Volume activation allows companies to automate and manage the activation of Microsoft products across an organization. This post will focus on the key commands for Office 2016, but if you would like to know more about volume licensing for other Microsoft products visit this page. If you you would like to know how to customize the Office 2016 install please check my previous post.
Keep in mind that all the commands need to be ran from Command Prompt with administrator rights.
cscript “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS” /dstatus
This command shows all the current installations and licenses
cscript “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS” /unpkey:EEEEE
Removes an activation key
cscript “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS” /inpkey:AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEE
Adds an activation key
cscript “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS” /act
Activates Office 2016 with the current key
cscript “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS” /rearm
Reactivates Office 2016 with the current key
