It's that time again! Time to add your Office 2016 KMS Keys to your Volume Activation Server! Yes, I forgot how to do it too. So here are my notes for doing it. If you are missing the KMS keys from the MVLSC for office 2016 then you need to contact Microsoft at to get your MAK key converted to KMS.

Jan 27, 2016 '4324.1002 update extends the Key Management Service (KMS) to support co-hosting of Office 2013 and Office 2016 on Windows Server 2008 R2' I will be installing this shortly, and will report back. If anyone else wants to test this and report back this would be helpful. KMS Activations for Office 2016 on Server. We used the office 2016 volume license pack installer to add the KMS host key for office 2016. Did you install.

If you want to call them, use this number: (866) 230-0560 Here is the format of my email to them: ------------ Start email Template ------------ Hi, I need KMS keys generated for Office 2016 please. Here is my Office 2016 with SA License agreement: License ID: XXX Parent Program: XXX ------------ End email Template ------------ When you add your Office 2016 KMS keys it will cover everything office including Visio and Project.

When you get your KMS keys, then you are ready to download the update from the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) that will allow you to activate the KMS on your Server. Look for 'Office Professional Plus 2016 Key Management Service Host' in the Downloads and Keys section.

Your going to want the 'Office Professional Plus/Standard 2016 32 Bit English KMS' ISO Download. I didn't download the rest because I didn't need the Multilanguage version, I went and got the standard Office Professional Plus 2016 instead. Now that you have mounted the SW_DVD5_Office_Professional_Plus_2016_W32_English_KMS_MLF_X20-42865.ISO that you just downloaded, you can extract the files and place them on your KMS server. You know you have the right ISO if it's only about 1mb in size and has kms_host. Download Timeline Template Omni Graffle Stencil here. vbs in the root of the mounted ISO.

My KMS is on my Server 2012 R2 domain controller and has the latest KMS for Windows 10, so this is all based on that. For this example I will place the extracted 'Office Professional Plus 2016 Key Management Service Host' files on the KMS server here: C: KMS2016 1. Open an elevated Command Prompt window, verify that the current directory is C: KMS2016 if that is where you put your files.

CD C: KMS2016 2. Run this command: cscript kms_host.vbs 3. After the updates are installed the Volume activation tools will open and you will need to enter your Office 2016 KMS key and activate it using this tool. It will not screw up your Windows 10 or Server 2012 R2 KMS Keys, and even leaves your Office 2013 keys in place if you have them. 4. Now restart the KMS server Service: net stop sppsvc && net start sppsvc 5.