If you no longer have the key for your Office 2010 at hand, you should have it read out in good time. Your hard drive shouldn't have crashed.
Read Office 2010 key – it works with these tools
You can read the key for Office 2010 using various tools. If you no longer know where you stored the license key, it is recommended that you read the key as quickly as possible. A hard drive crash can happen to anyone and it is not uncommon that it is not only unexpected but also very inconvenient. And then things can get difficult if you don't have the Office key to hand.
- Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder: With the free Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder you can not only read the license number for Office 2010, but also for Windows and, according to the developer, around 300 other programs.
- Windows Product Key Finder Pro: The Windows Product Key Finder Pro is also free and, in addition to the Office 2010 key, also reads the license keys of other programs as well as those from Windows.
- NirSoft ProduKey: Another free, lightweight tool that was developed specifically for reading Windows and Microsoft Office keys is the NirSoft ProduKey.
- SoftKey Revealer: With the free SoftKey Revealer program you can have other product keys read in addition to the Microsoft keys.
- Note: As a rule, there are no problems when using the key tools, but the following applies: Before you use such a program, back up your data first. When installing the tools, you should also make sure that you do not install any other unwanted programs.
Find out the license key for Office 2010 – this is how it works without any tools
You can read the Office product key without having to install a special tool in advance. However, you should have a little knowledge of the Windows operating system and not be too naive when it comes to getting started. First, open the command prompt using the two keys (Windows) + (R) and type “cmd”. Then, depending on whether you have a 32- or 64-bit version, enter the following command:
- 32-Bit Version von Windows: “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS” /dstatus
- 64-Bit Version von Windows: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OSPP.VBS” /dstatus