By default, KMS license is valid for only 180 days and it will be renewed every 7 days as from the date of activation. However, in some cases, this process can be stuck. The following are some reasons for this problem.
– Your PC is not connected to the internet or the connection is unstable when the license renewal process is called.
– You are using a third-party firewall so the connection to KMS server is denied.
– You are using different versions of Office on your PC. Retail and Volume version on the same PC?
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Workarounds
– Make sure your PC is always connected and your internet connection is stable.
– If you are using another firewall, please open port 1688.
– Please do not use Office retail and volume on the same Windows.
How to renew KMS license
Renew Microsoft Office license
Step 1: Open command prompt as administrator.
Step 2: Copy and run the command below. Note: “Office16” is code name of Office 2016. If you are using Office 2013/2010, just replace it with “Office15” and “Office14”.
cscript "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /act
If you see an error, try this command.
cscript "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /act
Done!
Renew Microsoft Windows license
Step 1: Open command prompt as administrator.
Step 2: Execute this command.
cscript slmgr.vbs /ato
Your license is renewed successfully!
Thank you so much,these are most useful methods especially for me
In my PC my Office16 folder does not have ospp.vbs file. Please guide me what to do?
Man, thanks! Totally works on my PC. I’m from Brasil.
cool it worked suceesfully. thanks men
I have this problem. Please help me.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cscript “%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs” /act
Host skryptów systemu Windows firmy Microsoft (R) wersja 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. Wszelkie prawa zastrzeżone.
—Processing————————–
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Installed product key detected – attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: 70d9ceb6-6dfa-4da4-b413-18c1c3c76e2e
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusR_Grace edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, RETAIL(Grace) channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: BTDRB
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F017
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.
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Installed product key detected – attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: d450596f-894d-49e0-966a-fd39ed4c4c64
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: WFG99
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F074
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
To view the activation event history run: cscript ospp.vbs /dhistorykms
NOTICE: A KB article has been detected for activation failure: 0xC004F074
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2870357#Error0xC004F074
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—Exiting—————————–
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F074
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
Ja mam ten sam problem /I have the same problem.
Computer message that my windows license will expire soon. Windows Professional 64 bit. Using your procedure says my computer not eligible. Is there another way to activate Windows?
Hi, Guang. Just wanna say THANK YOU for this article. Worked perfectly and whithout having to install anything to activate Office. My best regards.
BEST SUPPORT I HAVE RECEIVED. YOU ARE A TRUE LIFE SAVER
It didn’t work. It shows:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>cscript “%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs”
/act
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Input Error: Can not find script file “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office1
6\ospp.vbs”.
C:\Windows\system32>cscript “%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.
vbs” /act
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Input Error: Can not find script file “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\O
ffice16\ospp.vbs”.
What should I do??????
copy this script on notepad and click on file>save as>name it as xyz.cmd
and run it using administator
your problems has solved!
ENJOY
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got an error: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.
Please help
I have the same problem 🙁
hi i install all your products according to steps but when I troubleshoot it became grace retail version when checking the error on the CMD
cscript “%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs” /act
the cmd will show to you as below
C:\Windows\system32>cscript “%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs” /act
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
—Processing————————–
—————————————
Installed product key detected – attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: 70d9ceb6-6dfa-4da4-b413-18c1c3c76e2e
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusR_Grace edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, RETAIL(Grace) channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: BTDRB
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F017
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.
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—Exiting—————————–
Hi there. You need to convert your office version from retail to volume. Only then will this work.
how do I do that
you are the one appreciated
I get this error,
Activating Windows(R), Professional edition (2de67392-b7a7-462a-b1ca-108dd189f588) …
Error: 0x8007232B DNS name does not exist
Thank You !!! works great !!
after a week without reactivating, i tried it again and it worked.
maybe one has to wait a few days for it to work again.
Hi,
I am trying to renew Microsoft Windows lincense and follow all the steps.
However I am stuck on the error below:
Erro: 0xC004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
Any recommendations?
Thks
Funcionando perfeitamente, recomendo! Site nota 10, muito bom, adorei!
por 6 meses não vai dar problemas…
mas quando acabar não dá para repetir .
🙁
tried it all and it still warns me that i only have 4 days in Office professional plus 2016
(and i think i have the outlook 360 or something)
我也是這樣
ohk, here is my trouble my friend once activate mircosoft office 2016 which give power point, excel etc. the thing is its now saying word activation failed. and i dont know how to fix it. i tried everything you listed but i only get that kms failed that part in cmd section. really hope you could help me out on this.
Just uninstall and reinstall office.
I appreciate your effort and profession. I have tried to activate both office and Windows OS, However, office activation encounters an error. See the detail of the error which is copied from CMD
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F074
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
To view the activation event history run: cscript ospp.vbs /dhistorykms
NOTICE: A KB article has been detected for activation failure: 0xC004F074
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2870357#Error0xC004F074
So, How can I solve it?