How do I fix product activation failed?
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KB ID 0000548 Fired up one of my test machines this morning, and opened Outlook to see, Error: Microsoft Outlook (Product Activation Failed) Though if you open other applications you will get the same; Error: Microsoft Word (Product Activation Failed) etc. SolutionI’m not sure why this happened, (perhaps I entered the wrong key when I installed it). But it’s simple to fix. 1. In this Example I’m using Outlook but select > File > Help > Change Product Key. 2. Enter a valid Office 2010 key > Continue > Follow the on-screen prompts. 3. When finished, restart Outlook and it will prompt you to activate, again follow the instructions. 4. When complete it should say “Thank You. You copy of Microsoft Office {version} is activated” > Restart your Office applications to remove the red warning bar. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External LinksNA In this post, we'll see how to fix Product Activation Failed in ms excel, word, PowerPoint, etc. You have some important work to do, you open MS office, you start doing your work and BOOM! You see this annoying red bar on top of the MS office saying product activation failed error. Windows and Microsoft, sometimes, give very annoying and irritating errors that cannot be solved easily. If this is your first time seeing this type of error in an MS office and you just got worried about your MS office then don't panic. I'll show you how to fix product activation failed office easily with step by step guide. It will take just a simple step process to fix this red bar error. These are the most common queries users are searching for on the internet: -excel product activation failed -ms word product activation failed 2010 -word product activation failed -product activation failed office excel 2016 -office 2013 product activation failed -product activation failed office 2019 -office 365 product activation failed You can fix all of these problems with the same solution so don't worry about it. So let's go through it in detail. Recommended:
If you think any virus or harmful services are causing this issue then read this article: Why does this error occur?Because Microsoft Office sometimes tends to fail activation scanning and whenever it fails to scan the activation key for their MS Office products, you will see this error on top of every MS office product. In short, your office is not activated hence you are seeing this product activation failed error. You can fix this either temporarily using the first method but it will pop up after some time. So I suggest using both methods and it will definitely work without any problem. I know many people are using many programs in Windows operating system for free. And we don't want to spend money on this type of software that should be installed by default in our windows system. But we can't do anything here right now. It is what it is. But it's just easy to fix it, so don't worry about it. Let's see how can we fix this error quickly. Recommended:
Also, read the recommended articles. They are very useful for every windows user. How to fix Product activation failed MS office?There are two methods to fix this problem. The first method is just resetting the Ms office setting and it will work in an instant. But it's just a temporary solution and you will see this error again in the future. The second method is activating Ms office for free. This is actually the permanent solution and you won't be getting any type of error in the future regarding Ms office products. So let's see how to fix product activation failed in Ms word and other Ms office programs. Watch the video: Tutorial 1  You can either watch video tutorials or read the methods. Method 1: Reset the MS office settingsSteps:1. First of all close the Microsoft Office (word, excel, etc) 2. Open My Computer or This PC and Go to C drive. 3. Now you will see the program files folder. (If you see two folders of the same name then do the following step for both folders) Go to this path for Program Files: C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform Go to this path for Program Files(x86): C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform 4. Now double click on this file: OSPPREARM.exe 5. Done! but this solution is temporary and you may face this error again in the future. Method 2: Activate MS office (Tool)You need to activate the MS office to permanently remove this problem. Before using this step, disable windows defender or your antivirus, maybe it's blocking the Microsoft process unexpectedly without letting us know. This is for all ms office versions. You can buy ms office license keys on any digital license keys retailer even on amazon too. But for now, we need to activate MS office to remove product activation failed office 2010/2013/2016/2019 in windows 10 PC. There are some crack programs available like KMStool to activate ms office. You can use it to activate and fix product activation failed in ms word and other products. But I don't recommend it because it's not the real version or it may install unwanted services that will harm your PC. Just buy the genuine license key and you're safe and good with your MS office products. You just need to open the MS office activation tab in any of the MS office products, let's say MS word. Then enter the license key that you are Purchased and finally Click on Activate Office. Now just wait till it says office activated successfully. Click on the Activation and then Activate Office. It will start activating your MS office. Just wait until the process finishes on its own. You will see the successful message when the activation gets completed. That's it, your problem should be fixed by now. Method 3: Buy Latest Office 365You can buy the all-new office 365 that comes with all the Microsoft office products on a single platform so you don't have to worry about anything. It has some new powerful tools that will enhance your office work and productivity. Here is the Office 365 link to know about more features and the latest tools of this product. Try it, you will love it. Why do you need to activate MS office?Because this red bar error is actually occurring due to false activation of the ms office. As the name suggests product activation failed, the office failed to recognize how it was activated and how you got your office installed in the windows system without proper activation. Hence, it is showing this error above every ms office product. If you activate Ms office, you won't get any error regarding Ms office products in the future. Most of the work is related to Ms office, of course, like ms word, excel, PowerPoint, etc. So if you get any error in an emergency then you won't be able to do your work properly. Hence you should activate Ms office. Conclusion:The conclusion is simple either you activate your Ms office product for better use and not to have this kind of problems in the future, or just use another software. It's really that simple to fix this annoying and irritating product activation failed red bar in the MS office. Just follow the steps mentioned in this post or watch the video. And you will fix your Microsoft office product activation failed error. How do I fix product activation error?Unlicensed Product and activation errors in Office. Step 1: Sign in to Office with the right account. If Office asks you to sign in, enter the account you used to buy Office. ... . Step 2: Check for multiple copies of Office. ... . Step 3: Check your subscription status. ... . Step 4: Troubleshoot activation.. Why does my Microsoft Word say product activation failed?Check your subscription status if you are using Microsoft 365. If you have an expired subscription, renew it and restart Office to check if activation works. For that Go to Settings > Accounts and check your subscription status.
How do I fix product activation failed in Windows 10?How do I fix the Microsoft product activation failure error?. Switch to your active Microsoft account. ... . Update your subscription. ... . Remove other copies of Office from your PC. ... . Run the program with administrator privileges. ... . Check your date/time settings. ... . Update the program in question. ... . Reset Microsoft settings.. Why is my PowerPoint saying product activation failed?To fix the “Product Activation Failed” error in PowerPoint, update the Microsoft Office application. If this doesn't work, try to repair Office Files. In some cases, fixing the date, time, and timezone settings on your computer can solve the problem. If nothing works, reinstall Microsoft Office.
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