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!
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.
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?