How do I activate non-Office 365 versions of Microsoft Office in Windows?

The activation instructions below are for UMBC owned computers that have Microsoft Office Professional Plus installed (Office 365 and Mac versions of Office are not supported by this activation method). To activate Office, you will either need to be connected to the UMBC campus network or connected to the UMBC VPN if you are using an off-campus internet connection. NOTE: Office won't activate over the UMBC Visitor wireless connection.

Instructions for Microsoft Office Professional Plus (all versions)

Download the activation file here: active_MS_Office_19
Right-click on the activation file and select Run as administrator. A command prompt window will appear and scroll through several commands. When it has finished activating Office, press any key to close the command prompt window.

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