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Need to reenter product key for Office LTSC standard 2024

Answer 1

Dear @Kelly Logan,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.
From your description, it sounds like you're currently unable to activate Office LTSC Standard 2024 after entering your product key. Activation issues can occur for several reasons, including key validation problems, activation service interruptions, or limits related to your organization’s licensing method.May I ask if you had a chance to review the automated replies previously provided by Q&A Assist? If the issue persists, please let us know which suggestions you tried and what happened. Besides, could you please confirm the following:

Are you receiving any specific activation error codes or messages?

Is this the first time you are activating this product key on this device?

Have there been any recent system changes, such as OS reinstallations or hardware replacement?

Note:

• Office LTSC uses a Multiple Activation Key (MAK). Each time the key is activated on a new device, it consumes one activation from the limited pool assigned to your organization.
• If the key was previously used, that activation still counts.
• Removing Office from a previous device does not restore an activation.
• If the activation limit has been reached, activation on a new device will fail with errors such as: “You have activated up to the limit of your Multiple Activation Key.”

Your detailed response will help us diagnose and investigate the issue more efficiently.

I truly appreciate your patience and understanding. If I misunderstood what you’re looking for, feel free to let me know or share a screenshot. I’d be happy to help further!

I'm looking forward for your reply. Thank you for your cooperation.

Answer 2

To reenter the product key for Office LTSC Standard 2024, you can use the following methods:

1. Before Installation: You can enter the product key using the Office Customization Tool (OCT) or the Config.xml file before installing Office.
2. After Installation: If Office is already installed, you can enter the product key through the product UI or by using the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT). Additionally, you can use the ospp.vbs script to manage activation.

To enable a non-admin user to activate Office with a MAK key, you may need to modify the Config.xml file to include the setting:

<Setting Id="USEROPERATIONS" Value="1" />

This allows standard users to manually activate Office with the MAK key.

If you have multiple MAK keys for different groups, you cannot include them in the same configuration.xml file. Instead, consider using VAMT or the ospp.vbs script for managing multiple keys.

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References:

• Activate volume licensed versions of Office by using MAK
• Configure a KMS host computer to activate volume licensed versions of Office