This small package (about 400 Kb) contains the files necessary for the KMS server to be able to receive and process activation requests from MS Office clients. The next step is to download and install on the KMS server the following extension package – Microsoft Office Volume License Pack. Updating KMS Server to Support Office 2019/2016 Volume Activationįirst of all, you have to find and copy a KMS Host key for Office 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.Two types of enterprise volume activation are supported: 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 2019/2016 KMS ServerĪ KMS server for Office can run on the following Windows OS versions:

It is supposed that you already have the deployed KMS server on Windows Server 2012 R2 / 2019 or other Windows versions.Ĭorporate customers can activate Office products inside the corporate network by using the local KMS server without connecting to Microsoft activation servers in the Internet.

In this article we’ll deal with the peculiarities of MS Office 2019 and Office 2016 volume activation on a corporate KMS server.

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