Questions tagged [software-activation]
A DRM system used in many software products which uses a remote server to verify license validity, often limiting the number of computers on which the software may be installed. For questions about activating Windows, use [windows-activation].
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Are M365 apps like Excel activated by logging in?
I have a Windows 10 PC with M365 apps installed - Word, Excel.
The PC is connected to the internet but I am no longer able to logon from Excel or Word to my M365 account, but only from that PC. It is ...
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what is preventing activating MS Office 365 on Mac
This is an extremely technical question.
I'm installing and activating Microsoft 365 (was 'Office') on my Mac running 14.1.2. I signed up for a trial subscription, and the software installation goes ...
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How can I activate the Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Enterprise?
I followed the steps on the Microsoft website to install SQL Server 2022 on Ubuntu Server. After I entered the command on step 4 of the instructions to enter the setup wizard, I selected the ...
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Is it feasible to alter the CPU ID through the utilization of software?
I am considering implementing a method for ensuring the integrity of the activation/trial period of my software, by tying it to the unique fingerprint of the user's machine. After conducting research, ...
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Get the date that Windows 10 or 11 was RE-activated with a different license key
On a Windows 10 or 11 system that has been re-activated with a NEW and different license key some time long after the initial OS install...
How can I find out what date it was most recently RE-...
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Extract preinstalled MS Office 2016 Pro Product Key before re-imaging?
Is there a way to extract the MS Office 2016 Pro product key from a Dell Latitude? About to re-image and not looking forward to this process: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/re-...
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Office 2016 and Office 2021 - product key registration issues
I have 3 legit product keys for Office 2016 and 1x for Office 2021.
All are successfully registered via Microsoft terrible key registration process. But when i access the links to try to see the list ...
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office activation with kms fails (ERROR CODE: 0x80070005)
I tried to activate my office with a persnoak working kms of mine.
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16>cscript ospp.vbs /act
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
Copyright (C) ...
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Can I Switch Same Model of Motherboard in Computer Without Needing to "Reactivate" Windows 7 Home Premium OEM and Office 10?
I have an HP 500-164 desktop computer with some broken USB ports. I found a replacement of the exact same motherboard that I could purchase and "switch out" with the old; however I am ...
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How can i access BIOS in sony vaio?
I use a Windows 7 Ultimate Sony Vaio VPCEA12EN. I tried every single known method to access the BIOS, but none of them seems to work.
I've tried pressing the assist button, holding F2 and F3, escape ...
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0x8007000D error while activating office 2019
I installed successfully volume version of office 2019.
I was able to activate windows 10 in the same computer
I tried to activatve it manually, here is the error:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\...
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kms activation fails with office 2013
I've been trying to activate my office 2013 via my kms server manually and I get:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15>cscript OSPP.VBS /act
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.812
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Downloading on Virtual Machines
Let's say I am using Linux and I have Windows virtual machine. Is it possible to download a Windows only program and run it? If yes, will the data of it stay in the machine after I close the machine?
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I have deleted my C:\Windows\System32\spp folder. Is there any way to restore it? [duplicate]
It seems a bit weird but as the title says, I accidentally deleted the folder permanently (C:\Windows\System32\spp). Is there any way to restore it, because these commands does not seem to check that ...
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ODT Visio 2019 installation will not accept volume license key
I am trying to get Visio 2019 installed via ODT. After executing ODT and installing Visio, no matter what product ID I attempt to use in the configuration XML, I get the error "This product key is for ...
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