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Legal way to use Office 365 totally FREE

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In a previous post here, I have shown you guys how to download and install Office 365
Multi-language using online installer downloaded directly from the Microsoft
homepage. The new installation includes a 30-day free trial license by default. After
that, most important features will be disabled. It means your work will be discontinued
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unless you pay for Office 365 subscription. If you are in financial difficulties, this is so
bad, I know. To help you overcome this problem, I recommend using KMS licene key to
activate your Office. For those of you guys who don’t already know, KMS license is
almost similar to the trial one. It is totally free, legal and is valid for 180 days only. But
don’t worry about the period because it can be renewed easily.
Contents
Remove your current trial license
Make sure your computer is ready
Activating your Office 365 using KMS client key
1. Manual method
2. Using batch script
How to renew your Office 365 license
Remove your current trial license

This step is optional if your trial license was expired. However, if it is still valid, you need
to remove it. Because in some cases, after you activate your Office using KMS license,
important features are resumed but the expiration notification still remains. Follow the
instructions in this post to uninstall the trial license.
Make sure your computer is ready

You need to check your internet connection again and make sure that the Windows
Update service is turned on. KMS license has to be verified by making a connection to
my KMS servers before it can be used. So you need to check if the KMS server is
blocked or not. This is pretty simple. Just open your internet browser and try visitting
this site: http://kms8.msguides.com. If it is visible, this means my KMS server is not
blocked.
Activating your Office 365 using KMS client key

1. Manual method
Step 1.1: Open command prompt as admin.
First, you need to open command prompt with admin rights, then follow the instruction
below step by step. Just copy/paste the commands and do not forget to hit Enter in
order to execute them.
open cmd as admin
Step 1.2: Navigate to your Office folder.

If you install your Office 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%\Microsoft Office\Office16
cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16
Open your Office folder
Step 1.3: Convert your Office license to volume one if possible.

If your Office is got from Microsoft, this step is required. On the contrary, if you install
Office from a Volume ISO file, this is optional so just skip it if you want.
for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs

/inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x"
Convert Office license
Step 1.4: Use KMS client key to activate your Office.

Make sure your PC is connected to the internet, then run the following command.
cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99

cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:BTDRB >nul
cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:KHGM9 >nul
cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:CPQVG >nul
cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:e8.us.to
cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:1688
cscript ospp.vbs /act
If you see the error 0xC004F074, it means that your internet connection is unstable or
the server is busy. Please make sure your device is online and try the command “act”
again until you succeed.
Here is all the text you will get in the command prompt window.
C:\Windows\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cd /d %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft
Office\Office16
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>for /f %x in ('dir /b
..\root\Licenses16\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs
/inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%x"
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs
/inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ppd.xrm-ms"
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplusvl_kms_client-ppd.xrm-ms
Office license installed successfully.
---Exiting-----------------------------
/inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ul-oob.xrm-ms"
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplusvl_kms_client-ul-oob.xrm-ms
---Exiting-----------------------------
/inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\ProPlusVL_KMS_Client-ul.xrm-ms"
---Processing--------------------------
Installing Office license: ..\root\licenses16\proplusvl_kms_client-ul.xrm-ms
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-
YJ8YR-WFG99
---Processing--------------------------
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:BTDRB >nul
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:KHGM9 >nul
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:CPQVG >nul
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:e8.us.to
---Processing--------------------------
Successfully applied setting.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:1688
---Processing--------------------------
Successfully applied setting.
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /act
---Processing--------------------------
Installed product key detected - attempting to activate the following product:
SKU ID: d450596f-894d-49e0-966a-fd39ed4c4c64
LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client edition
LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
Last 5 characters of installed product key: WFG99
---Exiting-----------------------------
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>
Activate Office using KMS key manually
2. Using batch script

This one is not recommended anymore due to the new update of Microsoft.
Step 2.1: Copy the code below into a new text document.
@echo off
title Activate Office 365 ProPlus for FREE - MSGuides.com&cls&echo
=====================================================================================&echo
#Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without additional software&echo
=====================================================================================&echo.&
echo #Supported products: Office 365 ProPlus (x86-x64)&echo.&echo.&(if exist
"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" cd /d "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft
Office\Office16")&(if exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" cd /d
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Office\Office16")&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b
..\root\Licenses16\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs
/inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&(for /f %%x in ('dir /b
..\root\Licenses16\proplusvl_mak*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs
/inslic:"..\root\Licenses16\%%x" >nul)&echo.&echo
============================================================================&echo Activating
your Office...&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /setprt:1688
>nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:WFG99 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:DRTFM
>nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:BTDRB >nul&set i=1&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs
/inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99 >nul||cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:NMMKJ-6RK4F-
KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP >nul||goto notsupported
:skms
if %i% GTR 10 goto busy

if %i% EQU 1 set KMS=kms7.MSGuides.com
if %i% EQU 2 set KMS=e8.us.to
if %i% EQU 3 set KMS=e9.us.to
if %i% GTR 3 goto ato
cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:%KMS% >nul
:ato
echo
============================================================================&echo.&echo.&csc
ript //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
create a new text file
Step 2.2: Save it as a batch file. (eg. office365.cmd).
Save the text file
Set name of the batch file
Step 2.3: Run the batch file with admin rights. (important!).
Run the batch file as admin
Done! Your Office is activated successfully.
Successfully activate Office 365

Note:
I only test this method with Office 365 ProPlus version. I am not sure it will work
with the others.
Step 3 is flagged “important” because the UAC system will stop this process if you
don’t do it.
How to renew your Office 365 license

By default, your license will be renewed automaticaly every seven days but in some
cases, it can be stuck. So you need to renew the license manually. Just follow
instructions here.
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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#using office 365 without subscription
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Silvan De Sa says:
October 29, 2023 at 2:00 AM
Sometime last week I had sent an email to you regarding the “Get Genuine Office”
notification I have been getting since past month whenever I open MS-Word or MS-
Excel both of which have been successfully activated but I still keep getting this
nagging notification. Kindly send me your solution to this problem. I have tried out the
script mentioned on your websitea number of times but it does not work….gives an
error “ospp.vbs” not found.
Pls help.
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A says:
please how about for MacBook 2017
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Lemonies says:
whoo-hoo! it worked on 5th chance!

thanks, now i am free to freedom!
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Dhanush says:
Sir is this lifetime free or the 6 months free
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Richard says:
September 28, 2023 at 5:24 AM
Sir, hats off, that is genious, thank you so much! It saved me so much time and nerves,
thank you!
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Erik B says:
The command prompt output said activation was successful, but Excel says it is still
unlicensed.
When I enter the same license key number under “I already have a license key”,
Microsoft tells me it is for Office 2016, not Office 365.
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Erik B says:
Could it be that you recently updated license keys and happened to paste the same
license key for Office 16 and Office 365?
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Saad Usman says:

Perfect
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joan arc says:

September 4, 2023 at 8:40 PM
thank you very much before this i use wps and honestly wps is s**t compare to office
so thank you so much kind sir / maam
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William Stoffner says:

Love your website.

Could you also make a tutorial for total noobs on how to create a person KMS server
on their PC?
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Frank says:
August 22, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Great, thank you very much sir.
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Tonnie says:
August 19, 2023 at 1:39 AM
Really Great!!!
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Senu says:
August 16, 2023 at 6:30 AM
Thanks for your help. I activated MS Office 365 with MS Office LTSC Professional Plus
2021 instead of MS Office Professional Plus 2016. With the help of your MS Office 2021
activation blog. Is there any problem activating MS Office 365 with MS Office LTSC
Professional Plus 2021? That said, is it good to activate Office 365 with MS Office LTSC
Pro Plus 2021 or not?
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ittwerk says:
August 11, 2023 at 10:00 PM
how to fix ERROR CODE: 0x80070005
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Dharshani says:
August 8, 2023 at 11:16 PM
When i activate, in the last step it says: ERROR CODE: 0xC004E015

ERROR DESCRIPTION: The Software Licensing Service reported that license
consumption failed.
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Vivek says:
August 6, 2023 at 11:40 AM
Very helpful. Software got fixed ultimately
Reply
Paul says:
July 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Hello, i have the same problem as Monde Waldemar. I’ve tried this on my windows 11
on microsoft 365 but it doesnt work. the cmd says product activation successfull but
when i open an office product it shows unlicensed product and i cannot use it. I would
really like the owner website or someone to help me to resolve that problem.
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Senu says:
August 16, 2023 at 7:14 AM
When you activate the office already open the Word or Excel. Then, after activating
close the Word or Excel that you open. Now, Open word or Excel, Finally You can see
Product was activated
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Erik B says:
For me, that did not help. When I enter the license number given on this page
Microsoft tells me that it is for Office 2016 and not for Office 365, which somehow
makes sense, as 365 is a subscription. But the header on this page says it is for
Microsoft 365, so I don’t know if I am doing something wrong.
I reacted already from start to the fact that it said Office16 in the path names, but
then I saw that was actually the only Office folder on my disk, obviously used by
the Office 365 trial as well. So I think it is only the presented license that does not
work for Office 365.
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Monde Waldemar says:

July 14, 2023 at 3:03 AM
Hello, I’ve tried this on my windows 11 microsoft 365 but it doesnt work. the cmd says
product activation successfull but when i open word or excel i still see the unlicensed
product and i cannot use it. I would really appreciate your help
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Senu says:
August 16, 2023 at 6:35 AM
When you activate the office already open the Word or Excel. Then, after activating
close the Word or Excel that you open. Now, Open word or Excel, Finally You can see
Product was activated
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alok says:
June 27, 2023 at 2:50 AM
The connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one…
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Asad says:
June 26, 2023 at 4:50 AM
what to do in sign in?
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Peter says:
June 22, 2023 at 2:21 AM
there is a trojan into the script
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Doncan says:
why?
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tarek anonymous says:

June 18, 2023 at 12:04 PM
i keep getting error messages of

30175-45 (1289)
error 0- 2031 (17002)‫ه نثثح‬
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Atul says:
June 30, 2023 at 6:42 AM
Run cmd as Run as Administrator then try the steps mentioned
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RD says:
June 14, 2023 at 9:14 AM
It shows as Office 2016
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joe king says:

June 10, 2023 at 2:18 PM
you saved me time thank you so much sir
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Sofia Mendes says:

June 9, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Worked fine, thanks

(PS I has Office 365 and it switched to 2016 lol)
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Alhamdulillah says:
June 9, 2023 at 2:09 PM
great job ‘
you make it
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Boju says:
June 8, 2023 at 4:48 AM
For me its work only for 1st document open. Uf i close document and open 1 more
time still i get message “4 days left”
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Muhammad says:
June 5, 2023 at 11:21 PM
Really helpful, work for me
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User 1 says:
June 4, 2023 at 10:15 PM
What to do if “kms8.msguides.com refused to connect”?
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Alhamdulillah says:
June 9, 2023 at 2:10 PM
try again
its network problem
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mohamed janati says:

May 31, 2023 at 5:25 AM
thank you very much it worked
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MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

Legal way to use Office 365 totally FREE

Remove your current trial license

Make sure your computer is ready

Activating your Office 365 using KMS client key

open cmd as admin

Step 1.2: Navigate to your Office folder.

Open your Office folder

Step 1.3: Convert your Office license to volume one if possible.

for /f %x in ('dir /b ..\root\Licenses16\proplusvl_kms*.xrm-ms') do cscript ospp.vbs

Convert Office license

Step 1.4: Use KMS client key to activate your Office.

cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99

C:\Windows\system32>cd /d %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office16

Activate Office using KMS key manually

2. Using batch script

if %i% GTR 10 goto busy

create a new text file

Step 2.2: Save it as a batch file. (eg. office365.cmd).

Save the text file

Set name of the batch file

Run the batch file as admin

Done! Your Office is activated successfully.

Successfully activate Office 365

How to renew your Office 365 license

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#using office 365 without subscription

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please how about for MacBook 2017

whoo-hoo! it worked on 5th chance!

Sir is this lifetime free or the 6 months free

Saad Usman says:

joan arc says:

September 4, 2023 at 8:40 PM

William Stoffner says:

Love your website.

Great, thank you very much sir.

how to fix ERROR CODE: 0x80070005

When i activate, in the last step it says: ERROR CODE: 0xC004E015

August 6, 2023 at 11:40 AM

Very helpful. Software got fixed ultimately

Monde Waldemar says:

The connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one…

what to do in sign in?

there is a trojan into the script

tarek anonymous says:

i keep getting error messages of

error 0- 2031 (17002)‫ه نثثح‬

Run cmd as Run as Administrator then try the steps mentioned

It shows as Office 2016

joe king says:

you saved me time thank you so much sir

Sofia Mendes says:

Worked fine, thanks

Really helpful, work for me