

On-Campus by logging into the LSU network. In order to stay activated you will need to connect back to the LSU Activation Server Every 90-Days.

You have now Activated your Microsoft Office 2016 License.Ħ. 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. The main difference between 20 is that you no longer need to install a KMS Client Key on Office 2016 clients, volume licensing copies of Office come pre-installed with the KMS key meaning it should automatically look for the KMS Host.If you are having trouble activating your Office 2016 installation, you can try manual activation. On the final step you can configure KMS options including TCP listening port (Default 1688) and Licence renewal interval (days). The default is set to renew the licence every six days, however i recommend using the maximum 30 days, especially in a school environment due to staff taking laptops/tablets home during the holidays. Proceed with the installation and activate Office 2016 Online

Since Windows 10 and Office 2016 Microsoft have disabled KMS keys by default in an apparent “security move” (surely they should have removed MAK keys) so you’ll need to request KMS keys for Windows 10 and Office 2016 via your EES reseller or by calling Microsoft direct on 08009179016. The agent i spoke to was very helpful and had the KMS keys in my dashboard within a couple of minutes. “I cant see Office 2016 KMS Key in Volume Licensing Service Centre” On the next screen you need to add your Office 2016 KMS Key. Provide your organization name to set the Company property on Office documents. You will now need to navigate to the start screen and run Volume Activation Tools, start the setup and choose Key Management Service (KMS) entering the PQDN name of the server you are working on, you can also choose browse and find the server in your AD Forest. If successful you should start to see KMS installing, this process should take around 60 seconds
