Office Home and Student 2016 installation

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Office Home and Student 2016 installation

John Peterson 0

I don't want to install Office 365. How do I install Office 2016. I have the installation key.

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Norah-L 5,350 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Good day John Peterson!

To install Office Home and Student 2016, please uninstall Office 365 first to avoid version conflicts.

The next steps depend on whether you’re installing Office 2016 for the first time or reinstalling it. If the product key hasn’t been used before, it must be redeemed first. If the key was already redeemed in the past, you can skip redemption and install Office directly by signing in with the associated Microsoft account.

For more details on how redemption works, see: Where to enter your Office product key

After that, follow the steps in this official Microsoft guide to download and install the software: Download and install or reinstall Office 2021, Office 2019, or Office 2016.

Important notes:

Office 2016 is a one‑time purchase (no subscription) and the license allows use on one device only.
Support for Office 2016 ended on October 14, 2025. The apps will still work, but they no longer receive security updates.

Hope this could clarify things. Feel free to post back if you need further support!

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John Peterson 0 Reputation points

2026-03-31T20:23:55.4866667+00:00

Your answer indicates "If the key was already redeemed in the past, you can skip redemption and install Office directly by signing in with the associated Microsoft account." The key has already been redeemed. Also, your answer indicates "Office 2016 is a one‑time purchase (no subscription) and the license allows use on one device only." The device in question is no longer working and had to be recycled. Can I use this license on another laptop running Windows 11? If so, I do not want to install Office 365 and I do not want to activate OneDrive and the cloud. It appears the installation forces me to take this path?
Norah-L 5,350 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-04-01T07:05:34.2266667+00:00
Hi John Peterson!

Can I use this license on another laptop running Windows 11?

To use this license on a new device, the previous device must first be removed from your Microsoft account first:

Go to https://account.microsoft.com/services

Sign in with the Microsoft account used to activate Office

Find Office 2016 Home & Student

Select Manage Choose Deactivate or Remove on the old device.

If you’re unable to deactivate Office on the old device, you can try installing it on the new one and signing in using the same Microsoft account.

If then activation doesn’t succeed, select “I recently changed hardware” or use phone activation / contact Microsoft Support.

Please let me know how it goes so we can determine the best next steps!

Best regards.
Norah-L 5,350 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-04-07T04:02:08.2233333+00:00

Hello John!

Have you had the chance to check my answer yet?

Please do keep me updated.

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