Office 2016 Standard Volume License serial key or number

Getting started (Prerequisites)

Active Internet Connection
To redeem and activate Microsoft Office that is installed on your system, you need an active Internet connection. If your system shows connectivity issues, use the Windows Network Troubleshooter to correct the problem.

Windows is Activated
Microsoft Windows 10 must be activated before you can redeem and activate Microsoft Office //
To check the activation status in Windows 10, select the Start button.

• Select Settings icon
• Select Update & Security, and then select Activation. This page indicates whether Windows is activated

If Windows is not activated, click Troubleshoot and follow the prompts.

Microsoft Account
A Microsoft account is required to access and save settings for Microsoft devices and services. This makes it simple to reinstall Office without a product key. If you do not have a Microsoft Account, please visit Microsoft's support site to create an account.

Microsoft Office // cannot activate without a valid Microsoft Account. More information about the requirement is available at cromwellpsi.com .

day activation window.
The subscription-based products "Office " and "Microsoft " must be activated within 6 Months ( days) from the invoice date. The product activation will otherwise fail.
Contact Microsoft directly for assistance.

Microsoft Office Version

Did you order Microsoft Office / with your system?

If in doubt, please check the order details of your system.

If you purchased Microsoft Office through a retailer, please contact your retailer for support.

Activate Microsoft Office

You received the device and want to activate Microsoft Office for the first time.
With all prerequisites in place, it is time to activate Office.

From the Windows desktop:

• Click the Start button, and bring up the Windows start menu
• Click the Microsoft Word tile (Figure 1)
  
  Figure 1
  

The Office application presents the activation screen:

• Confirm that the Microsoft Account on the screen is correct. If not, click "use different user" and follow the prompts
• Click Activate (Figure 2)
  
  Figure 2
  

Office takes a few moments to update features and validate the license. Allow Office to finish this step (the duration varies depending on Internet connection speed and number of updates available for download) (Figure 3).

Figure 3

Accept the license agreement (Figure 4).

Figure 4

Microsoft Office / is now activated and ready to use.

Activate Microsoft Office

You received the device and want to activate Microsoft Office for the first time.
With all prerequisites in place, it is time to activate Office.

From the Windows desktop:

• Click the Start button, and bring up the Windows start menu
• Click the Microsoft Word tile (Figure 5)
  
  Figure 5
  

The Office application presents the activation screen:

• Confirm that the Microsoft Account on the screen is correct. If not, click "use different user" and follow the prompts
• Click Activate (Figure 6)
  
  Figure 6
  
• Microsoft Office opens a browser window to validate your Microsoft Account credentials
• Click Sign In (Figure 7)
  
  Figure 7
  

Enter the credentials for an existing Microsoft Account (Figure 8).

• MSA Email Address
• Password

Click Sign In.

Figure 8

Read carefully and validate that the Office Edition is correct. If you are not certain, please check your system configuration for order details.

• Turn reoccurring Billing on or off (Figure 9)
• Click Next
  
  Figure 9
  

Use the confirmation screen to validate that all information and settings are correct.

• If you need to change anything, click the "change" link next to the description
• Click Next (Figure 10)
  
  Figure 10
  

Microsoft Office starts the feature update.

• Wait until the screen changes (Figure 11)
  
  Figure 11
  

The browser windows notify you once the updates finished. Switch back to the Office application and continue to follow the prompts (Figure 12).

Figure 12

Now back in the Office app, you prompted for the Cloud setup (Figure 13 and 14).

Figure 13


Figure 14

Accept the End User Agreement (EULA) (Figure 15).

Figure 15

Microsoft Office is now activated and ready to use.

How to update / replace Office license key before the expiration date? Is there a way to change the product key without reinstalling Office suite? Do you have an old PC you want to sell, but also want to transfer your Office license to your new PC? In this tutorial we&#;ll show you an easy way to remove the existing product key registered with your Microsoft Office / / application.

Part 1: Check the Office License Status

To get started, open the Command Prompt as administrator. Navigate to the Microsoft Office program folder using the cd command. The subfolder varies depending on your Office version:

• Office / or
• Office or

Now you can check the license status by running the script called cromwellpsi.com, which is located in your Office program folder.

You&#;ll see some license details such as the license type (a retail copy, a volume licensed copy, or Office subscriptions copy) and the last 5 characters of the product key.

Part 2: Remove Existing Office Product Key

To remove your Office product key, you need to use the /unpkeyswitch, along with the last 5 characters of the product key.

You will be told that your Office product key has been uninstalled. Now, Open any Office application like Word and it&#;ll ask you to enter new product key.

That&#;s it!

Following the recent release of the Microsoft Office final RTM version, corporate customers can initiate their migration to the newest MS Office platform. In this article, we will discuss the basics of MS Office KMS activation (this guide applicable to the volume editions of Office and , including Project and Visio). This takes place after you have to install and activate the KMS (Key Management Service) host on Windows Server // R2.

A corporate KMS server makes it easy to activate volume editions of Microsoft products (such as Windows and Office) in an internal or isolated enterprise network without the need to provide direct access to Microsoft’s Internet activation servers for clients, and without using phone activation.

Configure a KMS Host Server to Activate MS Office and

Note. This guide applies only for Office / under volume license excluding Office ProPlus.

Microsoft Office KMS Server Requirements

To activate the Volume License Office version (Project or Visio), you must have a configured KMS host.

Make sure the computer that is going to be used as a KMS server, meets the requirements on the supported Operating System versions:

• MS Office KMS – Windows 10, Windows , Windows Server , Windows Server R2, Windows Server , Windows Server ;
• Microsoft Office KMS – additionally supports Windows 7 SP1 (with the KB installed), and Windows Server R2 (with the KB).

Office KMS and Windows KMS service can run on the same server or a workstation with the Volume Activation Services role installed.

First step: find and copy your MS Office or Office KMS host key in the personal zone on Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) website.

Install Office Volume License Pack

Second step: download the Volume License Pack for your Office version, and install it on the KMS host server.

The Microsoft Office Volume License Pack is an executable file that installs all the necessary license files on the KMS server to activate specific Office version, including Visio and Project, and recognizes the KMS host key. You must download and install the version of Office Volume License Pack depending on the version of Office you are planning to use, and for which you received the KMS Host Key from the VLSC.

To activate Microsoft Office, you need to install an appropriate Office Volume License Pack, and KMS host key for each MS Office version you want to use (unlike Windows KMS activation, where the newest KMS Host key can activate older versions of Windows).

For example, you can’t activate Office on a KMS server with only KMS Host key for Office installed. In this case, you need to install two versions of Volume License Pack and 2 Office KMS Host keys on the KMS server.

You can download the latest Office Volume License Pack using the following links:

You need to run the downloaded file (officevolumelicensepack__en-us_xexe or officevolumelicensepack_xexe) as administrator on your KMS server. These license files allow your KMS host service to recognize KMS Host keys for Office, Project, and Visio. The activation files update script will be launched.

During the installation, the Volume Activation Tool windows will appear. You can choose one of the following activation methods: using the AD (ADBA activation), or with the KMS host.

There are two types of MS Office activation:

1. Direct activation with KMS server;
2. The Active Directory-Based Activation (ADBA) that requires Active Directory domain with Windows schema version, and with at least Windows Server as a domain controller.

MS Office KMS Activation Method

1. If you are going to use the direct KMS activation, choose the Key Management service, set your KMS server FQDN name, and install KMS Host Key obtained earlier. You can install the KMS host key later by using the following command: slmgr -ipk <OfficeKMS-Host-Key>)

   

2. Select the activation method by either using a phone or online. During the initial stage, provide a direct Internet connection on your server. Or you should activate your KMS server by phone. To run the Windows phone activation wizard run the command: cromwellpsi.com 4

   

3. After you activated your Office KMS server, the window with your current KMS configuration will appear;
4. There must appear Name:Office 16, VOLUME_KMS_channel or Name:Office 19, Office19KMSHostVL_KMS_Host in the list of products with Licensed status;
5. Close the Volume Activation Tools. After this Software Protection Service will be restarted with new a configuration.

By default, the Software Protection Service that performs the KMS activation listens on TCP port You can enable an incoming Windows Firewall rule, that allows clients to access the KMS server using the command:

In this case, a new SRV _VLMCS._TCP_domainname record is created in your DNS zone, which allows clients to automatically discover your KMS server in the domain. You can find the KMS server in the current Active Directory domain using the nslookup command:

Press Enter key in the Volume License Pack Install console.

You can check KMS server connectivity using the PowerShell. Run the following command:

In the case of “TcpTestSucceeded: True” response, you can point your computer to this KMS server.

The Active Directory-Based Activation for MS Office /

If you want to use Active Directory-Based Activation, you need to choose this option in your Volume Activation Tools wizard (you can use the ADBA activation for the clients running Windows 10/ or Windows Server / R2//).

Then you need to specify the KMS host key (CSVLK), and enter display name for a new activation object (optional).

Your remaining task is to activate the KMS host.

After that, close the VAT windows, and press Enter. In order to obtain information only about the Office KMS host key that was installed, you need to execute a script with the specific SKU ID (the corresponding identifier could be seen earlier in the final stage of the Volume Activation Tools utility):

For Office

For Office

Actually, now you are ready to start activating clients.

Manual KMS Activation of Office / Using cromwellpsi.com

In order to activate Office volume copy on the client’s computer, you can use cromwellpsi.com (Office Client Software License Management Tool) tool. Run these commands in Command Prompt as administrator:

• For Office CD “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16”
  (If you are using bit MS Office version installed on bit Windows, you need use this command:
  CD “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16” )
• For Office CD “c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office19”
  (or accordingly: CD “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office19” )
• Specify the KMS server name (in this case, the KMS server address will be stored in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\KeyManagementServiceName, and you can deploy this REG_SZ parameter via GPO): cscript cromwellpsi.com /sethst:cromwellpsi.com
• You can change the KMS server listening port on the client using the command (REG_SZ parameter in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\KeyManagementServicePort): cscript cromwellpsi.com /setprt

• Activate your Office copy on the KMS server: cscript cromwellpsi.com /act

• You can get the current status of activation using this command: cscript cromwellpsi.com /dstatusall

For Office

License NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client edition

License DESCRIPTION: Office 16, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel

Product activation successfully

For Office

License NAME: Office 19, Office19KMSHostVL_KMS_Host edition

License DESCRIPTION: Office 19, VOLUME_KMS channel

Product activation successfully

In order to activate your devices with the Office / installed on the KMS server, there must be at least 5 clients&#; requests within the last 30 days (activation threshold). If there are not enough activation requests from clients on the KMS server (you did not reach a minimum number of copies to get the licensing working), an error will appear:

ERROR CODE: 0xCF

ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. The count reported by your Key Management Service (KMS) is insufficient. Please contact your system administrator.

The activation period is days. The reactivation period is 7 days after which the activation period is being reset back to days. If your computer cannot connect to the KMS server within days, your copy of Office switches to day evaluation mode.

You can display the activation history on the client:

In order to manage Office activation with current user credentials on remote computers, you can use the following command:

If during client activation you are facing an error 0xCF, this is a known problem that does not yet have a normal solution except for re-creating KMS on Windows Server R2, or creating a separate KMS for Office only.

Office / Generic Volume License Keys for KMS and ADBA Activation

By default, volume licensed versions of Office and Office are preinstalled with the Generic Volume License Key (GVLK). GVLK allows the installed Office copy to automatically discover and activate Office on the KMS server by using a special VLSC record in DNS.

Meanwhile, after you installed the KMS host or created ADBA object, the installed MS Office copy on the computer is activating automatically (as long as the computer has a GVLK installed, and the computer is joined to the Active Directory domain). Therefore, the GVLK key is not required usually (they are preinstalled in all Office / volume license products).

Note. You can install Office only on Windows 10 and Windows Server /

But just in case, below you can find a list of official public GVLK keys for MS Office apps, which must be used during client activation with KMS server.

Optionally, the Office product key can be changed to KMS from the command prompt (you can use such a command when moving from MAK to KMS channel and vice-versa):

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