• How to setup Microsoft Office 2013 KMS Host on Windows Server 2008 R2

    Overview: The KMS Host installation and activation process for Microsoft Office 2013 is similar to the one for Microsoft Office 2010. Prerequisites: Installation of the update that adds support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to Windows...
  • Unable to KMS activate Office running on Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2

    ISSUE: When attempting to activate Microsoft Office running on Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 clients using KMS activation, the activation fails with an error code 0xC004F074. Running ospp.vbs /dstatus shows the following output: LICENSE...
  • When attempting to activate Office 2010 receive error "An unspecified error has occurred. Your request cannot be processed at this time. Please try again later. (0x80070190)"

    After installing Office 2010 Service Pack 2, you may receive the following error when attempting to Internet activate Office 2010: This activation error is currently being investigated. To activate Office 2010, please use one of the following...
  • How to extract the contents from an .ISO file without burning the .ISO to disc.

      When Office products are downloaded from the Volume License Service Center they come down as .ISO files. .ISO is not a file format that Windows can open natively. An ISO file is an image of a CD/DVD. Typically you would be able to use a burning...
  • How to manage the First Run screens that appear when Microsoft Office 2013 applications are first launched

    Overview Microsoft Office 2013 shows the following screens when an application is launched for the first time: More Information Both the Office Customization Tool (OCT) and Group Policy Management Editor provide a way to disable these...