

- #HOW TO REMOVE OFFICE 365 ACTIVATION WINDOW LICENSE KEY#
- #HOW TO REMOVE OFFICE 365 ACTIVATION WINDOW INSTALL#
- #HOW TO REMOVE OFFICE 365 ACTIVATION WINDOW 64 BIT#
- #HOW TO REMOVE OFFICE 365 ACTIVATION WINDOW PRO#
I'm curious if there's a registry hack to disable that authentication check, consequently allowing us to use one license key across something like 50 computers and omitting the need for 50 different activation keys. So since there are all these machines on their own private network, not connected to the network, I feel like there's gonna be issues with office checking for authenticity. Sounds like every 30 days each system confirms if it's a valid copy?

Then I asked how do windows activation keys work. To which they didn't really have an answer. So I asked how that will work when deploying to something like 40 pcs.

Now they're using a key management system. My IT department is working on a new image to deploy for them, one of the things that is necessary to the systems, activating windows (most up to date version). Click on Start and type PowerShell and right click on the icon. First, we need to open PowerShell or CMD in Administrator mode. You can use PowerShell or CMD for the steps below: 1. Removing the old Office 365 license from the computer is really simple. Hope this helps others.Okay so let's clear this up.i have a bunch of machines on their own private vlan. Here you see on the right side under the Office 365 Logo Belongs To. This removed the Office retail version and fixed the issue for us. If your product key was different, substitute the khgm9 with the characters noted in step one.

Mine was KHGM9 and will be needed in needed in step 2.Ģ. IMPORTANT! - Note the last 5 characters of installed product for the Office16036HomePremR_Grace. However, I wish I could say I am surprised. This shouldn't be there considering we uninstalled this application. In my situation I had both Office16StandardVL_MAK and Office160365HomePremR_Grace (last 5 of product key: KHGM9). This will list the currently installed Office products.
#HOW TO REMOVE OFFICE 365 ACTIVATION WINDOW 64 BIT#
Users with 64 bit version of Office would change directory to c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office16). They had me open an elevated command prompt and change directory to the c:\program files (x86)\Microsoft I Contacted Dell Support and was transferred to Microsoft Support, and 50 mins later finally landed in Microsoft Commercial Technical Support Team.
#HOW TO REMOVE OFFICE 365 ACTIVATION WINDOW INSTALL#
I have ran the option with the /unpkey:XXXXX and rebooted and Office is still asking to install a key. REMAINING GRACE: 3 days (4322 minute(s) before expiring) LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, RETAIL(Grace) channelĮRROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the application is running within the valid grace period. LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16O365HomePremR_Grace edition Last 5 characters of installed product key: XXXXX LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, RETAIL(MAK) channel LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_MAK edition Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Ĭopyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. PS C:\Windows\system32> cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS" /dstatus This started occurring only after updating Office from Windows update.įor some reason the eval license won't go away, Office keeps asking to activate yet the MAK license is already activated: The license is activated but the activation window keeps popping up.
#HOW TO REMOVE OFFICE 365 ACTIVATION WINDOW PRO#
I removed it and installed our licensed version of Office 2016 Pro Plus. I have a new Dell that seems to have been pre-loaded with a Windows Store eval version of Office.
