To deactivate Office 2016 license on the old PC: So you need to deactivate the Office license on the existing PC, then move Office 2016 to a new computer, and activate it on a new PC by a unique 25 characters product key. However, Office 2016 has the OEM license, which can not be transferred to a new computer. Deactivate Office 2016 License on the Old PC FirstĬan I transfer Office 2016 license to another PC? You can check the license terms issued by Microsoft: You may also transfer the software to a device owned by someone else if (i) you are the first licensed user of the software and (ii) the new user agrees to the terms of this agreement. (Manual Way) Move Office 2016 to a new computerīefore starting the transferring process, please figure out you can transfer Office 2016 to another computer. Transfer Office 2016 to a new computer without reinstallation