Office 2016 Won't Activate - Software Protection Service?

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Office 2016 Won't Activate - Software Protection Service?

Anonymous

I have a new Windows 10 PC. Windows 10 was installed by HP. All updates to Windows have been applied.

I have a license for Office 2016 Standard through the Windows Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC). I downloaded the ISO for 32-bit Office 2016 Standard to my hard drive. Mounted the ISO and ran setup. Everything installed successfully. I have a MAK key from VLSC. I open Word or Excel. See the message that Office needs to be activated. Click Enter a Product Key and enter the MAK into the field. A green check mark appears. Click Install and then OK in UAC. Open a sheet or a document. A yellow warning that Excel or Word will be disabled today followed by an Activate button. Repeat...

I have used the VLSC download and ISO on a number of machines over the years. VLSC Relationship Summary warns the license will expire in 90 days but it shows currently Active.

I have verified that Windows 10 is activated. From Settings/Apps I have run Repair Office 2016 Standard.

I have looked in the System Events and see an Event from Software Protection Service.

Log Name: Application

Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP

Date: 4/14/2018 11:42:58 PM

Event ID: 1003

Task Category: None

Level: Information

Keywords: Classic

User: N/A

Computer: PC-MinAssist-18

Description:

The Software Protection service has completed licensing status check.

Application Id=0ff1ce15-a989-479d-af46-f275c6370663

Licensing Status=

1: 0ed94aac-2234-4309-ba29-74bdbb887083, 1, 0 [(0 [0x00000000, 1, 0], [(?)( 1 0x00000000)(?)( 2 0x00000000 3 0 msft:rm/algorithm/hwid/4.0 0x00000000 0)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

2: 28f64a3f-cf84-46da-b1e8-2dfa7750e491, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

3: 4c1d1588-3088-4796-b3b2-8935f3a0d886, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

4: 52287aa3-9945-44d1-9046-7a3373666821, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

5: 537ea5b5-7d50-4876-bd38-a53a77caca32, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

6: 77f47589-2212-4e3b-ad27-a900ce813837, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

7: 7ab38a1c-a803-4ca5-8ebb-f8786c4b4faa, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

8: 86af9220-9d6f-4575-bef0-619a9a6aa005, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

9: 951c0fe6-40a8-4400-8003-eec0686ffbc4, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

10: 95820f84-6e8c-4d22-b2ce-54953e9911bc, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

11: 96353198-443e-479d-9e80-9a6d72fd1a99, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

12: a96f8dae-da54-4fad-bdc6-108da592707a, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

13: ae9d158f-9450-4a0c-8c80-dd973c58357c, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

14: b4af11be-5f94-4d8f-9844-ce0d5e0d8680, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

15: b58a5943-16ea-420f-a611-7b230acd762c, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

16: c85fe025-b033-4f41-936b-b121521ba1c1, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

17: d7279dd0-e175-49fe-a623-8fc2fc00afc4, 1, 0 [(0 )(1 )(2 )(3 [0x00000000, 0, 0], [( 6 0xC004F009 5 0)( 1 0x00000000)( 6 0xC004F009 5 0)(?)(?)(?)( 10 0x00000000 msft:rm/algorithm/flags/1.0)( 11 0x00000000 0xC004F009)])]

18: dedfa23d-6ed1-45a6-85dc-63cae0546de6, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

19: fb3540bc-a824-4c79-83da-6f6bd3ac6ccb, 1, 0 [(0 [0xC004F014, 0, 0], [(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)])(1 )(2 )(3 )]

Event Xml:

<Channel>Application</Channel>

<Computer>PC-MinAssist-18</Computer>

</System>

<Data>