

To resolve issues, send an e-mail to with the following information:ĥ. NOTE : If you DID NOT receive the above screen, this means that you are having problems licensing this product. Type the following command (below) & press Enter: This will show you if your activation WAS successful or if it WAS NOT Successful. NOTE: Replace Program Files with Program Files (x86) if you are running the 32-bit version of Office 2016 on a 64-bit computer. cd/Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16.Type the following command & press Enter: Windows 10: Opening the Command Prompt as Administratorģ. Windows 8: Opening the Command Prompt as Administrator Windows 7: Opening the Command Prompt as Administrator Open the Command Prompt with Administrative privileges: If you are Off-Campus, you MUST FIRST Connect to the LSU VPN.Ģ.

Manually Activate (KMS / Enterprise Server)ġ. If it fails to activate, this process will give you a meaningful Error which can be used to solve the issue. On Windows Server 2012 and volume license editions of Windows 8, you can use your same KMS host key to set up Active Directory-Based activation.Ĥ324.1002 update extends the Key Management Service (KMS) to support co-hosting of Office 2013 and Office 2016 on Windows Server 2008 R2.If you are having trouble activating your Office 2016 installation, you can try manual activation. These license files are required for the KMS host service to recognize Office 2016 KMS host keys. This download contains an executable file that will extract and install KMS host license files. To set up Active Directory-Based activation, you must be running Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, or newer.Īll volume editions of Office 2016 client products are pre-installed with a Generic Volume License Key (GVLK) key, which supports automatic activation for both KMS and Active Directory-Based Activation, so you will not need to install a product key. When an Office 2016 volume edition client is installed, it will automatically attempt to activate via either Active Directory by using its existing domain pairing or a DNS-discoverable KMS host on your organization network. If you want to activate volume license editions of Office 2016, Visio 2016, or Project 2016 with a KMS host or Active Directory-Based activation, you need to first install Office 2016 Volume License Pack.
