{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license","headline":"Uninstall Microsoft product trial license or KMS license completely","name":"Uninstall Microsoft product trial license or KMS license completely","description":"As you know, the new Microsoft product installation usually includes a 30-days free trial license. However, the problem here is that the trial license is not uninstalled automatically when it is expired. And so this leads to the paradox that it keeps saying \u201cMost features are disabled\u201d or \u201cWindows is not activated\u201d even after activating...","datePublished":"2018-08-18","dateModified":"2022-06-28","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\/uninstall-microsoft-product-trial-license-or-kms-license-completely.png","url":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/uninstall-microsoft-product-trial-license-or-kms-license-completely.png","height":628,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license","commentCount":"111","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment1","dateCreated":"2025-02-28 03:45:47","description":"Thank you very much!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Alessandro","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment2","dateCreated":"2024-05-07 11:35:08","description":"Hi, I have office home and office pre-installed, and I cracked it with kms key to office 2021 pro plus. Now out of curiosity I uninstalled it by your method to try if ms 365 gets activated next time with kms key, but now my license is switched back to home and student (preinstalled) and when I activate office 2021\/365 pro plus, it shows product activated successfully but still stays on home and student and is not getting activated in real. Please tell me solution to reactivate it.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Paritosh","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment3","dateCreated":"2023-11-06 18:38:03","description":"Hi, it worked partially. I had Office 365 but it turned into Office 2016. Is there a way to fix it? Thanks!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Seb A","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment4","dateCreated":"2023-09-03 14:16:30","description":"check your schedule tasks, most activators make one to reactivate it on startup.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Arcueid","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment5","dateCreated":"2023-07-04 20:07:07","description":"Kindly refer below ... (error description .... ) TQVM\r\n\r\nC:\\Windows\\System32>cscript \"%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\ospp.vbs\" \/dstatus\r\nMicrosoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812\r\nCopyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.\r\n\r\n---Processing--------------------------\r\n---------------------------------------\r\nERROR DESCRIPTION: An unknown error occurred. (0x1A8)\r\n---------------------------------------\r\n---Exiting-----------------------------","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"SIMON","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment6","dateCreated":"2023-06-29 07:40:25","description":"Very helpful ! thank you very much","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ojanji Ali","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment7","dateCreated":"2023-06-08 13:46:47","description":"It worked! TKS.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Marcelo","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment8","dateCreated":"2023-05-03 22:49:23","description":"Many thanls for your help\r\n\r\nI hope you all the best","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"mohamed","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment9","dateCreated":"2023-02-17 05:24:37","description":"These steps have been really helpful. Thank you so much.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Promise Phalula","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/uninstall-microsoft-products-trial-kms-license#Comment10","dateCreated":"2023-02-06 07:26:41","description":"Hi, Thank ypu SO MUCH for all your efforts doing what you are doing!!!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Roth","url":""}}],"about":["Computer Tips"],"wordCount":332,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});As you know, the new Microsoft product installation usually includes a 30-days free trial license. However, the problem here is that the trial license is not uninstalled automatically when it is expired. And so this leads to the paradox that it keeps saying \u201cMost features are disabled\u201d or \u201cWindows is not activated\u201d even after activating it using a valid license. Besides, some of you guys who have ever used KMS license to activate your Windows or your Office and now you just want to remove it in order to use another product key. This is similar to the problem I just mentioned. And to address these issues, please do the following steps.            Contents                                    1. Steps to remove your Office license                            2. Steps to remove your Windows license        1. Steps to remove your Office licenseStep 1.1: Open command prompt as administrator.Step 1.2:\u00a0Copy\/run this command to determine what is the license key you want to remove.cscript \"%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\ospp.vbs\" \/dstatusIf you see an error, try this command.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});cscript \"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\ospp.vbs\" \/dstatusNote: \u201cOffice16\u201d is codename of Office 2016. If you are using Office 2010\/2013, replace \u201cOffice16\u201d with \u201cOffice14\u201d or \u201cOffice15\u201d.Determine license you want to removeStep 1.3:\u00a0Copy and run these commands to remove the license. Note: replace \u201cVMFTK\u201d with the last 5 characters of your product key.cscript \"%ProgramFiles%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\ospp.vbs\" \/unpkey:VMFTKIf you see an error, try this command.cscript \"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Microsoft Office\\Office16\\ospp.vbs\" \/unpkey:VMFTKOffice product key is uninstalled successfullyDone!     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});2. Steps to remove your Windows licenseStep 2.1: Open command prompt with admin rights.Step 2.2:\u00a0Execute this command.cscript slmgr.vbs \/upk&cscript slmgr.vbs \/cpkyWindows product key is removed successfullyDone! The license you want to remove is uninstalled successfully.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!     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5\/5 - (334 votes)         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});"}