Now according the installed Office version (32 or 64-bit), type the command below and press Enter: The first method to stop Office to prompt you to activate an old Office 2016/2019 license, is to remove the license from your computer.ģ. Remove Office Activation Prompt by Removing Wrong License. Completely Remove all Office versions and re-Install MS OFFICE.
Remove Registry Entry of Preinstalled Office. Remove Old Office License, by using a script. If after installing a paid version of Microsoft Office, Office repeatedly prompts for activation, you have the following options to get rid of the activation prompt: Method 1. How to FIX: Office always asking for Activation (Office 2016 or Office 2019/365).
If you have previously installed a trial version of MS Office on your machine and now have a paid Office 2016/2019/365 version installed, but Office always asking for activation, continue below to correct the problem.īefore you install a new paid subscription of Microsoft Office 2016/2019, you must first uninstall any other installed version of Office, otherwise you will always be prompted to activate the old Office subscription with a Let's get started screen.
