19 Feb 2024
If Microsoft Office 2013/2016/2019 fails to activate automatically through our KMS license server after installation, please proceed with manual activation using the following steps.
When deploying Microsoft Office 2013, 2016, or 2019 within an organization, administrators often utilize Key Management Service (KMS) to automate the activation process. KMS enables centralized license activation, streamlining the deployment of Office across multiple devices without the need for individual product keys. However, in certain cases, automatic activation might not occur as expected. This can happen due to various reasons such as network issues, misconfiguration of the KMS server, or other technical glitches.
In such scenarios, manual activation of Office becomes necessary to ensure continued access to its features and functionalities. Manual activation involves a series of steps that users or administrators must follow to activate Office using alternative methods when automatic activation fails.
Firstly, users need to open the Office application they want to activate, such as Word or Excel. Then, they navigate to the "File" menu and select "Account" or "Office Account," depending on the version of Office being used. Within the Account settings, there should be an option to activate Office, usually labeled "Activate Product" or similar.
1.Connect to the internet
2.Next, execute the provided commands in the command prompt. (Administrator permission is required. Right-click on the command prompt and select "Run As Administrator" to proceed.)
3. Now copy following command according to your Operating system and MS Office versions and paste in CMD
cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16"
cscript ospp.vbs / sethst: kms.eduhk.hk
cscript ospp.vbs / act
cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15"
cscript ospp.vbs / sethst: kms.eduhk.hk
cscript ospp.vbs / act
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16"
cscript ospp.vbs / sethst: kms.eduhk.hk
cscript ospp.vbs / act
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15"
cscript ospp.vbs / sethst: kms.eduhk.hk
cscript ospp.vbs / act
Final result will be