{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016","headline":"Download and use Office 2016 for FREE without a product key","name":"Download and use Office 2016 for FREE without a product key","description":"Office 2016 is the latest version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite, succeeding Office 2013. New features of Office 16 include the ability to manage and work with files in Microsoft OneDrive from the lock screen, a powerful search tool for support and commands called \u201cTell me\u201d and co-authoring mode with users connected to Office...","datePublished":"2017-02-19","dateModified":"2023-06-10","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/author\/guangpeng#Person","name":"Always Smile","url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/author\/guangpeng","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d967500e0301cf54ab1603f7e98434c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d967500e0301cf54ab1603f7e98434c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"MSGuides.com","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/msguides-600x60-1.png","url":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/msguides-600x60-1.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/download-and-use-office-2016-for-free-without-product-key-1.png","url":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/download-and-use-office-2016-for-free-without-product-key-1.png","height":628,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","@id":"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1417607027-b3a78b5f58700f575c3a9ef4c754ca356123721e55c95528be5b56322c0b805e-d_295x166?region=us","name":"Activate Office 2016 for FREE without a product key","description":"For more details, please read this post: https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1417607027-b3a78b5f58700f575c3a9ef4c754ca356123721e55c95528be5b56322c0b805e-d_295x166?region=us","uploadDate":"2022-04-20T22:24:29+00:00","duration":"P0DT0H4M27S"},"commentCount":"1363","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment1","dateCreated":"2026-03-15 12:54:38","description":"thank you very much i try your method and activate my office successfull.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Aqeel Muhammad","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment2","dateCreated":"2026-02-08 07:50:15","description":"#Supported products:\r\n- Microsoft Office Standard 2016\r\n- Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016\r\n\r\n\r\nThe system cannot find the path specified.\r\nThe system cannot find the path specified.\r\nIt is showing this please help\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\nActivating your Office...\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\n\r\nThe connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one...\r\nPlease wait...\r\n\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\nSorry, the server is busy and can't respond to your request. Please try again.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ajai","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment3","dateCreated":"2026-01-29 06:44:31","description":"If you want to activate Office 2016 in a legit and safe way, you can get your original license key\ud83d\udd11 at an affordable price + Instant Delivery\u26a1 from here \ud83d\udc49 digistoun.com","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"IMPORTANT!!!","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment4","dateCreated":"2025-12-29 06:29:10","description":"Thank You so much, for You job.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Juozas","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment5","dateCreated":"2025-12-22 15:28:05","description":"gostei do proto","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"louren\u00e7o lukau","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment6","dateCreated":"2025-12-13 01:41:58","description":"did you get help, I also need it because its being blocked","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"paul willy","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment7","dateCreated":"2025-12-08 12:07:15","description":"you are the best it worked perfectly","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"errick ofo","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment8","dateCreated":"2025-12-05 15:38:43","description":"I followed the steps above and it froze immediately. Unbelievable. Thanks so much!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Elias","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment9","dateCreated":"2025-11-30 17:17:30","description":"so here is my issue...  I have the volume licensed version installed, and it's been installed for years now... but now I see its no longer activated after I upgraded to win11... I don't have the  MAK key any longer that I can find.  I went and bought a key, but it won't activate using that key as it's the retail professional plus 2016 key, and not a volume key.\r\n  How can I convert my current ms office prof plus 2016 volume install to a retail install.  perhaps then I can either upgrade to 2019, or just activate 2016 using my newly purchased keys?","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Mike b","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-2016#Comment10","dateCreated":"2025-11-30 15:18:44","description":"tem   algum   aa  ativar o  office  2021","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"JAKSON PEREIRA","url":""}}],"about":["Microsoft Software Products"],"wordCount":1563,"keywords":["free office 2016 kms license","how to activate microsoft office 2016","microsoft office"],"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Office 2016 is the latest version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite, succeeding Office 2013. New features of Office 16 include the ability to manage and work with files in Microsoft OneDrive from the lock screen, a powerful search tool for support and commands called \u201cTell me\u201d and co-authoring mode with users connected to Office Online.            Contents                                    Download original Office 2016 ISO                            Installing Microsoft Office 2016                            Activate all versions of Office 2016 for FREE permanently                            1. Using KMS client key to activate your Office manually                            2. Using prewritten batch script        Download original Office 2016 ISOYou can get the latest version of Microsoft Office\u00a0here\u00a0if you do not have it. Once your download is complete, you need to extract the original ISO image from the zip file. You will be left with a file named \u201cSW_DVD5_Office_Professional_Plus_2016_W32_English\u2026\u201d (W32 here in the filename refers to the 32-bit version if you download the 64-bit version, the filename will contain 64Bit instead). Although an ISO file is used to burn CD\/DVD or a USB flash drive, you can install Office 2016 without burning it using 7-Zip or similar archive software utility. Here is what you get after extracting the ISO file.here are all the files you will get after extracting Office iso imageInstalling Microsoft Office 2016Simply run the setup file (named setup.exe) to install Office on your Windows.Run the installation file then click continue buttonClick \u201cinstall now\u201d buttonNote: By default, Office will be installed in \u201cC:\\Program Files\u201d.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The installation progress has been startedDone!office 2016 was installed successfullyActivate all versions of Office 2016 for FREE permanently1. Using KMS client key to activate your Office manuallyHow to activate Office 2016 using KMS commandsFirst, you need to open command prompt with admin rights, then follow the instruction below step by step. Just copy\/paste the commands and do not forget to hit Enter in order to execute them.Step 1.1: Find the Office location in your Windows and move to there.If you install your Office in the ProgramFiles folder, the path will be \u201c%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\u201d or \u201c%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\u201d. It depends on the architecture of the Windows OS you are using. If you are not sure of this issue, don\u2019t worry, just run both of the commands above. One of them will be not executed and an error message will be printed on the screen.cd \/d %ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16cd \/d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16Open Office folderStep 1.2: Convert your Office to volume version if you are using retail one.If your Office is got from Microsoft, this step is required. On the contrary, if you install Office from a Volume ISO file, this is optional so just skip it if you want.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});for \/f %x in ('dir \/b ..\\root\\Licenses16\\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\root\\Licenses16\\%x\"Convert Office licenseStep 1.3: Install Office client key and activate your Office.Make sure your PC is connected to the internet, then run the following command.cscript ospp.vbs \/inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99cscript ospp.vbs \/unpkey:BTDRB >nulcscript ospp.vbs \/unpkey:KHGM9 >nulcscript ospp.vbs \/unpkey:CPQVG >nulcscript ospp.vbs \/sethst:23.226.136.46cscript ospp.vbs \/setprt:1688cscript ospp.vbs \/actIf you see the error 0xC004F074, it means that your internet connection is unstable or the server is busy. Please make sure your device is online and try the command \u201cact\u201d again until you succeed.Here is all the text you will get in the command prompt window.C:\\Windows\\system32>cd \/d %ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cd \/d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16The system cannot find the path specified.C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>for \/f %x in ('dir \/b ..\\root\\Licenses16\\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\root\\Licenses16\\%x\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\root\\Licenses16\\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ppd.xrm-ms\"Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.---Processing--------------------------Installing Office license: ..\\root\\licenses16\\proplusvl_kms_client-ppd.xrm-msOffice license installed successfully.---Exiting-----------------------------C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\root\\Licenses16\\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ul-oob.xrm-ms\"Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.---Processing--------------------------Installing Office license: ..\\root\\licenses16\\proplusvl_kms_client-ul-oob.xrm-msOffice license installed successfully.---Exiting-----------------------------C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\root\\Licenses16\\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ul.xrm-ms\"Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.---Processing--------------------------Installing Office license: ..\\root\\licenses16\\proplusvl_kms_client-ul.xrm-msOffice license installed successfully.---Exiting-----------------------------C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.---Processing-----------------------------Exiting-----------------------------C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/unpkey:BTDRB >nulC:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/unpkey:KHGM9 >nulC:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/unpkey:CPQVG >nulC:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/sethst:23.226.136.46Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.---Processing--------------------------Successfully applied setting.---Exiting-----------------------------C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/setprt:1688Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.---Processing--------------------------Successfully applied setting.---Exiting-----------------------------C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/actMicrosoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.---Processing--------------------------Installed product key detected - attempting to activate the following product:SKU ID: d450596f-894d-49e0-966a-fd39ed4c4c64LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client editionLICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channelLast 5 characters of installed product key: WFG99---Exiting-----------------------------C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>Product activation successful2. Using prewritten batch scriptThis one is not recommended anymore due to the new update of Microsoft.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Supported products:Microsoft Office Standard 2016Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016Step 2.1: Copy the code below into a new text document.@echo offtitle Activate Microsoft Office 2016 (ALL versions) for FREE - MSGuides.com&cls&echo =====================================================================================&echo #Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without additional software&echo =====================================================================================&echo.&echo #Supported products:&echo - Microsoft Office Standard 2016&echo - Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016&echo.&echo.&(if exist \"%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\ospp.vbs\" cd \/d \"%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\")&(if exist \"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\ospp.vbs\" cd \/d \"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\")&(for \/f %%x in ('dir \/b ..\\root\\Licenses16\\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\root\\Licenses16\\%%x\" >nul)&(for \/f %%x in ('dir \/b ..\\root\\Licenses16\\proplusvl_mak*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\root\\Licenses16\\%%x\" >nul)&echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Activating your Office...&cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/setprt:1688 >nul&cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/unpkey:WFG99 >nul&cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/unpkey:DRTFM >nul&cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/unpkey:BTDRB >nul&cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/unpkey:CPQVG >nul&set i=1&cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99 >nul||goto notsupported:skmsif %i% GTR 10 goto busyif %i% EQU 1 set KMS=kms7.MSGuides.comif %i% EQU 2 set KMS=23.226.136.46if %i% GTR 2 goto atocscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/sethst:%KMS% >nul:atoecho ============================================================================&echo.&echo.&cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/act | find \/i \"successful\" && (echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo #My official blog: MSGuides.com&echo.&echo #How it works: bit.ly\/kms-server&echo.&echo #Please feel free to contact me at msguides.com@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.&echo.&echo #Please consider supporting this project: donate.msguides.com&echo #Your support is helping me keep my servers running 24\/7!&echo.&echo ============================================================================&choice \/n \/c YN \/m \"Would you like to visit my blog [Y,N]?\" & if errorlevel 2 exit) || (echo The connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one... & echo Please wait... & echo. & echo. & set \/a i+=1 & goto skms)explorer \"http:\/\/MSGuides.com\"&goto halt:notsupportedecho ============================================================================&echo.&echo Sorry, your version is not supported.&echo.&goto halt:busyecho ============================================================================&echo.&echo Sorry, the server is busy and can't respond to your request. Please try again.&echo.:haltpause >nulCreate a new text document.Create new text fileStep 2.2: Paste the code into the text file. Then save it as a batch file (named \u201c1click.cmd\u201d).     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Save batch fileSet name of batch scriptStep 2.3: Run the batch file as administrator.Execute the batch script in admin modePlease wait\u2026Office 2016 activation progressDone!Office 2016 product activation successfulCheck the activation status again.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Checkout activation status once againIf you would have any questions or concerns, please leave your comments. I would be glad to explain in more details. Thank you so much for all your feedback and support!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4.9\/5 - (1912 votes)         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});"}