transfer office registration to different Microsoft account

Question

I accidentally deleted my Hotmail account about 4 months ago. I had an Office 2021 purchase/install linked to that account. I have since created an outlook.com email address. Can the reg. key be transferred to this outlook account?

Answer 1

If the Hotmail account has been permanently closed, you can't reopen it.

If there is a chance that it is still in the grace period (either 30 or 60 days), you should be able to reopen the account. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/reopen-your-microsoft-account-52d7f36e-4c2f-489a-8584-de5fc7918362 .

Answer 2

Unfortunately, you cannot transfer an Office 2021 registration key from one Microsoft account to another. Once the Office product is linked to a specific Microsoft account, it cannot be moved or reassigned to a different account, including your new outlook.com email address. If you need access to Office, you may have to purchase a new license under your current account.

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References:

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