Frequently asked questions about the Office Activation Wizard. 11/4/2019. 8 minutes to read.

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Applies to: Office 2010In this article IntroductionThis article contains some of the most frequently asked questions about the Microsoft Office Activation Wizard.This article only pertains to Retail versions of Office 2010 suite or program.Note Activation is now required for Office 2010 Volume License suites and programs. For further information on Volume License activation in Office, see.Microsoft Office 2010 and the Microsoft 2007 Office system include an Activation Wizard. To fully use a retail version of an Office 2010 suite or program or an 2007 Office system suite or program, you must activate it. If you do not activate the product after you install it, the Office 2010 programs and the 2007 Office system programs can be started only in reduced-functionality mode. In reduced-functionality mode, Office 2010 programs and 2007 Office system programs function more like viewers. In other words, you cannot save changes to documents or create new documents. Additional functionality may be reduced.

No existing Office 2010 files or 2007 Office system files are damaged when a product runs in reduced-functionality mode. More InformationQ1: What is product activation?A1: Microsoft asks that you activate your product to make sure that your installation is performed with a genuine Microsoft product. Product activation is an anti-piracy technology that is designed to make sure that the product is legitimately licensed. When you activate a product, no personal information is sent to Microsoft.Q2: Who must activate their retail copy of an Office 2010 suite or program?A2: Product activation is required for all licenses that are purchased through retail distribution.

If you purchased a new computer from a computer manufacturer, you may have to activate the Microsoft software that is installed on the computer. However, some computer manufacturers may activate the Microsoft software in the factory.Q3: How does product activation work?A3: Product activation checks that the product key has not been used on more personal computers than are permitted by the Microsoft Software License Terms. You can activate your product either over the Internet or by telephone. If you activate a product by telephone, you provide an installation ID code. In return, you receive a confirmation ID number.

A Microsoft customer service representative activates the product by telephone. This process takes several minutes. If you want to activate your product over the Internet, the process is performed automatically. The only information that you must provide is the name of your country and your region.Note If you are activating the Product Trial Program version, you can activate the product only over the Internet.Q4: How do I activate my product?A4: You can access the Office 2010 Activation Wizard in two ways:.

The Office 2010 Activation Wizard appears when you start an Office program that has not been activated. On the File menu, click Help, and look for the section under the Microsoft Office logo. If 'Product is not activated' text appears, click Change.You can access the 2007 Office system Activation Wizard in two ways:. The 2007 Office system Activation Wizard appears when you start an Office program that has not been activated. Click the Microsoft Office Button, click ProgramName Options, clickResources, and then click Activate.Q5: What happens during product activation?A5: During product activation, the Office Activation Wizard creates a hardware identification that represents the configuration of your computer at the time of activation. This hardware identification is not unique. It does not include any personal information, any information about software or data that may reside on your computer, or any information about the specific make or model of your computer.

The hardware identification identifies only the computer. Additionally, the computer identification is used only for activation.During product activation, you may also provide your personal contact information if you want to register the product with Microsoft.The Office Activation Wizard can detect and tolerate changes to the configuration of your computer. Minor hardware upgrades do not require reactivation, but if you make major changes to the computer over time, you may have to reactivate the product.Q6: How does product activation protect customer privacy?A6: Microsoft highly values respecting and protecting customers' private information.

Hi AllI'm really struggling and have looked at so many different articles you would not believe.Basically I have and MCS Image (2008 R2) that has Office 2010 and Office 2016 (Skype Only), when I make any changes to the Master image i;e patching, and then update machines ( I only have 5) it never activates the Office 2016 (Skype) and users get prompted with the Grace Period and activation window. 2010 is fine.I can perform a manual activation by cscript ospp.vbs /act but as soon as I reboot the server from then on it reverts back to un-activated, I'm very confused?Any help greatly appreciated.