

Now proceed and Delete also the OEM key at the following location: Right-click at the OEM key and click Delete.ĥ. * Note: If the "OEM" key doesn't exist in the above location, skip to method-3.Ĥ. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\ OEM.Once you are inside the Registry Editor, navigate to following location: *

Select Yes in the 'User Account Control' prompt to proceedģ. Simultaneously press the Windows + R keys to open run command box.Ĭ. If you purchased a new computer with Office preinstalled and you installed an Office 2016/2019 volume license without uninstalling the preinstalled version, continue and remove the registry entry of the pre-installed version of Office to get rid of Let's get started screen.Ī. Stop Office Asking for activation by Removing "L et's get started" screen at Office Startup. Now open any Office program and check if the activation problem is resolved.

If after installing a paid version of Microsoft Office, Office repeatedly prompts for activation, you have the following options to get rid of the activation prompt: Method 1. How to FIX: Office always asking for Activation (Office 2016 or Office 2019/365). If you have previously installed a trial version of MS Office on your machine and now have a paid Office 2016/2019/365 version installed, but Office always asking for activation, continue below to correct the problem.īefore you install a new paid subscription of Microsoft Office 2016/2019, you must first uninstall any other installed version of Office, otherwise you will always be prompted to activate the old Office subscription with a Let's get started screen.
