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https://setup.office.com/

If that's not clear enough : https://support.office.com/en-us/article/activate-office-5bd38f38-db92-448b-a982-ad170b1e187e

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I can't believe these things have become so complicated. I purchased an Office 2019 key from G2A. How am I supposed to activate it?

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4 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

https://setup.office.com/

If that's not clear enough : https://support.office.com/en-us/article/activate-office-5bd38f38-db92-448b-a982-ad170b1e187e

Yup, sorry my bad, I was using a mobile version of Word and I couldn't find the "activate the product" thing. All I had to do was go to office.com, download Office and it asked my for product key there.

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@noxdeouroboros Also, another quick question. Do these G2A Office codes work like Kinguin's Windows codes? I mean are they attached to my motherboard and can only be used on this PC?

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Fyi, ALL windows licenses are tied to your motherboard.

You can move a windows license by linking it to your microsoft account and logging in on a new PC.

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1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Fyi, ALL windows licenses are tied to your motherboard.

You can move a windows license by linking it to your microsoft account and logging in on a new PC.

Yes that was my second question. What do you mean in your second sentence though? If I build a new PC I can use the Windows key I have right now by linking it to my Microsoft account?

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2 minutes ago, hiimFred said:

If I build a new PC I can use the Windows key I have right now by linking it to my Microsoft account?

Yes.

9 minutes ago, hiimFred said:

Do these G2A Office codes work like Kinguin's Windows codes? I mean are they attached to my motherboard and can only be used on this PC?

Yes.

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4 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

Yes.

Yes.

That's weird of Microsoft for giving us this option.. 😅 So not a huge company tactic. Good for them an us I guess 😛

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45 minutes ago, hiimFred said:

@noxdeouroboros Also, another quick question. Do these G2A Office codes work like Kinguin's Windows codes? I mean are they attached to my motherboard and can only be used on this PC?

Offcie key doesn't lock with mobo. It locks to MS account.

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