She clicked the button, typed CMD , then right-clicked on “Command Prompt” and selected “Run as administrator.” A dark blue window appeared, blinking patiently. Step 2: The Special Folder She typed the following command carefully (it’s like a secret address for Office):
cd “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16” She pressed Enter. The prompt changed, showing she was now inside the Office16 folder. (Why “Office16” for Office 2021? Microsoft keeps the internal numbering consistent—don’t ask, she thought.) Next, she typed this command to uninstall the old, troublesome key: how to change office 2021 product key
The computer thought for a second, then said: She clicked the button, typed CMD , then
cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:NEWKEY-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX (She replaced NEWKEY-XXXXX... with the actual new product key from IT.) (Why “Office16” for Office 2021
“No problem,” she whispered. “I just need to change the key.”
But when she opened Word and went to , the “Change Product Key” button was grayed out. Invisible. Unclickable.
So she typed: