The next step is to download and install on the KMS server the following extension package – Microsoft Office Volume License Pack. Installing Office 2021/2019/2016 Volume Licenses on KMS Serverįirst of all, you have to find and copy a KMS Host key for Office 2021, 2019, or 2016 in your personal section on Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) website.

Activation through the domain – ADBA (Active Directory-Based Activation), requires the domain functional level at least Windows Server 2012.

Activation on a dedicated KMS host (server).

Two types of enterprise volume activation are supported:

KMS server for Office LTSC 2021 (the latest perpetual release of Office with EOL October 13, 2026) – you can only deploy it on Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2016/2019/2022.

KMS server for Office 2019 – requires OS version not lower than Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8.1.

KMS server for Office 2016 – requires OS not older than Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 SP 1 with the KB2757817 installed (yes, you can deploy a KMS server even on a desktop Windows edition).

System Requirements for the MS Office 2021/2019/2016 KMS ServerĪ KMS server for Office can run on the following Windows OS versions:

KMS Activation Error “vmw.exe has stopped working” on Windows Server 2019/2016.

GVLK Keys for Microsoft Office 2021/2019/2016.Manually Activate MS Office 2021/2019/2016 with KMS License Server.Office 2021/2019/2016 Active Directory-Based Activation (ADBA).Installing Office 2021/2019/2016 Volume Licenses on KMS Server.System Requirements for the MS Office 2021/2019/2016 KMS Server.

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