How to make up one's mind the license blazon of your Microsoft Part product

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Summary

This article helps you lot determine the licensing type of your Microsoft Office product, whether it'due south Microsoft 365, Office LTSC 2021, Function 2019, Office 2016, or Role 2013.

License types

  • Windows
  • Mac

To determine whether you have a retail edition or a volume license edition, employ 1 of the following methods, depending on which version of Microsoft Office production you've installed.

Microsoft 365

If you're using a Microsoft 365 product, encounter View Microsoft 365 licenses and services with PowerShell. Follow the steps to find your license type and other details about your version of Role.

Office LTSC 2021, Part 2019 and Role 2016

  1. Press Windows logo key+X on your keyboard to open up the quick action menu.

  2. Select Control Prompt (Admin).

    Screenshot that contains the Command Prompt (Admin) option when you open the quick action menu.

  3. If a security prompt window is displayed, select Allow.

Using the command line to check your license blazon

  1. Open an elevated Command Prompt window.

  2. Blazon the following command to navigate to the Office folder.

    For 32-bit (x86) Office

    cd c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Role\Office16\

    For 64-bit (x64) Role

    cd c:\Programme Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\

  3. Type cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus, and then press Enter.

    Screenshot displays the retail type license.

    In this instance, the screen displays the Retail type license. If you have a volume license (VL) product, the license type is displayed as VL or Volume Licensing.

Function 2013

Method 1: Search DVD or ISO file for Admin folder

This method requires that you accept access to the DVD or ISO file that's used to install your Office product.

  1. Open File Explorer, and navigate to the DVD or ISO file.

  2. Search for a folder that'south named Admin.

    • If the Admin folder exists, this disc is a book license (VL) edition.
    • If the Admin folder does non exist, this disc is a retail edition.

    Note

    Retail media includes a lowercase "r" before the ".WW" in the folder name and before the "WW.msi" in the MSI file proper name. For example, the installation file for Proplus retail is ProplusrWW.msi in the ProplusrWW folder. Proplus non-retail is ProplusWW.msi in the PlusplusWW.

    Screenshot of an example of Proplus non-retail which named proplusww.

Method 2: Use the command-line interface

  1. Open an elevated Command Prompt window.

    • Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8

      1. Printing Windows logo key+X on your keyboard to open the quick action menu.

      2. Select Command Prompt (Admin).

        Screenshot that contains the Command Prompt (Admin) option when you open the quick action menu.

      3. If a security prompt window is displayed, select Permit.

    • Windows vii

      1. Select Start, and blazon cmd.
      2. On the Start menu, correct-click Command Prompt, and so select Run every bit ambassador.
      3. If a security prompt window is displayed, select Allow.

  2. Blazon the following command to navigate to the Function folder:

    • For 32-chip (x86) Office

      cd c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\

    • For 64-bit (x64) Office

      cd c:\Program Files\Microsoft Function\Office15\

  3. At the control prompt, blazon cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus, and and then press Enter.

    Screenshot displays the retail type license.

    In this example, the license channel is reflected as RETAIL or Book.

More information

For more information, see Find details for other versions of Office.

To get support for your Microsoft product, go to the Office product page, and log in to your My Business relationship console. Within the panel, you tin can find your product details, support options, and data nearly any subscriptions that you lot take.

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