Volume license editions of Office client products require activation. Details Version:. File Name:. Date Published:. File Size:. System Requirements Supported Operating System. Download and run the update contained in the KB article below. This update enables your Windows Server R2 or Windows 7-based KMS host to successfully activate Office clients that are running on Windows 8 or Windows Server KB Download and run the executable file on this page on a supported operating system.
Enter your Office KMS host key when prompted. Activate the product key online. The only thing that should be noted is that in Windows Server the support of the KMS-server for Office is now absent.
When activating Office in KMS, the product is activated for the period of days, and from time to time the activation status is renewed. Remember that to activate Office on the KMS-server you need to have at least five clients activation threshold. Please note that once installed, KMS will not be able to activate client by requests. It is necessary that at least 5 clients with Office access to the server for obtaining a license activation threshold.
You can enable the rule with the Enable-NetFirewallRule cmdlet :. Each MAK key can activate only a certain number of systems determined by a corporate agreement. So, MAK keys are better to use either for the computers outside the corporate network or if the number of editions to be activated is less than five.
Note that when using the MAK key, there is a risk of falling into the wrong hands, which will be difficult to track. You should understand that the way to activate Office depends on the type of the installed key.
After activation on the KMS server, any Office product can work without reactivation for days, after which it will enter the evaluation mode and display a warning.
In the event that a KMS server is available to the client, it automatically renews every 7 days the license for days. VBS script, which can be found in one of the following directories depending on the OS bitness and Office version:. Grace period is granted for the volume Office products, while it is not available for retail products, i. Run the command:. At the U. Environmental Protection Agency we are getting ready to deploy new Window 7 workstations and we are in need of installing Office on each computer.
We are an isolated Lab network no internet access. We have computers to deploy and need assistance with figuring out what type of license to procure. What we general due is create a standard image of a machine that has all the needed software loaded.
Then we just reimage this to the other computers. We are uncertain how we would activate the Office standard edition. We basically need the software to be a stand alone type version. From a management perspective is much more convenient to use volume license model with KMS server.
All computers with Office should have access to internal KMS server. KMS server itself does not need to have Internet access. To activate clients you must execute following commands, described in this article: cscript ospp.
Hi, I have tried running the office licence pack on a R2 box with the KMS service installed on it, it already has the update to add support for and win7. When I run the install exe a cscript window comes up, stays blank and then disappears, any idea why? It never prompts for the Office KMS key. Hi Check the System and Application logs for any related errors.
Office is already installed on the client? I have installed Office ProPlus Retail.
