If you have less than 5 then they will remain in grace period before expiring and prompting users for activation. You should see something like this: Name: Office 16, Office16KMSHostVL_KMS_Host editionĭescription: Office 16, VOLUME_KMS channelĪlso don’t forget that you will need a minimum of 5 activation attempts (from different machines) before Office 2016 clients will even register as activated. To confirm that the key is installed, run the following command: cscript %windir%/system32/slmgr.vbs /dlv all The Office 2016 installation (if you downloaded it from the VLSC) will come pre-installed with the KMS key and will, by default, search for your KMS server in DNS. Remember, the KMS host key is the one you will find in your volume licensing center. Key Management Service (KMS) –> Install your KMS host key –> Commit The steps in the volume activation tool may differ for you but for me I did the following:.If it doesn’t then open it manually (Administrative Tools –> Volume Activation Tools) After the installation the Volume Activation Tools window should open.
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Office Professional Plus KMS Key from Microsoft VLSC.To fix the issue, download and install the latest Microsoft Office 2016 Volume License Pack (.1002). Server 2012 R2 KMS server (I believe you require Server 2008 R2 onwards for this to work but I may be wrong) The issue occurs when you cohost the Office 2013 KMS host and the Office 2016 KMS host on the same system, and that system is running either Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.In this brief article I will go through the steps to activate your Office 2016 KMS key.