Office Click to Run - Switch SharedComputerLicensing to Device Based Authentication

Question

Hi all,

We put out Office 2016 C2R this year in our college using SharedComputerLicensing but were being plagued with prompts for sign in, even though we use ADFS.

I found Device based authentication and have set this up.

However I have come across an issue, when I have turned off SharedComputerLicensing by changing the reg key to 0 office has now been adding itself to users installed office count in office 365.

I have tried deleting some reg keys and running OPPTransition again but it still seems to add to the user account.

The only way i can seem to get round this is an uninstall and reinstall.

Is there a method that will actually fully switch this over?

Thanks,

Mark.

Answer 1

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

Yes we are a domain.

We use a range of server editions.

We have moved to the click to run version of office pro plus linked to our office 365 tenant because there are no feature updates to the volume licence copy (only security patches).

I got a fix for the issue i'm having after a lot of hours of trial and error.

To change from SharedComputerLicensing to Device Based Activation without uninstalling and reinstalling i did this:

I was able to script the export of OSPP.vbs to a text file on the hard drive, then parse the text file to look for the last 5 characters of the serial number. Grab these 1 at a time to a variable.

Then run OSPP /unpkey:***** to remove the licences.

Then run a repair on office 2016 C2R using the OfficeClickToRun.exe in common files

Then run OPPTransition.exe with our key and tenant ID to register the device in Office 365 :)

The only issue I am left with is I cannot powershell the deactivation of devices from another users profile.

I would have to do this manually for hundreds of users :(

Thanks,

Mark.

Answer 2

Thank you for your update. Based on the information you have provided us, you can post this concern to our TechNet forums that focuses more on advanced technical discussions about Microsoft products that may help you get accurate methods for this case.

Let us know if you have any further questions.

Answer 3

Hi Mark,

Since we are dealing with shared computer licensing, we may need to refer you to our TechNet forums, which is more geared towards IT Pro audience and Enterprise environment discussions.

For us to determine which forum is appropriate for your case, kindly provide us with the following information:

• Are you on a domain?
• Which Windows server edition are you using?
• Are you using a volume license key?

We look forward to your response.