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Instantly Activate Microsoft Office 2016 without the product key for free.

A product key of Office 2016 costs 149$ if you buy it directly from Microsoft. Many users which include students are unable to afford it. Using a non-activated version isn’t really an option either because you cannot make any edits to documents making it essentially useless.

This is where the workarounds we are about to mention come in, they will allow you to activate MS Office 2016 for free without the hassle of looking for a cracked version and the fear of getting your PC infected with viruses. If you’re one of those who’re looking for something like this then follow our step-by-step guide and regain full functionality of MS Office.

Read Also: Download Microsoft Office 2016 for Free

Supported Microsoft Office Products

The methods explained in this article will help you activate the following Microsoft Office versions.

Microsoft Office Standard 2016
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016

How to Activate Microsoft Office 2016 without Product Key

Here are 3 tested methods to activate Office 2016 and an alternative.

Use MS Office Online (Alternative)
Use CMD Script to Activate Microsoft Office 2016 Standard.
Use KMS Client Key to Activate Microsoft Office 2016 Pro Plus.
Use KMSpico to activate Microsoft Office 2016 (Any version).

Method 1: Use Microsoft Office Online

The best legal solution to this problem is using Microsoft Office Online. It is completely free and offers almost all the features that are available in the downloaded software. Another bonus for this method is that you will never need to transfer your documents anywhere again as they’re always available online and accessible from any device. To start using MS Office Online click on this link.

Method 2: Use CMD Script to Activate Microsoft Office 2016 Standard

Follow the steps below to use this method for activation:

You will need this batch script for this method.

@echo off title Activate Microsoft Office 2016 ALL versions for FREE!&cls&echo ============================================================================&echo #Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without software&echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo #Supported products:&echo – Microsoft Office Standard 2016&echo – Microsoft Office 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″)&(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 ospp.vbs /unpkey:WFG99 >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:DRTFM >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:BTDRB >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /unpkey:CPQVG >nul&cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /inpkey:XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99 >nul&set i=1 :server if %i%==1 set KMS_Sev=kms7.MSGuides.com if %i%==2 set KMS_Sev=kms8.MSGuides.com if %i%==3 set KMS_Sev=kms9.MSGuides.com if %i%==4 goto notsupported cscript //nologo ospp.vbs /sethst:%KMS_Sev% >nul&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 everyday!&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 server) explorer “http://MSGuides.com”&goto halt :notsupported echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Sorry! Your version is not supported.&echo Please try installing the latest version here: bit.ly/downloadmsp :halt pause
@echo off title activate microsoft office 2016

Step 1: Create a new text document. To do that right-click anywhere on your desktop and select NEW then press on Text Document.

Step 2: Paste the batch script mentioned above code into the text file. Now save it as a batch file named “1click.cmd”. Remember to select “All files” in “Save as Type“.

Creating batch file to activate MS Office 2016 free

Step 3: Now you need to run the batch file as an administrator. To do that right-click on the batch file and press “Run as Administrator“

Run batch file as Admin to activate Office 2016

Step 4: Let the batch file run and complete its process.

Let the batch file complete its process of activating Microsoft Office

Step 5: Once the process is finished. Open Office 2016 and go to “Account“. Here, you should see “Product Activated“.

Checking to see if batch file successfully activated MS Office

Method 3: Use KMS Client Key to Activate Microsoft Office 2016 Pro Plus

Step 1: Run the Command Prompt as an Administrator.

Step 2: Locate the folder on your PC where you have installed Office 2016. Run these commands:

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

Step 3: You need to convert your Office 2016 retail license into volume one. Run the following command:

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

Note: Apply this step only if you have downloaded Office 2016 from the Microsoft site otherwise you can skip it.

Step 4: Use the KMS client key to activate your copy of MS Office without a product key. Run these commands one by one.

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:kms8.msguides.com cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:1688 cscript ospp.vbs /act

Method 4: Using KMSpico for MS Office Activation

This is an unofficial yet effective method of activating Office 2016 for free. It’s not completely legal but it is a better option than using a cracked version of MS Office. We don’t recommend using these free methods as they can pose serious security risks but if that doesn’t bother you then follow the steps below to learn how to do it: