{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/how-to-activate-microsoft-office-365#CollectionPage","headline":"how to activate microsoft office 365 Tag","description":"","url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/how-to-activate-microsoft-office-365","hasPart":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365","headline":"Legal way to use Office 365 totally FREE without paying a dime","url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365","datePublished":"2021-10-26","dateModified":"2023-04-10","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365","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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Continue with the remaining steps and your Office 2021 should be activated.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Tech Guy","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment9","dateCreated":"2026-05-26 04:50:33","description":"Hello,\r\n\r\nCan you please update this guide for the latest version of Office 365. I downloaded the program yet it can not switch to KMS license and asks for login. I am basically using it at home and just learn.\r\n\r\nBest regards,","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Zinedine","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment10","dateCreated":"2026-05-21 20:49:08","description":"for \/f %x in ('dir \/b \"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Licenses16\\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms\"') do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Licenses16\\%x\"","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"P","url":""}}]}]}