help required for Office Activation on a M.2 Nvme SSD

[akgupta0777]

So I purchased a M.2 NvMe SSD for my laptop and wanted to install Microsoft Windows and MS Office Home and Student version that come pre-installed on my laptop.

How do I find My Operating System Product Key and how do  i activate Office on my new windows.

I need the product key for my Windows 10 Home because During Installation it requires a Product key.

Please Note - > My laptop had mother board replaced under warranty and after replacement i have read that Product keys are changed as MS office is again activated on my laptop after motherboard replacement by HP Specialists.

Thank You for reading.

[WAWood · Accepted solution]

@akgupta0777 

First, lets deal with Windows.  The product key for windows is embedded into the firmware of the system board. So when you changed the motherboard, you threw away the HP OEM product key.  If HP changed the boards, and your Windows remained activated, then HP tool the necessary steps, which you can not do, to transfer the license to the new motherboard.  IF they did not do that, you can not do it yourself.

Second, regarding MS Office, that came preinstalled and HP does not provide separate downloads for that. Also, we have no access to that information, nor does HP store Office product keys, so you would have to contact HP Customer Support to see what help they can provide.

If your existing Windows and Office installations are working fine and all you want to do is migrate them to a different drive, then consider CLONING the installation -- as that will retain everything.

What I recommend is the following:
1) Download and install Macrium Reflect (MR) from here: https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
2) Connect the new drive to the PC using a USB-to-SSD drive adapter
3) Follow the instructions in this link: http://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW/Cloning+a+disk
4) Shutdown the PC when done
5) Swap the drives and reboot the PC.

NOTE: To do this easily, the SDD has to be the same capacity as the HDD.  IF you get an SDD that is a lot smaller, then before you do the cloning, you have to shrink the largest partition on the HDD (usually the OS partition), to the size such that it, and the other partitions, fit easily on the SSD.

You should boot from the new drive without any problems.

[akgupta0777]

Yes cloning is a option but it takes a lot of time and also via cloning we can't use full benefits of a SSD.

I want a fresh install.

My windows and office is activated after the motherboard replacement that means Hp embedded the product key on my system board?Am I right.

I will contact HP customer care for Office activation.

Thanks @WAWood