How to install and use Project / Visio (2016/2019/2021) without product key

Posted byAlways Smile Updated onApril 21, 2023

The majority of Microsoft software products have a 30-days trial in order to let the user try them for free. This allow users to see the value of the product and if they have been happy with it, they might consider paying for a license. However, spending hundreds of dollars is a big problem for people having very low incomes, particularly in some of the poorest regions. If you are students or teachers and your school is part of the program, you will have a chance to use most Microsoft products at no cost. And if you are not a beneficiary of this program, using KMS method is a perfect solution you can consider.

In today’s post, I will go into detail on how to download and use Project, Visio (2021, 2019 and 2016) without product key. First of all, you can download the latest version here if you dont have it already. Because it is stored as an ISO file so once your download completes, you have to extract it. Then just run the setup file to begin installing like you normally would.

After successful installation, you will get be enrolled in a 30 day free monthly trial. When the trial ends, the most important features will be disabled and you have to purchase a license key to continue using the service.
But what is really amazing is that you can easily get a free 6 months license by using KMS method. Importantly, you can renew the license easily when the period has expired (*). Just follow the instructions below exactly and make sure your internet connection is active.

Contents

1. Activating Project, Visio manually

2. Using pre-written batch script to activate Project & Visio

1. Activating Project, Visio manually

Activate MS Project for FREE with KMS key

Using MS Visio without a product key

Step 1.1: Open location of the Project/Visio installed on your PC.
If you install it 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.

cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16
cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16

Step 1.2: Convert your retail license to volume one.
This step is required. You can not install the KMS client product key of Project/Visio without a volume license.

For Project 2016:

cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectProVL_KMS_Client-ppd.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectProVL_KMS_Client-ul-oob.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectProVL_KMS_Client-ul.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-bridge-office.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-root.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-root-bridge-test.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-stil.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-ul.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-ul-oob.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms"

For Project 2019:

cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms"&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\projectprovl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\projectpro2019vl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")

For Project 2021:

cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms"&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\projectprovl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\projectpro2021vl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")

For Visio 2016:

cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\VisioProVL_KMS_Client-ppd.xrm-ms" &cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\VisioProVL_KMS_Client-ul-oob.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\VisioProVL_KMS_Client-ul.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-bridge-office.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-root.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-root-bridge-test.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-stil.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-ul.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-ul-oob.xrm-ms"&cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms"

For Visio 2019:

cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms"&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\visioprovl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\visiopro2019vl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")

For Visio 2021:

cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms"&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\visioprovl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")&(for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\visiopro2021vl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x")

convert retail licenses of project/visio to volume ones

Step 1.3: Activate your Project/Visio using KMS client key
Make sure your PC is connected to the internet, then run the following command. Do not forget to replace THE_CLIENT_KEY with the KMS client key of your product.

cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:THE_CLIENT_KEY
cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:107.175.77.7
cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:1688
cscript ospp.vbs /act

The full list of client keys:

Project 2016: YG9NW-3K39V-2T3HJ-93F3Q-G83KT
Project 2019: B4NPR-3FKK7-T2MBV-FRQ4W-PKD2B
Project 2021: FTNWT-C6WBT-8HMGF-K9PRX-QV9H8
Visio 2016: PD3PC-RHNGV-FXJ29-8JK7D-RJRJK
Visio 2019: 9BGNQ-K37YR-RQHF2-38RQ3-7VCBB
Visio 2021: KNH8D-FGHT4-T8RK3-CTDYJ-K2HT4

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 the all the text I got after activating Project 2019 in my Windows 10 laptop.

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\projectpro2019vl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x"
 
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectPro2019VL_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\projectpro2019vl_kms_client_ae-ppd.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---------------------------------------
---Exiting-----------------------------
 
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectPro2019VL_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\projectpro2019vl_kms_client_ae-ul-oob.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---------------------------------------
---Exiting-----------------------------
 
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectPro2019VL_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\projectpro2019vl_kms_client_ae-ul.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---------------------------------------
---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 /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 /inpkey:B4NPR-3FKK7-T2MBV-FRQ4W-PKD2B
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
---Processing--------------------------
---------------------------------------
<Product key installation successful>
---------------------------------------
---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: 2ca2bf3f-949e-446a-82c7-e25a15ec78c4
LICENSE NAME: Office 19, Office19ProjectPro2019VL_KMS_Client_AE edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 19, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: PKD2B
<Product activation successful>
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---Exiting-----------------------------
 
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>

2. Using pre-written batch script to activate Project & Visio

This one is not recommended anymore due to the new update of Microsoft.

https://youtu.be/tQ9kfzInlwM

Activating Microsoft Project & Visio 2019 instructions

Step 2.1: Copy the following code into a new text document.

For Project 2016

@echo off
title Activate Microsoft Project 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 Project Standard 2016&echo - Microsoft Project 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")&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectProVL_KMS_Client-ppd.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectProVL_KMS_Client-ul-oob.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProjectProVL_KMS_Client-ul.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-bridge-office.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-root.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-root-bridge-test.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-stil.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-ul.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-ul-oob.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms" >nul&echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Activating your Project...&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /setprt:1688 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:KQBVC >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:G83KT >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:YG9NW-3K39V-2T3HJ-93F3Q-G83KT >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

For Project 2019

@echo off
title Activate Microsoft Project 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 Project Standard 2019&echo - Microsoft Project 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")&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms" >nul&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\projectprovl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\projectpro2019vl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Activating your Project...&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /setprt:1688 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:PKD2B >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:B4NPR-3FKK7-T2MBV-FRQ4W-PKD2B >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

For Project 2021

@echo off
title Activate Microsoft Project 2021 for FREE - MSGuides.com&cls&echo =====================================================================================&echo #Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without additional software&echo =====================================================================================&echo.&echo #Supported products:&echo - Microsoft Project Standard 2021&echo - Microsoft Project Professional 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")&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms" >nul&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\projectprovl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\projectpro2021vl_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:QV9H8 >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:FTNWT-C6WBT-8HMGF-K9PRX-QV9H8 >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&echo 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

For Visio 2016

@echo off
title Activate Microsoft Visio 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 Visio Standard 2016&echo - Microsoft Visio 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")&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\VisioProVL_KMS_Client-ppd.xrm-ms"  >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\VisioProVL_KMS_Client-ul-oob.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\VisioProVL_KMS_Client-ul.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-bridge-office.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-root.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-root-bridge-test.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-stil.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-ul.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance-ul-oob.xrm-ms" >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms" >nul&echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Activating your Visio...&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /setprt:1688 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:W8GF4 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:RJRJK >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:PD3PC-RHNGV-FXJ29-8JK7D-RJRJK >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

For Visio 2019

@echo off
title Activate Microsoft Visio 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 Visio Standard 2019&echo - Microsoft Visio 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")&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms" >nul&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\visioprovl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\visiopro2019vl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Activating your Visio...&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /setprt:1688 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:7VCBB >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:9BGNQ-K37YR-RQHF2-38RQ3-7VCBB >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

For Visio 2021

@echo off
title Activate Microsoft Visio 2021 for FREE - MSGuides.com&cls&echo =====================================================================================&echo #Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without additional software&echo =====================================================================================&echo.&echo #Supported products:&echo - Microsoft Visio Standard 2021&echo - Microsoft Visio Professional 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")&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\pkeyconfig-office.xrm-ms" >nul&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\client-issuance*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\visioprovl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs /inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\visiopro2021vl_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:K2HT4 >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:KNH8D-FGHT4-T8RK3-CTDYJ-K2HT4 >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& echo 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

Note: You need copy the appropriate code for your product.

Create a new text document.

Step 2.2: Paste the code into the text file. Then save it as a batch file with cmd extension. (eg “1click.cmd”).

Step 2.3: Run the batch file with administrator rights.

Please wait a while.

Done! Finally, check the activation state again.

(*): KMS license is valid for 180 days only. But it will be renewed automatically before the expiration date if you are online.
However, you can renew your Office manually anytime (even when its expired) by running the cmd file again.

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!

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Alber says:

May 28, 2019 at 11:03 PM

you rock

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Raheel says:

May 28, 2019 at 9:33 PM

The connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one…
Please wait…
please resolve the above issue

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1. kWong says:
  
  May 29, 2019 at 2:23 AM
  
  Run run.cmd file as administrator online.
  
  Done
  
  Enjoy
  
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Bastech says:

May 14, 2019 at 1:53 AM

Worked… Thanks alot.

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Enrique says:

May 8, 2019 at 7:51 PM

Thank you so much!! YOu are a genius!! 😀 🙂

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mude says:

May 4, 2019 at 9:17 AM

thank you.. because of this very helpful for me 😀 I’m happy can fix it by my self with this help

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Shankar says:

April 28, 2019 at 12:23 AM

Hi, I tried activating the MS Office and Win 10 and the method perfectly. Thanks for it.
However, I am unable to activate the Visio 2019 using the same method.
Note: Followed all the step by step guide but the product is not getting activated.
Any help?

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1. kWong says:
  
  April 29, 2019 at 11:48 AM
  
  This post provide both office 2016 & office 2019 Project and Visio activation method.
  
  Make sure you use right Visio 2019 batch file with admin ID right activate online.
  
  If still fail. Top click in Community
  
  Create a question with detail and support with picture.
  
  Mr.Guang or others will help you to solve your problem.
  
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Hairo says:

April 27, 2019 at 3:49 AM

This Sh*t doesn’t work!!!!!

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1. kWong says:
  
  April 27, 2019 at 5:49 AM
  
  What’s your problem?
  
  Only 4 words, no one can help you.
  
  Reply
Fahad Saif says:

April 26, 2019 at 2:26 PM

is this iso file contain both office and visio and project

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1. kWong says:
  
  April 27, 2019 at 5:50 AM
  
  This post only for visio and project activation.
  
  Top search: Install and activate Office 2019 for FREE legally using Volume license Post
  
  Done
  
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Hector says:

April 26, 2019 at 7:34 AM

Works for me!!!

In the following link you will find how to Remove Office 365/2016 license in order to use the activation method described on this guide.

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/odsupport/2015/05/01/how-to-reset-an-office-365-install-to-the-initial-activationinstall-state/

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UPEH says:

April 24, 2019 at 9:29 AM

its so help me, thank you so much. THIS IS TRUSTED

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malagasy says:

April 24, 2019 at 9:18 AM

it helps ,thanks a lot

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Jameel al Rahman says:

April 16, 2019 at 8:59 AM

Thank You!

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Jim says:

April 14, 2019 at 10:13 AM

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

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Engima says:

April 13, 2019 at 7:48 PM

Can i use this method with my paid subscription of O365? The problem is that i have paid for O365 from work, but doesn’t have Visio. If i use the above method, will my computer get confused with calling two different KMS? Thanks.

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1. kWong says:
  
  April 14, 2019 at 4:51 AM
  
  1 , Upgrade Office 365 to Office 2016 or Office 2019. It become Office 365 base Office 2016 or Office 2019. It sitll can upgrade to future version of Office.
  
  2, then Install Office 2016 or Office 2019 Project and Visio, use the above method to activated.
  
  3, Done.
  
  Reply
2. kWong says:
  
  April 14, 2019 at 10:49 AM
  
  Retail and KMS may not work this way,
  
  Reply
Frank says:

April 13, 2019 at 2:08 PM

Hello
Thanks for the post.. It´s really works!

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Iris says:

April 1, 2019 at 10:58 AM

Gracias, 🙂 si que funciona

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Minh says:

March 28, 2019 at 7:00 PM

i can’t activate MS project and MS visio in my computer,pls help me to fix that issue.
Contact with me :[email protected]

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1. kWong says:
  
  March 29, 2019 at 5:44 AM
  
  Activation must with Admin ID without restriction and connect internet at the same time.
  
  Reply
Jemba says:

March 26, 2019 at 2:57 PM

followed all your step and installed it on my laptop. All office app including Microsoft project is working except that it shows “Activation Required”, “This product is unlicensed. Connect to your corporate network or contact your system administrator for further assistance”
Can I just leave it like this? There is no date of expiration written anyway

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1. Minh says:
  
  March 28, 2019 at 7:01 PM
  
  did you fix it? pls share your experience and method.
  BR
  [email protected]
  
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2. kWong says:
  
  March 29, 2019 at 5:42 AM
  
  I bet you install more than one copy of Microsoft Project in your PC.
  
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3. Jorge says:
  
  May 30, 2019 at 4:38 AM
  
  Como instalar e projet e visio juntos. Quando vc peda para salvar como 1click.cmd só da para salvar 1 com essa extensão e qual extensão salva o outro
  
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someone asd says:

March 26, 2019 at 8:11 AM

Thank you so much. No more shady “activators” in my life XD

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papadontpreach says:

March 16, 2019 at 11:24 PM

Thank you! It works! 🙂

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santosh says:

March 8, 2019 at 12:32 AM

i done the whole process you mentioned above to my visio and project pro 2019 it was showing activation was successful in cmd but after opening visio and pro i was getting message to activate visio and pro

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1. kWong says:
  
  March 8, 2019 at 9:08 AM
  
  The only reason is you got more than a copy visio and project pro 2019 in your PC.
  
  Just keep one copy , uninstall all need to activate visio and project pro 2019 from your PC.
  
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Foong says:

February 14, 2019 at 11:09 PM

After I run the cmd file, it shows me product activation successful, but when I try to reopen MS.Visio 2016, it asks for product key again… how

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tt says:

February 11, 2019 at 12:57 AM

Work very well with office 365, great

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erf says:

February 9, 2019 at 2:34 AM

tnx tnx tnx tnx

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Rajesh says:

February 6, 2019 at 5:06 AM

Hi,

We follow your given step and it showing successful when I run the bat file but when I check the MPP about option it showing require activation.

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Darryl says:

January 28, 2019 at 12:56 AM

I followed all your step and installed it on my laptop (I uninstalled first my previous office 2016). All office app including Microsoft project is working except that it shows “Activation Required”, “This product is unlicensed. Connect to your corporate network or contact your system administrator for further assistance”
Can I just leave it like this? There is no date of expiration written anyway.

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1. GGGGa says:
  
  February 1, 2019 at 10:54 AM
  
  Same as here
  
  Reply
2. Rajesh says:
  
  February 6, 2019 at 5:07 AM
  
  same as here
  
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Marcel says:

January 25, 2019 at 1:26 PM

I don’t found Visio 2016/19, when I can DL it pleaaase ?!

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1. tt says:
  
  February 11, 2019 at 12:56 AM
  
  check his homepage
  
  Reply
mohammed says:

January 24, 2019 at 6:10 AM

hello bro
i want Microsoft project 2019 64 bit version to download it please i don’t found it.

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Lauri says:

January 23, 2019 at 10:56 AM

Both Project and Visio (2019) downloaded from here, will give error during setup: 30182-1 (2)
someting needs to be downloaded and installed but not found…
Office 2019 already downloaded and activated OK, changed to another language.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/4c9f8146-64cc-4a5e-82c8-582c885e332a/errorcode-3018212?forum=Office2016setupdeploy

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Cesar Garay Garay Garcia says:

January 22, 2019 at 9:27 AM

dont work, when i put the code like admin, in the black screen say “this is no for your version”, just project works

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Alicia says:

January 19, 2019 at 3:29 PM

Hi my friend, thanks for the video. But I need it for MAC, do you have any solutions for

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Rick says:

January 8, 2019 at 5:12 PM

can’t this theoretically also be done with any other software ?

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