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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Mosaed says:

March 18, 2020 at 7:00 AM

Should I feel *SAFE* doing all that on my computer?

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mansoor anas says:

February 11, 2020 at 9:29 PM

hi bro..
i could not install visio 2019 . when i install it a alert is comming like “the virus alert”.
so, how solve this problem? plz tell me.
thanks a lot

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mario says:

February 9, 2020 at 1:21 PM

visio 2019, feb 09, 2020 works very well!!!
if visio 2019 doesn’t work wtih the batch script visio 2019 u can try whit the batch script visio 2016.
works perfectly.
thank’s

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Kvx says:

January 29, 2020 at 9:22 AM

There is a problem with the current client keys. They’re invalid

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flitz says:

January 26, 2020 at 10:09 AM

works like a charm. visio 2019, jan 27, 2020.

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Syed says:

January 14, 2020 at 4:17 PM

Works like a charm.. Just follow the step and you are good. (Visio 2019 x64). Thanks!

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porkue says:

January 9, 2020 at 10:35 PM

Visio 2019

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DL says:

November 23, 2019 at 12:22 AM

I trying to use this to activate my my microsoft visio but this does not work. is there any precaution on doing this? like turn off wifi, virus protection and window defender?

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test says:

November 14, 2019 at 1:54 AM

visio 2016 – all works fine! thanks

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Shohrawar says:

November 4, 2019 at 2:46 AM

thanks….. it works

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uknown says:

October 28, 2019 at 6:36 AM

thanks it’s work october 2019

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kj says:

October 12, 2019 at 5:52 AM

ERROR CODE: 0xC004F017
ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.

visio2019

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1. DOnttell says:
  
  October 14, 2019 at 8:52 AM
  
  I got it will installing normal office. COnvert to single volume even if your is an iso
  
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Hatem says:

October 11, 2019 at 5:43 PM

Hi, Please help me to download Project 2019, i can’t find a good link for that !!

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John says:

October 10, 2019 at 5:11 AM

Hi Guand.

Thanks for sharing your contribution to access these programs. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for me. I’ve tried both methods but anyone of them worked for install Project 2019. I tried the Projet 2016 process for Project 2019 but didn’t work also.
During the first process, I could see that this part of msg doesn’t appear in the CMD screens:

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

—————————————
—————————————
—Exiting—————————–

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>

The other method runs good, but when I start the Project, he keeps in the trial version.
Could you help me?

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paco says:

September 26, 2019 at 7:02 AM

Hello, the activationes doesn’t work.
It has been working for a time, but now it crashed.
I tried to exec again the file cmd, but it doesn’t work.
Please could you help me?
MICROSOFT VISIO 2019

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1. paco says:
  
  September 26, 2019 at 7:04 AM
  
  It works!!, but i have to use the cmd for Visio2016
  
  Reply
Alphmeg says:

September 24, 2019 at 9:57 PM

Hello
Thank you for this… Right now I’m having this error (http://prntscr.com/palr8l) “Error code: 30029-39”. Any help. Please?
Thank you in advance!

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1. kWong says:
  
  September 25, 2019 at 6:56 AM
  
  In many cases, you can install Office, Project, and Visio on the same computer. But, there are some combinations of Office, Project, and Visio that can’t be installed together on the same computer. The two main things that determine whether Office, Project, and Visio can be installed together on the same computer are the version of the product and the installation technology used to install the product. What governs whether an installation scenario is supported are these two rules:
  
  You can’t install two products together that have the same version but use different installation technologies.
  You can’t install two products of different versions together if both products use Click-to-Run as the installation technology and those products have overlapping Office applications.
  
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Joe says:

September 20, 2019 at 6:27 AM

Excuse me but does it work with both visio 2016 standard retail and visio 2016 volume of does it work with only one of them

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1. kWong says:
  
  September 20, 2019 at 9:32 AM
  
  work with Microsoft Visio 2016 ALL versions
  
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  1. Joe says:
    
    September 20, 2019 at 4:15 PM
    
    I downloaded and installed Visio 2016 standard but it then appeared as professional and when I tried to activate it it didn’t work and it said that the product was unlicensed Please Help and Thank you
    
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    1. kWong says:
      
      September 21, 2019 at 12:43 AM
      
      If you install Office 2016 pro plus, it will become Visio Pro.
      
      Control panel, uninstall your Visio Program, restart PC.
      
      Install Visio 2019 Pro program, retry activation.
      
      Come up any problem, error , must solve it.
      
      Best bet is disable Windows Defender before activation.
      
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Instructor says:

September 4, 2019 at 10:12 AM

Error code 30029-39 on Project 2019

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1. kWong says:
  
  September 15, 2019 at 11:32 AM
  
  disable Windows Defender, retry activation.
  
  Reply
SANJAY KHANNA says:

September 1, 2019 at 6:00 PM

how to download MS project for macbook

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1. kWong says:
  
  September 15, 2019 at 11:34 AM
  
  Sorry, Macbook is not microsoft product. KMS activation method is only work with PC and Laptop.
  
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Jose says:

August 29, 2019 at 1:51 PM

Hi,
First of all, thanks for your great instructions, and explanation how to get installed ms project and visio.
I am trying to get activated the MS project 2016 PRO German version following your instructions, therefore when I try to run the 1click.cmd file with the provided code I get an error:
File not:
….\root\licenses16\projectprovl_kms_client-ppd.xrm-ms
Could you please help me out? What should I do?
Thanks for quick replay,
Jose

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1. kWong says:
  
  September 15, 2019 at 11:38 AM
  
  disable Windows Defender, retry activation.
  
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Mister me says:

August 13, 2019 at 10:30 PM

I install visio 2019 and I have a problem. I follow all the steps.

And before applying the KMS it asks me the product key and tells me that I have until 18th of august… After KMS no product key is asked but… It says I have no licence… but i can use the app. I have no expiration date. but it says not activated.

What do you think ?

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1. kWong says:
  
  August 14, 2019 at 3:48 AM
  
  Don’t install Visio 2019 more than one time.
  
  Control panel., uninstall the extra Visio 2019 you do not need.
  
  Restart PC
  
  Done
  
  Enjoy.
  
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  1. Mister Me says:
    
    August 14, 2019 at 4:43 AM
    
    Thanks, but i’ve only one visio installed on my computer, ond only one appears in control panel.
    
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    1. kWong says:
      
      August 15, 2019 at 9:58 AM
      
      As long as no expired day, keep using.
      
      Enjoy.
      
      Reply
gg says:

August 12, 2019 at 9:08 PM

Nice work

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Carlos Gómez says:

August 11, 2019 at 9:34 AM

Thank you so much, i need this for work in visio…

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Pradeep says:

August 10, 2019 at 1:50 PM

Awesome man!

this is a great support. All gone well, product activated successfully!

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Rynn says:

August 1, 2019 at 10:17 AM

Connection to my KMS server failed. I have checked my internet connection and nothing wrong with that.
What should I do now ?

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1. kWong says:
  
  August 1, 2019 at 12:38 PM
  
  If no error come up, you can keep on try activate until success.
  
  Activation only success run the KMS activation method with admin right online.
  
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sumbweh says:

July 31, 2019 at 9:21 AM

Hello, i did a re-installation of my OS, and later installed office 2019 and visio 2019. when i try to use the KMS code, i get ”the connection to my KMS server failed!”
I have been trying for days now still no way out.

Please any help

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1. kWong says:
  
  August 1, 2019 at 8:53 AM
  
  reinstall Windows need to activate success first before install Office 2019 and Visio 2019 and try activation run by admin right online.
  
  reinstall Windows meant before your windows system have error, must make sure no more error before activation of Office 2019 and Visio 2019.
  
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nosje ydeir says:

July 26, 2019 at 12:31 PM

can I activate project or visio 2019 offline?

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1. kWong says:
  
  July 29, 2019 at 10:54 AM
  
  no
  
  activation must online, even retail version need to online to activate.
  
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Yonstag says:

July 17, 2019 at 4:19 AM

My greeting, I tried using you method many times but the results are the same it keeps on failing because of ”KMS”
What am I suppose to do ?

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1. kWong says:
  
  July 17, 2019 at 12:44 PM
  
  Activation success must run KMS activation method with admin right online.
  
  Don’t try to install more than one copy Oroject or Visio on ssame PC.
  
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Ishanka Anuradha says:

July 15, 2019 at 7:42 AM

thank you it’s working well

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Sea C says:

June 27, 2019 at 2:01 PM

Above it says someone reported your links to download the programs, where can I download Project 2019, or even a bit earlier? so I can use your system.
I have earlier project (2007) on my computer now. Dont want to remove it until I can get the new version working.
Thanks

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1. kWong says:
  
  July 3, 2019 at 3:59 PM
  
  Control Panel: uninstall project (2007)
  
  Restart PC.
  
  Top Community click in
  
  Left Hand Side: Others, click in
  
  My post: Office 2019 Microsoft Official Download link for Windows 10
  
  Download the second link (Project Pro 2019 English Version)
  
  Installation and activation method is at the end of the post.
  
  Enjoy
  
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Mutasim says:

June 10, 2019 at 7:07 PM

I activated my Project Professional 2019 with your KMS licence a few months ago, but as i tried to activate it again via the cmd file, it didn’t work. I tried making the cmd file again by copying the code at your site, but still no result. The cmd file says that the activation was successful, but when I open Project, it still says that the product is not activated.

Please help me, my job is at risk here

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1. kWong says:
  
  June 11, 2019 at 1:48 PM
  
  KMS activation success last 180 days. Activation renew is automatic every seventh day back to 180 days when your PC connect internet.
  
  How long you haven’t connect internet?
  
  Top search: Uninstall Microsoft product trial license or KMS license completely
  
  Follow post method, uninstall the expired Project Pro key first.
  
  Restart PC.
  
  You this post method to reactivate Project Pro.
  
  * 1st. Control panel, check have you install more than one Project Pro program. If yes, you need to uninstall any Project Pro without activation. Then check the one left behind is activate or not before use the above method.
  
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Psunabudes says:

June 3, 2019 at 1:27 PM

Hi Guang,
I have downloaded, using your link Office 2019, Project 2019, Visio 2019, and following your registration procedure, I was able to register Office but no Project and Visio. Now, I found the new instruction to register them; but, as you described “Step 1” is similar to the office registration then your “Step 2” is not clear at all. Where we have to get the codes to paste into the batch file from? And how this step relates to step 1?

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1. kWong says:
  
  June 3, 2019 at 2:00 PM
  
  Copy the KMS code into a new text document. You need copy the appropriate code for your product.
  
  Create a new text document.
  
  Paste the code into the text file. Then save it as a batch file with cmd extension. (eg “1click.cmd”).
  
  Run the batch file with administrator rights.
  
  Please wait…
  
  Done.
  
  Enjoy.
  
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2. kWong says:
  
  June 3, 2019 at 2:02 PM
  
  Step 2 is using Step 1 text file to create a batch file with cmd extension
  
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  1. Mr Loi says:
    
    July 3, 2019 at 1:48 AM
    
    thanks
    
    Reply