Get Office 2021 for FREE without a product key
As you know, in the past fourteen years, all Microsoft Office version numbers were named according to a simple arithmetic sequence that has a difference of 3 between each one since Office 2007. Notwithstanding the rule, a new version of Microsoft productivity suite was released on October 5th succeeding Office 2019 and its official name is Office 2021, not Office 2022. Surely you will be curious to know what is new in this version that makes them change the naming convention of their product. Is it worth upgrading your old productivity suite? Let’s make it clear right now.
What’s new in Office 2021
There are quite a few new features added to this 2021 version. You will have a new dark mode, realtime co-authoring, editing tools, functions, motion graphics, improved features, and so much more. Just check out the official article here for more details. Now I am still using Office 2019 because new things in version 2021 are not enough to convince me to upgrade to it. Perhaps I will consider it again in the future but not now.
Download and install Office 2021
First, make sure that the operating system version you are running is Windows 10 or later before you get started. There is no way to install Office 2021 on Windows 8 or earlier.
Just go here to get the official download link from Microsoft. The size of the IMG file is 4.2 GB. Double click on the file to mount it to a virtual drive on your PC once the download is complete. Then follow the instructions of the Setup Wizard to install Office 2021 on your Windows.
This might take a while, please wait.
After the installation completes, just open an Office app to verify some basic information. Just skip the product key option by clicking the X button at the top right corner.
As you can see in the screenshot below, I installed Office Professional Plus 2021 on my PC successfully and the trial license will expire in 7 days.
Activate Office 2021 for FREE using KMS client key
Method 1: Running CMD commands manually
Step 1.1: Open cmd program with administrator rights.
First, you need to open cmd in the admin mode, then run all commands below one by one.
Step 1.2: Get into the Office directory in cmd.
cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16
cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16If you install your Office in the ProgramFiles folder, the Office directory depends on the architecture of your OS. If you are not sure of this issue, 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: Install Office 2021 volume license.
for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2021VL_KMS*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x"This step is required. You can not install the KMS client product key of Office without a volume license.
Step 1.4: Activate your Office using the KMS key.
Make sure your device is connected to the internet, then run the following commands.
cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:1688
cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:6F7TH >nul
cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:FXYTK-NJJ8C-GB6DW-3DYQT-6F7TH
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(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:\Windows\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2021VL_KMS*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x"
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2021VL_KMS_Client_AE-ppd.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
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Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2021vl_kms_client_ae-ppd.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
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---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2021VL_KMS_Client_AE-ul-oob.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
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Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2021vl_kms_client_ae-ul-oob.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
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---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlus2021VL_KMS_Client_AE-ul.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
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Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplus2021vl_kms_client_ae-ul.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
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---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--------------------------
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Successfully applied setting.
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---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:6F7TH >nul
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:FXYTK-NJJ8C-GB6DW-3DYQT-6F7TH
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
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<Product key installation successful>
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---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--------------------------
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Successfully applied setting.
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---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--------------------------
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Installed product key detected - attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: cd18ecc0-466a-45d4-8d2e-8c4fa48ae591
LICENSE NAME: Office 21, Office21ProPlus2021R_Grace edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 21, RETAIL(Grace) channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: PG343
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: fbdb3e18-a8ef-4fb3-9183-dffd60bd0984
LICENSE NAME: Office 21, Office21ProPlus2021VL_KMS_Client_AE edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 21, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: 6F7TH
<Product activation successful>
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---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>
Congratulations! The activation was completed successfully.
Method 2: Using my pre-written batch script
This one is not recommended anymore due to the new update of Microsoft.
Step 2.1: Copy the script code below into a new text document.
@echo off
title Activate Microsoft Office 2021 (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 2021&echo - Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2021&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\ProPlus2021VL_KMS*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&echo.&echo =====================================================================================&echo Activating your product...&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /setprt:1688 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:6F7TH >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:FXYTK-NJJ8C-GB6DW-3DYQT-6F7TH >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 this text file as a cmd file. (Eg. 1click.cmd).
Step 2.3: Run the cmd file in admin mode.
Step 2.4: Check the activation status again.
Done! Your product is activated successfully now.
More information:
Here is the KMS client key of Office 2021: FXYTK-NJJ8C-GB6DW-3DYQT-6F7TH.
The Office 2021 KMS license is valid for 180 days only but it can be renewed automatically so you needn’t 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!
Bonjours moi mon problème je ne peux pas connecté au serveur ,je suis dans windows 11 et je veux installé office 2021 j’ai pu installer lui dans windows 10 dans un autre pc , mais le mien avec windows 11 ,n’a pas voulue , qu’est ce que je fais
Wow, I’ve been struggling to fix this and finally landed on the right procedure.. THANK YOU!!
Followed instructions and its activated for the first run then after that it prompts for key
Thanks a lot.
Hey Guang,
Kudos to you. I successfully completed the activation process using the cmd.
How does the automatic renewal of KMS key take place after 180 days?
Should I repeat the cmd prompt over again?
Please reply. Thanks!
Thank you this is easy to follow and exactly what I was looking for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you
Nice, Thank you Methid 2 it works!
WOW….Fantastic. Followed method 1 and it was so easy to activate. Thank you so much and G*d bless.
Marlan
Johannesburg
South Africa
This works! Thank you. I followed Method 1 step by step and it worked.
Hello!
I used the method 02. It is easy and it works! It is better than the activator that came with MS Office 2021 DVD.
I wonder if the activation is lifetime however.
Thank you for the guide!
Thank You Guys . it worked perfectly 🙂 . G*d bless you .
Hi. how to activate ? please give your contact number sir. I’m from India. TAMIL NADU.
This works like a charm! Thank you soo much 😀
It works perfectly fine.. thanks
IT WORKED THANK YOU!!!
Few days ago, it sais that cannot connect to the server.
it shows me that it’s trying to activate the 2019 script , what do i do?
O*G it worked amazingly! Thank you so much for your help!
Hey, I followed the 1st method and it appeared on command prompt that ms is activated but when I opened the ms office again, it wasn’t activated….
2023 – 0xC004F074
For those of you having problems with 0xC004F074 go into task manager and shut down OfficeClickToRun.exe then run the ACT command
This does not fix the issue.
I just drop by to say thanks. . .
Hey Guang
So I removed a few things from your activation script for Office 2019 (I’m not even sure what, since it was so long ago),]
and Windows no longer detects it as a threat. I can just keep it on any computer and run it freely.
Would you be interested in taking a look, so perhaps you can replicate the code in such a way that Windows doesn’t think it’s malware?
I could just post the code here as a comment, or maybe via e-mail.
Cheers!
Not Working :\
Hi Guang, thanks for the tips. Can I log in with my MS account after the activation went sucessfully? thanks
It worked on Windows 11, thank you so much !
D**n, it doesn’t work anymore.
Is there a new Windows update which blocks the newest method?
Hi,
Work very well on Win11
Thank’s a lot.
Wow! Thank you for step-by-step instructions you gave. The only thing I didn’t do was that I used the latest version of HUE_KMS Activator since I don’t like to mess around with Windows Registry much. It gave out the same result which is 180 days, and hopefully it would automatic renew itself.
Thanks!! Works great! I’m even getting updates 🙂
Why is error code 0xC004C060 showing? from windows 11
Why is error code 0xC004C060 showing?
Not working in windows 11. is it need any change ?
Just installed on my latest win11, works!!
the designer option is not working
thank you its worked