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As you probably know (because you've found yourself here), you must have a valid product key to reinstall Microsoft Office 2010 or Office 2007.

If you haven't already looked, you can avoid the process below by checking for the product key on the disc sleeve, manual, or email receipt that came with your purchase of Office 2010 or 2007.

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Beyond that, assuming Microsoft Office is still or was recently installed, the valid product key you need to reinstall Office is stored in the Windows Registry. Unfortunately, digging it up from there won't be much help because it's encrypted.

Fortunately, several free software programs called key finder tools are more than capable of finding, and decrypting, that super important Office 2007 or 2010 product key.

Follow the steps below to use the free LicenseCrawler program to find and then show you your valid Microsoft Office 2007 or Office 2010 product key:

How to Find Your Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 Key Code

The following procedure works equally well to find the product key for any Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 suite, like Office Professional 2010, Office Professional Plus 2010, Office Ultimate 2007, etc. These steps will also work even if you just have one member of the suite installed. For example, 2010 or 2007 versions of Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

1. Download LicenseCrawler. This is a free, and portable (no installation required) program, as well as one that I've tested for valid product key extraction for both Office 2010 and Office 2007.

   You're welcome to try a different free key finder program but we like LicenseCrawler for Office 2010/2007 product keys the best, plus we love that it's portable and leaves nothing behind on your computer. It's not like you're going to use this program twice.. hopefully not, anyway.

2. After downloading, extract to a folder the contents of the ZIP file, and run LicenseCrawler.exe.

3. Read through the screen prompt you see now, and press the button that it tells you to press.

   There might also be an advertisement or some other initial setup screen (like a language selection or license agreement) that you have to wait for, close, or click through to continue. Just follow any on-screen instructions to open LicenseCrawler.

4. You might see another window open that's unrelated to LicenseCrawler, but it should close down on its own and not interfere with the product key scanning procedure.

5. Wait for LicenseCrawler to scan your entire registry, looking for registry keys that contain product key information. Since you probably have many more programs than Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 installed, you'll probably see lots of entries.

6. Once LicenseCrawler is done scanning the registry, scroll down through the list and look for the entry that starts like one of these:

   Here's what you need to know about these entries:

   • 14.0 refers to Office 2010
   • 12.0 refers to Office 2007

   You'll only see one unless you happen to have both versions of Microsoft Office installed, but that's not common.

7. Under that entry, note the two rows, one labeled Product ID, another labeled Serial Number.

   The Office 2010 or 2007 product key is the alphanumeric series listed after Serial Number. The Office product key will be formatted like xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx. It'll be 25 characters long — five sets of five letters and numbers.

   The term serial number probably isn't the best way to describe what this number is, but you'll often see the terms serial number and product key used interchangeably.

8. Write this product key code down exactly as LicenseCrawler shows it — you can either do this manually or copy it right out of the program. If you're off by even one character, it won't work.

   Another way to save the product key is to go to File > Save to make a text file that contains all of the results. You'll have to sift through them again to find the MS Office product key, but at least you'll know it's forever saved.

9. You can now reinstall Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007, using the product key that LicenseCrawler showed you.

Unless your edition of Microsoft Office allows for simultaneous installations on more than one computer, please know that most of the time this is not allowed. Just one computer at a time.

Tips & More Information

If the above 'trick' didn't work, and you're sure you don't have your email receipt or other documentation available from when you bought Office 2007 or 2010, you're left with having to purchase a new copy of Microsoft Office.

While you may have come across various free Office product key lists or may have seen suggestions to use keygen programs to create a product key that will work, neither option is legal.

What About Office 2019, 2016, or 2013?

Unfortunately, the above process does not work with Microsoft Office 2019 down through 2013. Microsoft made changes to the product key process beginning in version 2013 that made it possible to restrict the storing of the key on the local computer to nothing but the last five characters, making product key finder programs unhelpful.

Xbox Spring Update Rolls Out To Insiders

Last week, Microsoftreleased the Xbox Spring Update for users in the Xbox Insider Alpha Ring. This will allow Microsoft to work out any kinks before rolling out the final version to users. Below is a breakdown of some of the new features that have been added.

1440p Video Output Support

The Xbox One S and Xbox One X supports gaming output at a 1440p resolution. 1440p is also known as qHD and it runs at a 2560 x 1440 resolution. The 1440p video output support ensures that the Xbox supports the gap between Full HD and 4K displays.

Mixer Interactivity

Xbox Spring Update Screenshot - Mixer Interactivity

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There is a new form of Mixer interactivity called Share controller. This feature enables Mixer streamers on Xbox One to share their controller with a Mixer viewer who is watching throughmixer.com. Users can share their entire controller in the Xbox game that they are playing and a viewer can control the gameplay through the on-screen gamepad or by plugging a controller into the PC.

The broadcast will no longer stop when you switch games as well. The Mixer stream just pauses when you switch games or exit the dashboard. And the viewers will just see a pause screen until you get back into the game again. Plus users can start Mixer broadcasts from anywhere on the Xbox One whether it is from within the game, the dashboard or the game splash screen.

Microsoft Edge Update

The Edge browser on Xbox One has been updated with a new modern look. “We know how important a good web browsing experience is for you, so we’ve doubled down on making Microsoft Edge easy to navigate with a controller. Improvements to the Favorites and History experience make it simple for you to return to your favorite sites. We’re also very excited to announce that you can now download and upload pictures, music and videos from Microsoft Edge on the console; your downloaded content can then be browsed with the File Explorer app. Other new features to note are tab muting, read aloud and autofill. We’re always looking to improve the browsing experience on Xbox and look forward to your feedback,” said Microsoft in the announcement.

Immersive Audio

There is now an option to selectively balance game audio against background music within the Guide. The system sounds in Home and in the Guide have been revamped to support spatial audio. And you can turn down the game volume while increasing the music volume.

Invite Filtering Tools For Club Owners

Club administrators will be able to filter invitation requests based on certain criteria such as reputation, Gamerscore and recommendations from other club members.

Better Feeds

Xbox Spring Update Screenshot - Better Feeds

Soon you will be able to sort your club feeds to see “what’s hot” and “top posts.” The “what’s hot” filter shows the trending content in the club that is popular now. And you can filter “top posts” to see what the most popular posts of all time are. Plus you will be able to disable comments on your feed across clubs, Game Hubs and Community.

Open Tournaments

One of the minor updates that will be added is the ability to access tournaments directly in Game Hubs. This way you do not have to be a member of a club to start or join a tournament.

Microsoft Adds New Capabilities To Office 365

Microsoft has added new tools to Office 365 that helps users improve their productivity and enhance their resumes. Here is a breakdown of the new features:

Editor

There is a new Editor overview pane in Microsoft Word that shows you a summary of potential enhancements, corrections and styling suggestions. For education subscribers, the Editor overview pane provides teachers with a dashboard to learn common errors that individual students make. The Editor overview is available to all Office 365 subscribers and replaces the spell check pane. You can see it by clicking on the Check Document button in the Review tab of the ribbon.

Resume Assistant Arrives For Office 365 Consumer and Commercial Subscribers

Microsoft first announced Resume Assistant last November. This artificial intelligence feature helps users write compelling resumes with personalized insights pulled from LinkedIn. Recently Resume Assistant started rolling out to Office 365 consumer and commercial subscribers on Windows.

Teams

Microsoft is rolling out the ability to add anyone as a guest in Microsoft Teams. Previously, only Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users could be added as a guest. Now anyone with a business or consumer email address including Outlook.com and Gmail.com can participate as a guest in Teams with full access to chats, meetings and files.

Office 365 Administrators

Changes made to Office 365 also helps administrators manage access to resources and understand what information is stored. For example, Microsoft added the ability for administrators to set naming policies for Office 365 Groups. Visio Online now includes a variety of network topology and equipment shapes, which enables administrators to create detail network diagrams. Microsoft also announced several new capabilities in Microsoft 365 that utilizes the cloud to help organizations comply with the European Union’s Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). And Microsoft announced several changes to servicing and support models like servicing extensions for Windows 10 and changes to the Office 365 ProPlus system requirements.

Paul Allen Is Investing $125 Million Into Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder and founder and Chairman of Vulcan Inc.,recently announced that he will be investing an additional $125 million for multiple projects at the Allen Institute for Technology (AI2). The funding will be distributed among multiple AI2 projects, specifically ones that are managed by the “Project Alexandria” team.

One of the problems that Allen’s team is aiming to solve is that artificial intelligence cannot solve unstructured problems and manage unanticipated situations. 'This is an extremely complicated challenge,' said Allen in a statement. 'If we want AI to approach human abilities and have the broadest possible impact in research, medicine and business, we need to fundamentally advance AI's common sense abilities.'

Bill Gates Does Another Reddit AMA

Last week, Microsoft co-founder and technology advisor Bill Gates participated in his6th Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session where he answered a number of questions. Here are some of the notable topics he addressed in the AMA:”

Favorite Books Of 2018

Reddit user Krohnos asked Gates what the best book he read in 2018 has been. Gates said that he enjoyed “Enlightenment Now” by Pinker and “Factfulness” by Rosling.

What Does He Credit In Becoming Rich

When Reddit user jpfg259 asked Gates whether he thinks he would manage to become as rich as he was now if he was born into a low-income family, he responded with the following:

“I benefited from having a great education - public schools through 6th grade and then a great private School (Lakeside). So there is a good chance I would never have gotten turned on to software and math the way I did and therefore not as successful.” Seattle-based Lakeside School is considered one of the most prestigious private schools in the country.

When Did He Consider Himself A Success

Reddit user sharminuchiha asked Gates when he considered himself a success. “There are many domains to be successful in. I was a success in getting good grades and test scores in high school. I was a success at writing good code by my early 20s. The dream of the PC being an enabling tool came true by the 1990s. Now I am working on being a good father and the ambitious goals of the Foundation including getting rid of polio and malaria. I think it is always good to have goals where your success is in doubt and I have that in many areas including the work I do on climate change,” replied Gates.

Cryptocurrencies

Forbes contributor Kyle Torpeyhighlighted Gates’ response to Reddit user Askur1337 about his stance on cryptocurrency. “The main feature of cryptocurrencies is their anonymity. I don't think this is a good thing. The (government’s) ability to find money laundering and tax evasion and terrorist funding is a good thing. Right now cryptocurrencies are used for buying fentanyl and other drugs so it is a rare technology that has caused deaths in a fairly direct way. I think the speculative wave around ICOs and cryptocurrencies is super risky for those who go long,” Gates explained.

Transportation

Reddit user 123lift said that transportation is important, but is an undervalued issue in bettering human conditions. So 123lift’s question was about how the Gates Foundation is involved in transportation. “I think the private market rewards innovation in this space quite well. I think electric cars and autonomous vehicles will be great things. The Foundation is experimenting with drone delivery of medical supplies with a grantee in Rwanda and Tanzania. I am not sure the hyperloop concept makes sense - making it safe is hard,” Gates pointed out.

Microsoft Optimizes Skype For Older Android Versions

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If you have an older Android device, then you may be happy to hear that Microsoft has optimized Skype for devices running on Android 4.0.3 to 5.1. This news comes on the heels of Skype for Android hitting over one billion downloads from the Google Play Store.

“This update—starting to roll out in the next few days—is lighter on both disk and memory consumption, allowing for greater speed and better audio and video quality on lower end Android devices, as well as increased performance in challenging network conditions. This update builds on our mission to connect people from wherever, whenever, and from whatever device possible,” said Skype in ablog post.

How Microsoft Soundscape App Helps Visually Impaired iPhone Users

Microsoft has released a new iPhone app called Soundscape, which helps visually impaired people navigate their iPhone by providing audio cues through headphones. As the user moves around their hands on the device, the cue changes so the user can find what they are looking for.

As the user is walking around, it will tell them which store they are passing by and the street names as well. And there is a beacon noise that provides clues for how certain places are. In the demo above, you will notice a woman that is cued by the app that there is a Nike store 248 yards ahead.

There are three buttons at the bottom of the screen. The “My Location” feature informs the user where they are standing and the direction they are facing. The “Ahead of Me” feature tells users about what is in front of them. And the “Around Me” feature will point out the points of interests near the user. Another feature worth mentioning is that the app can work in the background while other audio apps are open.

The Soundscape app requires an iPhone and a set of headphones. It is recommended that the user has a pair of wireless headphones such as the Apple AirPods.

Microsoft Now Protects Additional Versions Of Windows 10 From Spectre and Meltdown

According to ZDNet, Microsoft has updated several other versions of Windows 10 to protect devices from the Spectre and Meltdown attacks. Specifically, Windows 10 releases on 32-bit (x86) platforms were updated on February 13th to handle the vulnerabilities. The previous updates covered 64-bit versions of Windows 10.

Microsoft also said that it is going to make Intel microcode updates for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709).

OneCast Brings Xbox Game Streaming To Macs

There is a new Mac app that is bringing Xbox game streaming to Macs called OneCast. OneCast has been coined as the first Xbox One game streaming client for macOS.

OneCast supports 1080p video throughput, low lag and full-screen capabilities. Plus an Xbox wireless controller can be connected to the Mac with USB or Bluetooth after a firmware install. It also supports multiple Xbox user profiles.

Another useful OneCast feature is remote connectivity. This feature allows users to play games remotely with an Internet connection. However, this feature requires manual configuration of a network router such as port forwarding.

OneCast is available as a two week trial for free. The current $9.99 price tag for OneCast is temporary. After April 1st, the price will be upped to $19.99.

Microsoft And Packerland Broadband Partner To Bring Broadband To Rural Michigan And Wisconsin

Microsoft and Packerland Broadband have partnered on a project that will bring broadband Internet to 82,000 people in rural areas of Michigan and Wisconsin over the next 4 years. What makes bringing high-speed Internet to rural locations to rural areas is that building the infrastructure for it is expensive and has a bit of red tape.

“People with access to broadband have better educational, business, agricultural and healthcare opportunities. Unfortunately, for the more than 19.4 million people living in rural communities across America without broadband access, these opportunities remain out of reach. The Packerland-Microsoft partnership will bring essential broadband services to the region, where on average more than 43 percent of people living in rural Wisconsin and 34 percent of people living in rural Michigan lack adequate access to broadband, and the economic and educational opportunities it enables,” said Microsoft in ablog post. “The Packerland partnership is part of Microsoft’s TechSpark Wisconsin program to introduce digital initiatives, including the Rural Airband Initiative, to foster greater economic opportunity and job creation in northeast Wisconsin.”

Microsoft Announces Expansion Of Supported Silicon For Windows 10 IoT Core

Microsoft announced an expansion of its supported silicon offering for Windows 10 IoT Core at the Embedded World Conference last week. The next releases of Windows 10 IoT Core and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise will offer 10 years of support via the Windows Long-Term Servicing Channel.

Windows 10 IoT Core is a version of Windows 10 that was built for creating optimizing Internet of Things devices and is optimized to power intelligent edge devices. This version was released in 2015 and is used by companies like Johnson Controls, Askey and Misty Robotics.

“To support growing customer and partner demand, Microsoft, in close collaboration with NXP, has initiated a private preview of Windows 10 IoT Core on NXP i.MX 6 and i.MX 7 processors. The i.MX product portfolio is one of the most popular IoT processor families in the industry and this enables Windows IoT developers to create a broader variety of high performance, power-optimized, and industrial grade devices,” said Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Director David Lemson in ablog post. “Windows 10 IoT Core uses a unique capability of the NXP i.MX 6 and i.MX 7 to enable trusted I/O which can ensure that malicious applications or rogue actors are unable to tamper with the physical control of a device even if they infiltrate the operating system software.”

Microsoft Store Is Now Selling More Androids Than Windows-Based Phones

PhoneArena recently discovered on Microsoft’s website that its online store is now selling more Androids than Windows-based phones. The Android smartphones that are available for purchase through Microsoft in the U.S. include the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8+, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Razer Phone. And there are only two Windows smartphones available, which are the HP Elite x3 and Alcatel Idol 4S.

How to disable cortana search. This does not come as a surprise because Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore said that Windows Phone was no longer a focusas of October 2017. Instead, Microsoft was enhancing its software portfolio on Android and iOS.

Microsoft Announces General Availability Of Microsoft Genomics

In an interview with Business Insider, Microsoft Healthcare NExT head and corporate VP Dr. Peter Lee said that CEO Satya Nadella had asked the team to take its cutting-edge technology and use it to improve healthcare. Dr. Lee acknowledged that this mandate was broad, but now the team is gaining some traction by following that mission.

Last week, Microsoft announced the general availability of Microsoft Genomics. Microsoft Genomics is a gene-sequencing service available for doctors and researchers through the Azure cloud platform. Some of the Microsoft Genomics aspects were developed in conjunction with joint research between Microsoft and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Microsoft and Apollo Hospitals in India is also teaming up on a new artificially-intelligent system that detects heart diseases in the data of patients. And Microsoft also partnered with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) for Project Empower MD on a note-taking tool for doctors.

Microsoft Signs Energy Deal With Solar Firm Sunseap

In order to use more renewable energy at its data centers, Microsoft has signed a deal with Singapore-based Sunseap. Microsoft will purchase 100% of the renewable energy attributes exported to the grid over 20 years.

“This deal is Microsoft's first renewable energy deal in Asia, and is our third international clean energy announcement, following two wind deals announced in Ireland and The Netherlands in 2017,” said Microsoft’s general manager of Cloud Infrastructure Strategy and Architecture Christian Belady in a statement. “We're on track to exceed our goal of powering 50 percent of our global datacenter load with renewable energy this year. Once operational, the new solar project will bring Microsoft's total global direct procurement in renewable energy projects to 860 megawatts.”

Microsoft Donates A PC To Teacher In Ghana After Seeing This Viral Photo

Recently, a photo of a teacher in Ghana named Owura Kwadwo went viral. The reason why the photo went viral is because Kwadwo made a drawing of Microsoft Word on a blackboard with chalk to teach how the software works. Rebecca Enonchong saw the photo and did some digging around to figure out who the teacher was. After learning who it was, Enonchong reached out to Microsoft to see if they could provide Kwadwo with some educational resources. The Microsoft Africa team responded by saying that they will equip Owura Kwadwo with a device from one of their partners and access to the Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) program for free.

This picture has been circulating on web. Does anyone know what country? This teacher is my hero. I want to find him. #TeachingIsAVocationpic.twitter.com/k7d0ysKrDj

— Rebecca Enonchong (@africatechie) February 25, 2018

Hey @MicrosoftAfrica, he’s teaching MS Word on a blackboard. Surely you can get him some proper resources. https://t.co/u8N3eXguXS

— Rebecca Enonchong (@africatechie) February 25, 2018