Re-Installation of Missing Programs from Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016 after Recovery

[Kbminer]

I recently ran recovery on my computer.  When complete, I still had Excel, and Winword 2016, but lost Outlook 2016.  My original purchase had OEM installation of Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016, which included Outlook.  How do I find and re-install this software if it is not on my recovery drive?

[Dragon-Fur]

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[Kbminer]

I don't seem to be able to find my software key in the documents I have.  The software package is referenced in the customer packing list as an item number, so HP should have a record of the key.  Any suggestions on how to get this?

[Kbminer · Accepted solution]

Thanks for pointing me in the correct direction.  I went back to the Microsoft sight, signed in as suggested.  Under my login icon, I selected My Microsoft account.  From the menu bar, I selected "Services and Subscriptions" where the version of Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016" registered on my computer was listed as active.  There was an option to view the product key, but it was not necessary as the other option was to install the software.  The rest is history.  I pressed "Install" and got Outlook 2016, as well as other missing office products.  I have no idea why this software did not reload from the recovery run, but at least I have a solution, should it happen again.

As a side benefit, in my looking for the software key, I stumbled into the build info for my computer and have now recorded the specs for the computer and the key and version for my Windows installation.

[Dragon-Fur]

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