{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365","headline":"Legal way to use Office 365 totally FREE without paying a dime","name":"Legal way to use Office 365 totally FREE without paying a dime","description":"In a previous post here, I have shown you guys how to download and install Office 365 Multi-language using online installer downloaded directly from the Microsoft homepage. The new installation includes a 30-day free trial license by default. After that, most important features will be disabled. It means your work will be discontinued unless you...","datePublished":"2021-10-26","dateModified":"2023-04-10","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\/2018\/08\/legal-way-to-use-office-365-for-free-1.png","url":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/legal-way-to-use-office-365-for-free-1.png","height":628,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365","video":{"message":"Forbidden"},"commentCount":"1173","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment1","dateCreated":"2026-02-28 13:03:41","description":"hey so.... i followed your method 1 and installed successfully . i opened office word and it shows activated so i close the app. i also closed the cmd admin and reopen the office word and boom its back to unlicensed and need to input product key. i tried installing multiple times and same probem.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Riri","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment2","dateCreated":"2026-01-29 06:41:15","description":"If you want to activate Office 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-365#Comment3","dateCreated":"2026-01-16 21:57:19","description":"Before performing step 1.3, \r\ncopy OSPP.VBS from C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16 to C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"YU","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment4","dateCreated":"2025-12-17 07:31:03","description":"Hi Team,\r\n\r\nI want to update you before all the commands were working if you installed office 365 also then still it'll get activated but nowadays it's not getting like error are coming system cannot find the path, is there any issue with your kms server.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rayyan Ali","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment5","dateCreated":"2025-11-19 14:39:31","description":"Hi, the first command worked fine, but the second one made the cmd stop working, am i missing something? thanks","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"julia","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment6","dateCreated":"2025-11-09 09:33:55","description":"=====================================================================================\r\n#Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without additional software\r\n=====================================================================================\r\n\r\n#Supported products: Office 365 ProPlus (x86-x64)\r\n\r\n\r\nThe system cannot find the path specified.\r\nThe system cannot find the path specified.\r\n\r\n============================================================================\r\nActivating your Office...\r\n============================================================================\r\n\r\nSorry, your version is not supported.\r\n\r\n\r\nTHIS IS THE MESSAGE I AM GETTING IN CD PROMPT","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dr Sanjeev","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment7","dateCreated":"2025-11-05 12:00:03","description":"A segunda etapa de convers\u00e3o n\u00e3o entra consegue me ajudar?","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Giu","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment8","dateCreated":"2025-10-31 06:48:22","description":"I installed this version today and it looks like the paths have changed.\r\nMicrosoft\u00ae Excel\u00ae 2016 MSO (Version 2510 Build 16.0.19328.20144) 64-bit \r\n\r\nWas able to activate using the paths below in Step 1.2-3\r\nStep 1.2: cd \/d %ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\root\\Office16\r\nStep 1.3: 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":"Aagii","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment9","dateCreated":"2025-10-05 06:09:02","description":"If you want to activate Office in a legit and safe way, you can get your original license key\ud83d\udd11at an affordable price + Instant Delivery\u26a1 from here \ud83d\udc49 digistoun.com","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"digistoun.com","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/office-365#Comment10","dateCreated":"2025-10-03 05:33:47","description":"Actually it worked well before as a job seeker your tutorial on activating my product key helped me a lot in creating my resume and also as IT employee it made me easy to access the reports and PPTS on time","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Vaibhav","url":""}}],"about":["Microsoft Software Products"],"wordCount":1639,"keywords":["free trial license of office 365","how to activate microsoft office 365","microsoft office","using office 365 without subscription"],"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});In a previous post here, I have shown you guys how to download and install Office 365 Multi-language using online installer downloaded directly from the Microsoft homepage. The new installation includes a 30-day free trial license by default. After that, most important features will be disabled. It means your work will be discontinued unless you pay for Office 365 subscription. If you are in financial difficulties, this is so bad, I know. To help you overcome this problem, I recommend using KMS licene key to activate your Office. For those of you guys who don\u2019t already know, KMS license is almost similar to the trial one. It is totally free, legal and is valid for 180 days only. But don\u2019t worry about the period because it can be renewed easily.            Contents                                    Remove your current trial license                            Make sure your computer is ready                            Activating your Office 365 using KMS client key                            1. Manual method                            2. Using batch script                            How to renew your Office 365 license        Remove your current trial licenseThis step is optional if your trial license was expired. However, if it is still valid, you need to remove it. Because in some cases, after you activate your Office using KMS license, important features are resumed but the expiration notification still remains. Follow the instructions in this post to uninstall the trial license.Make sure your computer is readyYou need to check your internet connection again and make sure that the Windows Update service is turned on. KMS license has to be verified by making a connection to my KMS servers before it can be used. So you need to check if the KMS server is blocked or not. This is pretty simple. Just open your internet browser and try visitting this site: http:\/\/kms.msguides.com. If it is visible, this means my KMS server is not blocked.Activating your Office 365 using KMS client key1. Manual methodStep 1.1: Open command prompt as admin.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.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});open cmd as adminStep 1.2: Navigate to your Office folder.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 your Office folderStep 1.3: Convert your Office license to volume one if possible.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.for \/f %x in ('dir \/b ..\\root\\Licenses16\\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs \/inslic:\"..\\root\\Licenses16\\%x\"Convert Office licenseStep 1.4: Use KMS client key to 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.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});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\\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 5.812 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ---Processing-------------------------- Installing Office license: ..\\root\\licenses16\\proplusvl_kms_client-ppd.xrm-ms Office 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 5.812 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ---Processing-------------------------- Installing Office license: ..\\root\\licenses16\\proplusvl_kms_client-ul-oob.xrm-ms Office 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 5.812 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ---Processing-------------------------- Installing Office license: ..\\root\\licenses16\\proplusvl_kms_client-ul.xrm-ms Office license installed successfully. ---Exiting----------------------------- C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99 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 \/unpkey:BTDRB >nul C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/unpkey:KHGM9 >nul C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/unpkey:CPQVG >nul C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs \/sethst:23.226.136.46 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 \/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 \/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: d450596f-894d-49e0-966a-fd39ed4c4c64 LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client edition LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel Last 5 characters of installed product key: WFG99 ---Exiting----------------------------- C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office16>Activate Office using KMS key manually2. Using batch scriptThis one is not recommended anymore due to the new update of Microsoft.Step 2.1: Copy the code below into a new text document.@echo offtitle Activate Office 365 ProPlus for FREE - MSGuides.com&cls&echo =====================================================================================&echo #Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without additional software&echo =====================================================================================&echo.&echo #Supported products: Office 365 ProPlus (x86-x64)&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 slmgr.vbs \/ckms >nul&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&set i=1&cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99 >nul||cscript \/\/nologo ospp.vbs \/inpkey:NMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP >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 fileStep 2.2: Save it as a batch file. (eg. office365.cmd).     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Save the text fileSet name of the batch fileStep 2.3: Run the batch file with admin rights. (important!).Run the batch file as adminDone! Your Office is activated successfully.Successfully activate Office 365Note:I only test this method with Office 365 ProPlus version. I am not sure it will work with the others.Step 3 is flagged \u201cimportant\u201d because the UAC system will stop this process if you don\u2019t do it.How to renew your Office 365 licenseBy default, your license will be renewed automaticaly every seven days but in some cases, it can be stuck. So you need to renew the license manually. Just follow instructions here.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});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!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5\/5 - (1810 votes)         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});"}