I just bought Office 2016 Standard edition. I installed it, ran Windows Update to get the latest patches and now I want to activate Office.
In the activation dialog I can either login to an account having a license or enter the product key.
I enter the product key, Office accepts it but the next time I start Office it asks me again for the key. But I did not get any error entering the key.
What can I do now?
Best Answer
I've run into something like this before. If you were using a trial or pre-installed version of Office that came with your PC, the key that it used is still stored by Windows even after installing the full version. You'll need to remove the old key before using the new one.
C:Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16
orC:Program Files(x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16
cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus
to see a list of currently-installed keyscscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:value
where "value" is the last five characters of the previous keycscript ospp.vbs /dstatus
again to ensure that any old keys have been successfully removedOnce you do this, you shouldn't have trouble activating Office with your new key.
Also see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/vlactivation/tools-to-manage-volume-activation-of-office