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How to activate a Microsoft 365 product key in a few steps
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Microsoft365 is a set of productivity and collaboration tools among them Word, Excel, Skype, or Outlook. The tools can be tried individually for free, for 30 days. Afterward, subscribing to a paid plan is mandatory to further use the service.
Whether you purchased aMicrosoft365 suite from the official Microsoft store, or a third-party provider, the product comes with a 25-digit license key.
Upon installingone of the features, from theMicrosoftpage,at a certain point, you are also required to enter theproduct key.
In today’s guide, we will discuss the fastest way to activate a Microsoft 365 account. Read on for more details.
How can I activate and use Office 365?
Office 365 Activation with license key
Note:Theproduct keyis necessary just for the first upgrade to the paid plan. Further upgrades for each tool are done by signing in to yourMicrosoftaccount.
Activate Microsoft 365 with a renewal key
If you have renewed yourMicrosoftsubscription, you only have to sign-in to yourMicrosoftaccount and enter the newproduct key.
Alternatively,Microsoftmight prompt you for a new key since it will detect that your subscription has expired. Once you enter the new key, the subscription will be automatically renewed across all tools.
We hope that this guide has proven useful for you. If you have any questions or suggestions, don’t hesitate to leave us a comment by using the section found below this article.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
