
To make sure the VolumeActivation role is installed, run the following command and check the Install State: You can install the Volume Activation Service on Windows Server using Server Manager (Add roles and Features > Server Role > Volume Activation Services > Next > Next > Finish) or by using the following PowerShell command: Install-WindowsFeature -Name VolumeActivation -IncludeAllSubFeature Office KMS and Windows KMS services can run on the same server or a workstation with the Volume Activation Services role installed. Office 2021 LTSC - (Microsoft will support Office LTSC 2021 in accordance with its Fixed Lifecycle Policy, which offers five years of mainstream support without extended support).When deploying a specific volume version of Office, you need to consider the date when Microsoft plans to end support: Microsoft Office 2016 - additionally supports Windows 7 SP1 (with the KB2757817 installed), and Windows Server 2008 R2 (with the KB2757817).



This takes place after you have to install and activate the KMS (Key Management Service) host on Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012 R2.Ī corporate KMS server makes it easy to activate volume editions of Microsoft products (such as Windows and Office) in an internal or isolated enterprise network without the need to provide direct access to Microsoft’s Internet activation servers for clients, and without using phone activation. In this article, we will discuss the basics of MS Office KMS activation (this guide applies to the volume editions of Office 2021, 2019, and 2016, including Project and Visio).
