Activate Office - Microsoft Support (2024)

• Activate Microsoft 365 or a non-subscription version of Office

• Activate Office that's pre-installed on a new Windows device

• Activate an Office purchase or offer that's included on a new Windows device

• Activate Office from Microsoft Workplace Discount Program

• Activate a brand new Office product key

• Troubleshoot activation errors

When you start an Microsoft 365 app that's not activated, you'll be prompted to sign in to Microsoft 365. Be sure to sign in using the Microsoftaccount, or work or school account, that you used to buy or subscribe to Microsoft 365.

If the Activation wizard appears, Microsoft 365 needs your help to activate. Follow the prompts in the wizard to activate Microsoft 365.

Get help with activating Office using the Activation wizard

If this screen appears, Microsoft 365 is installed as aMicrosoft 365 Family trial

You'll see this screen if you sign in to Microsoft 365 that was pre-installed on a new device but don't have an Microsoft 365 product associated with your account.

To use Microsoft 365 on your new device, you can activate Microsoft 365 as a 1-month trial of Microsoft 365 Family. You can also buy Microsoft 365, add Microsoft 365 to an existing Microsoft 365 subscription, or enter a product key from a new product key card. If you have an older copy of Microsoft 365, you can install that instead.

You can also try our guided supportin your browser to help with Microsoft 365 activationissues.

I thought this device included Microsoft 365

I get the error "The products we found in your account can't be used to activate <app>"

If this screen appears, Microsoft 365 is installed as a one-year subscription or one-time purchase

A digital product key is transmitted to your PC, so you won't need or receive a printed product key. You activate Microsoft 365 by signing in with a Microsoftaccount. If we detect your Microsoft account, we'll show it on this screen. After you signin, your product is added to your Microsoftaccount, so that you can reinstall it later, or manage your new subscription, without a product key.

You can also try our guided supportin your browser to help with Microsoft 365 activationissues.

If you bought Office Professional Plus, Visio Professional, or Project Professional through your employer's Microsoft Workplace Discount Program(formerly known as Microsoft Home Use Program)benefit, select I don't want to sign in or create an account (at the bottom of the screen) and enter your product key.

Get your Microsoft Workplace Discount Program product key

If you bought a new Microsoft 365product key card, or you received a product key when you bought Microsoft 365through an online store, go to Office.com/setup or Microsoft365.com/setup and follow the on-screen prompts. This is a one-time process that adds your new product to your Microsoftaccount. After you redeem your key, you can install Office.

Get help with Office.com/setup