall it to change the product key. As reinstalling Office suite is a tedious task, we are here to guide you completely remove Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, and Office 2010, Office 2013 and Office 2016 license information from the registry with the help of a free application. This saves the time that you would spend otherwise on reinstalling the suite.
Delete Office product key from your computer
Office Key Remover is a free tool from the maker of Tweak Me! and Office 2010 Trial Extender applications. Office Key Remover helps you remove Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013 and Office 2016 license information from the registry. Download, install and then run the program to see options to remove Office license information. Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 (x64) users may need to run the program with admin rights.
This tool is compatible with XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 operating systems. Please note that the Office Key Remover setup recommends you install Nitro PDF Reader during the product installation. Select “I don’t want to install Nitro PDF Reader” and click next button to install Office Key Remover without installing Nitro PDF Reader.
Interested users can download Office Key Remover from developer’s page. You might also like to read our how to recover Office 2010 product key guide.
How to Uninstall Product Key to Deactivate Windows 10
Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow.
Uninstalling a retail product key on a PC can be useful if you wanted to sell or give the PC away with Windows 10 still installed by not activated, or if you just wanted to use the product key to activate Windows 10 on another PC.
Uninstalling the product key on a Windows 10 PC will not remove the key for that PC from Microsoft activation servers.
If you try to activate Windows 10 on another PC with this same retail product key, you may have to activate by phone if online activation fails.
This tutorial will show you how to uninstall the product key on a PC to deactivate Windows 10
You must be signed in as an administrator
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to be able to uninstall the product key.An OEM PC with UEFI firmware will have its product key permanently embedded in the firmware chip. It can't be removed.
EXAMPLE: Windows 10 not activated after uninstalling product key
Here's How:
1. Open an elevated command prompt.
2. Copy and paste the command below into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter to uninstall the product key. (see screenshot below)
3. Click/tap on OK when the product key has successfully been uninstalled. (see screenshot below)
4. Copy and paste the command below into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
This will clear the previously installed product key from the registry so that it can no longer be viewed by product key finder programs like ShowKeyPlus.
This will not remove an OEM product key embedded in the UEFI firmware chip.
5. Click/tap on OK when the product key has successfully been cleared from the registry. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
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- Open an elevated command prompt.
- Type or paste the following command:
- Wait till the command finishes its work. At the end, you will see the following message: