{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/activating-office-2021#CollectionPage","headline":"activating office 2021 Tag","description":"","url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/activating-office-2021","hasPart":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021","headline":"Get Office 2021 for FREE without a product key","url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021","datePublished":"2021-12-02","dateModified":"2023-03-26","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/author\/guangpeng#Person","name":"Always Smile","url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/author\/guangpeng","description":"I am Guang, a freelancer and a blogger. 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It seems that either KMS Server is not functioning or some other problem. \r\n\r\nPlease fix this issue. \r\n\r\nThis error is seen across all versions of MS office seen across msguides website","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ChintzBaba","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021#Comment3","dateCreated":"2026-06-16 23:49:21","description":"how to solve this?","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ezra","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021#Comment4","dateCreated":"2026-06-13 01:08:31","description":"command successfully installed but still office not activated","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"vishal","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021#Comment5","dateCreated":"2026-05-29 22:12:12","description":"I am unable to proceed; I experienced the error below. Can you show where the error and the correct script...\r\n\r\nMicrosoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.8457]\r\n(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.\r\n\r\nC:\\Windows\\System32&gt;cd \/d \"%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\"\r\n\r\nC:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16&gt;cd \/d \"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\r\nThe system cannot find the path specified.\r\n\r\nC:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16&gt;for \/f %x in (\u2018dir \/b ..\\..\\root\\Licenses16\\ProPlus2021VL_KMS*.xrm-ms\u2019) do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\..\\root\\Licenses16\\%x\"\r\nThe system cannot find the file \u2018dir.\r\n\r\nC:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16&gt;for \/f %x in (\u2018dir \/b ..\\..\\root\\Licenses16\\ProPlus2024VL_KMS*.xrm-ms\u2019) do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\..\\root\\Licenses16\\%x\"\r\nThe system cannot find the file \u2018dir.\r\n\r\nC:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16&gt;","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Nash","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021#Comment6","dateCreated":"2026-05-28 09:06:19","description":"@echo off\r\nsetlocal\r\n\r\n:: =========================================================\r\n:: Office 2024 VL KMS Setup Script\r\n:: Run as Administrator\r\n:: =========================================================\r\n\r\n:: Detect Office path\r\nset \"OFFICE=%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\"\r\nset \"LICENSES=%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Licenses16\"\r\n\r\n:: Fallback for 32-bit Office on 64-bit Windows\r\nif not exist \"%OFFICE%\\ospp.vbs\" (\r\n    set \"OFFICE=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\"\r\n    set \"LICENSES=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Licenses16\"\r\n)\r\n\r\n:: Validate Office installation\r\nif not exist \"%OFFICE%\\ospp.vbs\" (\r\n    echo.\r\n    echo ERROR: Office installation not found.\r\n    pause\r\n    exit \/b 1\r\n)\r\n\r\n:: Validate license directory\r\nif not exist \"%LICENSES%\" (\r\n    echo.\r\n    echo ERROR: License directory not found.\r\n    pause\r\n    exit \/b 1\r\n)\r\n\r\n:: Change to Office directory\r\ncd \/d \"%OFFICE%\"\r\n\r\necho.\r\necho ========================================\r\necho Installing Office KMS license files...\r\necho ========================================\r\n\r\nfor %%x in (\"%LICENSES%\\ProPlus2024VL_KMS*.xrm-ms\") do (\r\n    echo Installing: %%~nxx\r\n    cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"%%~fx\"\r\n)\r\n\r\necho.\r\necho ========================================\r\necho Removing existing product key...\r\necho ========================================\r\n\r\ncscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/unpkey:6F7TH\r\n\r\necho.\r\necho ========================================\r\necho Installing GVLK key...\r\necho ========================================\r\n\r\ncscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/inpkey:FXYTK-NJJ8C-GB6DW-3DYQT-6F7TH\r\n\r\necho.\r\necho ========================================\r\necho Configuring KMS server...\r\necho ========================================\r\n\r\ncscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/sethst:209.209.9.214\r\ncscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/setprt:1688\r\n\r\necho.\r\necho ========================================\r\necho Attempting activation...\r\necho ========================================\r\n\r\ncscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/act\r\n\r\necho.\r\necho ========================================\r\necho Current activation status\r\necho ========================================\r\n\r\ncscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/dstatus\r\n\r\necho.\r\npause\r\nendlocal","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"John Doe","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021#Comment7","dateCreated":"2026-05-25 05:30:47","description":"Hi Guys\r\nCould anyone please past whole working script? no that instead of that.\r\nJust pure script that is working.\r\ni have The system cannot find the file \u2018dir. in code.\r\nthx\r\nronny","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ronny","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021#Comment8","dateCreated":"2026-05-18 06:01:48","description":"As may some of use has noted the old method is not working anymore here's how:\r\n\r\n* run in cmdline as admin.\r\n* digit: dir \/s \/b C:\\ospp.vbs\r\n* Instead of using:\r\ncd \/d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\r\ncd \/d %ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\r\n* Use instead:\r\ncd \/d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\r\ncd \/d %ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\r\n* then continue appling other commands to finish activation.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Haky86","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021#Comment9","dateCreated":"2026-05-17 10:41:57","description":"i have error\r\nfor \/f %x in (\u2018dir \/b ..\\..\\root\\Licenses16\\ProPlus2021VL_KMS*.xrm-ms\u2019) do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\u201d..\\..\\root\\Licenses16\\%x\u201d\r\nThe system cannot find the file \u2018dir.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ronny","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2021#Comment10","dateCreated":"2026-05-09 19:34:54","description":"For Office 24 enter this commands:\r\n--------------------------------------_\r\ncd \/d \"%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\"\r\ncd \/d \"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\"\r\ncscript ospp.vbs \/dstatusall\r\ncscript ospp.vbs \/inpkey:XJ2XN-FW8RK-P4HMP-DKDBV-GCVGB\r\ncscript ospp.vbs \/act\r\ncscript ospp.vbs \/dstatus","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dave","url":""}}]}]}