Change product key from cloned PC

I have cloned a PC and I do want to legally license the clone with a new Visual Studio Professional 2013 package.  I can not find how to change the product key.  I have tried uninstalling and installing and it never asked for the product key as
if it is still in the registry.  Any thoughts on either updating the key or removing it so that it lets me input the key?
Thanks.

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