Install and activate Office 2019 for FREE legally using Volume license
After a series of preview versions, Microsoft finally came out with an official version of Office 2019. It is the stable one, this means you can download and use it right now without worrying about fatal errors which you have gotten in beta versions before. However, I regret to inform that according to the disclosures, Microsoft Office 2019 only works on Windows 10 or later. So if you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or older versions, you will not be able to install it. Honestly I hate what Microsoft have done to force users to use Windows 10. In my opinion, Office 2016 is still a good choice for casual users at the moment.
How to download Office 2019 from Microsoft homepage
If you have an Office 365 subscription, your Office will be upgraded to the latest version automatically without doing anything. However, if you are using Office 2016 or earlier versions, to make sure that Office 2019 will work normally, please uninstall your old version of Office completely before starting a new installation. If you do not have Office 2019 already, just go here to get official download link from Microsoft homepage and select the version you want.
Installing Office 2019 without a product key
After the download process is complete, you will get an img file. Just open it then run the setup file to install Office 2019 on your PC.
This may take a while, please wait.
Upon successful installation, you can open any Office program to verify some basic information.
Just skip the “enter product key” window by clicking close button at the top right corner.
And as you can see, I am using Office Professional Plus 2019 and the trial license will expire in 7 days.
Activating Office 2019 using KMS license key
Method 1: Running commands one by one manually
Step 1.1: Open command prompt in administrator mode.
First, 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 1.2: Open location of the Office installed on your PC.
cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16
cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16If you install your Office in the ProgramFiles folder, the path will be “%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16” or “%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16”. It depends on the architecture of the Windows OS you are using. If you are not sure of this issue, don’t 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.
Step 1.3: Convert your retail license to volume one.
for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x"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.
Step 1.4: Activate your Office using KMS client key.
Make sure your PC is connected to the internet, then run the following command.
cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:1688
cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:6MWKP >nul
cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:NMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP
cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:107.175.77.7
cscript ospp.vbs /act
If 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 “act” 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\Office16
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x"
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_KMS_Client_AE-ppd.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2019vl_kms_client_ae-ppd.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_KMS_Client_AE-ul-oob.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2019vl_kms_client_ae-ul-oob.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_KMS_Client_AE-ul.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2019vl_kms_client_ae-ul.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_MAK_AE-pl.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2019vl_mak_ae-pl.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_MAK_AE-ppd.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2019vl_mak_ae-ppd.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_MAK_AE-ul-oob.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2019vl_mak_ae-ul-oob.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_MAK_AE-ul-phn.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2019vl_mak_ae-ul-phn.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:1688
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Successfully applied setting.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:6MWKP >nul
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:NMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:107.175.77.7
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Successfully applied setting.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript 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: 85dd8b5f-eaa4-4af3-a628-cce9e77c9a03
LICENSE NAME: Office 19, Office19ProPlus2019VL_KMS_Client_AE edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 19, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: 6MWKP
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>
Right now the Office is activated successfully.
Method 2: Using batch scripts
This one is not recommended anymore due to the new update of Microsoft.
Step 2.1: Copy the following code into a new text document.
@echo off
title Activate Microsoft Office 2019 (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 2019&echo - Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019&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\ProPlus2019VL*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Activating your Office...&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /setprt:1688 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:6MWKP >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:NMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP >nul||goto notsupported
:skms
if %i% GTR 10 goto busy
if %i% EQU 1 set KMS=kms7.MSGuides.com
if %i% EQU 2 set KMS=107.175.77.7
if %i% GTR 2 goto ato
cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:%KMS% >nul
:ato
echo ============================================================================&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 [email protected] 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
:notsupported
echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo Sorry, your version is not supported.&echo.&goto halt
:busy
echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo Sorry, the server is busy and can't respond to your request. Please try again.&echo.
:halt
pause >nul
Step 2.2: Save the text file as a batch file with .cmd extension. (Eg. office2019.cmd).
Step 2.3: Run this batch file with admin rights.
Step 2.4: Check activation status again.
Done! You Office has been activated successfully.
Note: If your PC can not connect to any KMS servers, please try running the batch file again.
More information:
- Here is KMS client key of Office 2019: NMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP.
- The KMS license of Office 2019 is valid for 180 days only but it can be renewed automatically so you neednt worry so much about the period.
If 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!
I can’t use the KMS license, it tells me that thi product is unlicensed, and that I need to connect to a corporate network or contact your system administrator. I need help.
It works in one of my laptops, but in the other one the Ms Word cannot be opened when I want to use it after shutting down. What should I do?
No Office KMS licenses were found on the system.
Thank You so much this is so helpful. i followed carefully every step and it was a success. Thanks.
Not working in Office 365 64 bits, click to run installer, from microsoft
Solved using OLicenseCleanup tool from Microsoft.
i did the first method and it said it was successful, but when i opened my ms word and checked the account tab – it said “Activation Required”. please help
NMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP
THis KMS activation key is only work for Office 2019 pro plus.
That was so easy! Thank you. My grandkids need this for school.
thanks that worked great
do you mind explaining how it actually worked though, i would like to learn how it actually did what it did if possible, thanks
Here all KMS activation method is go through this website owner server, but all update from MIcrosoft. Every 180 days need to online again for auto renew activation back to 180 days .
It works. Thank you so much.
I used the ISO version Office 2016, got this error message
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.1016]
(c) 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:1688
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
—Processing————————–
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Successfully applied setting.
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—Exiting—————————–
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:6MWKP >nul
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:NMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
—Processing————————–
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ERROR CODE: 0xC004E016
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid.
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—Exiting—————————–
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
—Processing————————–
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Successfully applied setting.
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—Exiting—————————–
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /act
Delete the above message….I see I put it in wrong place office 2019 discussion. I uninstalled and installed
SW_DVD5_Office_Professional_Plus_2016_W32_English_MLF_X20-41353.ISO (820M) ran
cscript “%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs” /dstatus
and see I have 179 days which is fine with me… thanks!
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>for /f %x in (‘dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL*.xrm-ms’) do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:”..\root\Licenses16\%x”
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:”..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_KMS_Client_AE-ppd.xrm-ms”
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
the program stop here. what should i do? its more than 10 minutes . plss help
KMS activation method, won’t accept more than 1 copy of windows program or Office program in the same PC.
fail office or old office program must first uninstall from the PC before install again.
fail installation, must uninstall the fail key first before retry. Method search here post.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>for /f %x in (‘dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL*.xrm-ms’) do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:”..\root\Licenses16\%x”
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:”..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2019VL_KMS_Client_AE-ppd.xrm-ms”
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
the program stop here. what should i do? its more than 10 minutes . plss help
thanks
Hi,
Office worked perfectly. Thanks.. Now i dowloaded MS project, do we need to use same batch script to activate MS project ? Dont see anything mentioned here.. Please help.
I’m so glad this worked, my office is now activated! Thank you so much :((
It shows that cscript is not recognised as an internal command. Please help I can’t activate my microsoft office 2019.
stop third party internet security program for a while, and do the activation by admin right online again.
Maraming salamat po sa guide mo. Malaking tulong po ito sa akin.
Both method works amazingly. Thank you!
The program stops here. What should I do?
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
—Processing————————–
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Successfully applied setting.
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—Exiting—————————–
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /act
Press enter. Then it will activate itself.
thanks buddy!
Thanks for your script, very appriciated! Greetings from Germany.
Thanks so much, just activated my ms office 2013 pro plus.
how to re-activate the licence key after 180 days?
No need to do anything. Just online, will automatic renew back to 180 days.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:kms8.msguides.com
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
—Processing————————–
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Successfully applied setting.
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—Exiting—————————–
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /act
it stops here everytime? What should i do next?
Thanks in advance
Search here the post: uninstall the kms key.
Top community, click in, create your question again. I will try solve your question.
Here, can’t put down link, that is the reason I can’t answer your question here.
Thank you so much, it worked with any difficulty..
I Mean to say “with out any difficulty”
Thanks you Sir, worked fine!
Thanks you so much, worked flawless!!!
I cannot run setup.exe
“Something went wrong
Sorry, we ran into a problem.
Go online for additional help.
Error Code: 30068-39”
which leads to the microsoft support webpage and I have done all as they direct except buying MS 365 subscription -_-
Press the Start key Windows Start button in Windows 8 and Windows 10 + R to open Run.
In the Run window, type services.msc and click OK.
In the Services window, scroll to find Microsoft Office Click-to-Run service.
Check the Status column. If the status says Disabled, right-click it and select Properties.
Note: If the status doesn’t say Disabled, go to the next section, Uninstall and reinstall Office.
On the General tab, in the Startup type drop-down, select Manual or Automatic. Click Apply, then OK.
I have done the startup to manual or automatic, and also uninstall the office.
Still cannot reinstall the office.
Not only your office 2019 exe file, but also my torrented exe file
Don’t use torrented exe, Top comminity, click in left hand side click in others. You will find my post. Downlaod what you want. At the bottom you will see how to activate.
Before, uninstall the office program in your PC, delete any KMS activation CMS file.restart PC.
Pardon me, how can I delete KMS activation CMS file?
I have uninstall automatically with Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant tool.
google : Remove KMS Host
https://msguides.com/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license
I have tried removing as according to the above link.
It shows as below:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cscript “%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs” /dstatus
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Input Error: Can not find script file “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs”.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>cscript “%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs” /dstatus
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Input Error: Can not find script file “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs”.
I think I have already removed all the Office things with “Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant” tool. I also manually uninstalled all the MS Office apps.
Still showing this Error Code: 30068-39.
Have tried the startup MS Office services to manual or automatic, and also uninstall the office.
Thank you so much, i activated it like a boss!!! THANKS TO YOU!!!
Thank you so much! I accidentally uninstalled my microsoft office, and now I even got a better version. Thanks!
Hi @kwong
After downloading. When I execute the setup file, it gives me the “Couldn’t install. We’re sorry, but we can’t verify the signature of flies required to install your Office product.” error
PLEASE assist in resolving this
Look like your KMS activation was block by campus network admins. Try disconnect from the VPN after passing through the verification step and restart PC and try install again.
Hi,
After downloading. when I execute the setup file, it gives me the “Couldn’t install. We’re sorry, but we can’t verify the signature of flies required to install your Office product.” error
Please assist to resolve this
If the above method not solve your problem, google: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows, Windows 10 is the same. follow every step, solve out problem first.
Installed product key detected – attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: d7279dd0-e175-49fe-a623-8fc2fc00afc4
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16O365HomePremR_Grace edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, RETAIL(Grace) channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: KHGM9
ERROR CODE: 0xC004F017
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.
I need to register 2019 office … this error msg appear after running the command according to first method.
KMS activation method don’t accept more than one copy of windows or Office program in the same PC.
Uninstall the Office program you don’t want. Remove the key first and correspond cmd file. Restart PC. Try activation again.
Thanks for your inputs. I have successfully activated my office.
I received the same error as the above person. I don’t understand your instructions to work around this. I have to uninstall Office?