My customer wanted to know if Office 2016 copy was activated correctly on one of their computers. The story why it was necessary is told below.
Did Your Office 2016 or Office 2016 License Successfully Activate?
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac makes it very simple to collaborate with others in your office. Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac has got tools like PowerPoint, Word and Excel along with Outlook. It has got built-in template gallery that enables you to create professional looking documents, presentations and spreadsheets. Microsoft Office (2016, 2013, and 2010) Our KMS service will not activate versions of the above software that were installed from OEM or retail versions of the installers. Switch Activation from MAK to KMS Updating an installation of Windows of Office entails entering commands at a command prompt. Kms activator for Microsoft office 2016 Microsoft Office 2016 Activator is becoming popular each day by day; now this particular software is available for Mac devices. For Mac OS there are included the updated interface that uses ribbons, new sharing options for MS documents as well as sharing features alike.
Activate Office 2016 For Mac Kms
After the installation and activation of Office 2016 or Office 365 on your computer, you can make sure that your Office copy is activated correctly in the command prompt using ospp.vbs script included in Office.
First of all, you need to know the bitness of your Office (32- or 64-bit). To do it, start any Office program (Word, Excel, Outlook) and select File -> Office account -> About. In the next window the bitness of your copy will be shown. (In our example, it is 32-bit.)
Run the command prompt with the administrator privileges and go to the directory, which path depends on the bitness and versions of your Windows and Office:
- If you are using Windows x64 and Office 32-bit (the most typical case):
CD %SystemDrive%Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice16 - Windows x86 and Office 32-bit:
CD %SystemDrive%Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice16 - Windows x64 and Office 64-bit:
CD %SystemDrive%Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice16
Check Office activation status with the following command:
cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus
According to the information the tool provides, this Office2016 copy is activated (LICENSE STATUS: —LICENSED—) on the KMS server (KMS machine name) using the GVLK for Office 2016 Pro Plus (Last 5 characters of installed product key). The license will be active for 176 days (REMAINING GRACE). If the KMS server is available, the license is automatically renewed for 180 days every 7 days (KMS Activation FAQ).
Microsoft Office 2016 Kms Key
PRODUCT ID: 00339-10000-00000-AA224
SKU ID: d450596f-894d-49e0-966a-fd39ed4c4c64
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
BETA EXPIRATION: 01.01.1601
LICENSE STATUS: ---LICENSED---
REMAINING GRACE: 176 days (253510 minute(s) before expiring)
Last 5 characters of installed product key: WFG99
Activation Type Configuration: ALL
KMS machine name from DNS: woshub.com:1688
KMS machine registry override defined: woshub.com:1688
Activation Interval: 120 minutes
Renewal Interval: 10080 minutes
KMS host caching: Enabled
- MAK edition — MAK activation is used
- Retail edition – a retail product activated using a retail key
Removing Office 2016 Activation Window: Let’s Get Started
As we have seen earlier, the version of Office 2016 installed on this computer is activated, however when trying to start any Office products the following window appears:
Let’s get startedChoose one
- Try – Get a free trial of Office 365
- Buy – Buy Office from the Microsoft Store
- Activate – Enter you Product Key or sign in
You can close this window that doesn’t restrict any Office features, but it appears every time when you start any of the products, that is terribly annoying. I could find out how to remove this activation window.
As it turned out the problem is related to the preinstalled Office 365 that had been uninstalled to install Office 2016 instead. I tried to use the removal tools offered on Microsoft website to remove this window, but they didn’t help.
The only feasible way was to remove the registry key (depending on the bitness of the system):
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftOffice16.0CommonOEM
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftOffice16.0CommonOEM
Office 2016 Mac Kms
It is faster to do it in PowerShell:
Remove-Item –Path “HKLM:SOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftOffice16.0CommonOEM” –Recurse
Remove-Item –Path “HKLM: SOFTWAREMicrosoftOffice16.0CommonOEM” –Recurse
Just close all Office applications and start them again. The Office activation notification will disappear.