Thanks for speedy response to the branding issue. I tested the latest Tool (Sept 25) with a 16.0.7167.2060 build on a 32 Win 7 machine and indeed the 365 branding displayed correctly, where before it had not. However on running web update to 16.0.7341.2032 this results in the branding reverting to the MSO Professional Plus branding. Do you think there is any way round this to secure the 365 branding going forward, without having to edit the registry manually?
Hhmm.. Let me see, what I can do against this "re-branding" during update. I tested using Win10 32bit Pro Windows. Will take Windows 7 now to have the same environment as you.
Where I can download Office 2016 Home and business x64 VL en-us? It seems every upload link in whole forum is offline... Retail + howto convert also welcome I mean: Normal iso, where i can put the updates in a folder.
An doubt: Does Windows Defender remove O2016RTool if the O2016RTool folder is scanned? The AutoKMS in KMSPico is removed with a simple scan of Windows Defender on Windows 10 Anniversary Update....(I forgot to remove KMSPico after upgrading to Windows 10 legally...)
No issues here scanning O2016RTool folder using Defender (Win 10 Pro Anniversary and Win 10 Pro Insider 14936). But one never knows what will happen at the next signature update. So it's clever to exclude O2016RTool folder in Defender settings. @all: valid for all the other AVs, too. So check your exclusion settings to have O2016RTool included.
First, thanks for this guide and tool! Fast and easy to follow. My problem is that 16.0.7341.2035 updates to version 1609 (build 7369.2024) in Words account menu. According to this thread post #6 this is the Slow Ring build? First run of Word displayed (in "account" menu) Office 2016 Professional Plus and that it was activated. A reboot later and a update from the same "account" menu and now the 2016 professional plus is not there, nor the activated confirmation. "Current Channel" is still listed, but version is 1609 (build 7369.2024) OS: Win10 pro x64 version 1607 build 14393.222 O2016RTool was downloaded yesterday. I selected "C" in channel-id. Manually entered 16.0.7341.2035 as build. Language is en-US. Arch is x64. Downloaded and installed according to the guide. Converted and activated with built-in kms. Made sure the click-to-run service was stopped and not running. In the "U" menu the following is listed: (sorry, can't post links so they're altered) Code: Office 2016 ProfessionalPlus Current Channel (Retail/RTM) - CDNBaseUrl: "officecdn microsoft com/pr/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60" Current Channel (Retail/RTM) - Update-Path: "officecdn microsoft com/pr/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60" Group-Policy defined UpdateBranch: "Current" How to prevent "current retail/rtm" to upgrade to Slow Ring? And how to get back the "2016 Professional Plus" and that it's activated? Thanks!
Thank you for reporting, the detailed description of your environment and what you did until the error occurred. I like such detailed reports. This helps a lot and reproducing the error is easier. But Microsoft yesterday (!) changed "Current" distribution channel to be updated to 16.0.7369.2024. So the "Current" update to this version is correct. When you start O2016RTool again, it will show that a new "Current" version is available. All is working as designed. I have updated post #6 to list 16.0.7369.2024 as latest "Current" version. I'm sorry for the maintenance delay and the confusion it caused. Regarding the missing listing of "Activation Status" and "Office Branding": I noticed the same after updating to this new version. But O206RTool can't do anything in this case. This missing information works as designed by MS. They removed it from the current version. If you are afraid that activation is invalid, then do the following: - start Command-Prompt - enter the following command Code: (64bit Office on 64bit Windows or 32bit Office on 32bit Windows) cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /dstatus (32bit Office on 64bit Windows) cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /dstatus After (o)ffice(s)oftware(p)rotection(p)latform = "ospp" has finished some internal checks, it will show the license and activation data.
I thought it was something like that, but wasn't sure since the branding and activation confirmation disappeared. No need to apologize, the tool is working as it should and the update was valid. I understand that your tool can't do anything with this, I guess MS will update this in the next update. Thank you for pointing out the ospp.vbs, it seems like everything is ok. Some of the output: Code: LICENSE NAME: Office 16, Office16ProPlusVL_KMS_Client edition LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 16, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel BETA EXPIRATION: 01.01.1601 LICENSE STATUS: ---LICENSED--- REMAINING GRACE: 179 days (259197 minute(s) before expiring) Activation Type Configuration: ALL Activation Interval: 120 minutes Renewal Interval: 43200 minutes KMS host caching: Enabled
The 2 lines in green are the important ones. If you check directly after successful KMS-activation they will show: LICENSE STATUS: ---LICENSED--- REMAINING GRACE: 180 days (259200 minute(s) before expiring) Beware: The minute(s) counter will decrement soon every 60 seconds and days will be counted as 179. Examples of unsuccessful activation or inactive licenses are: LICENSE STATUS: ---UNLICENSED--- LICENSE STATUS: ---OOB_GRACE--- LICENSE STATUS: ---EXTENDED_GRACE--- LICENSE STATUS: ---NOTIFICATIONS---
ratzlefatz, first of all thanks for this amazing tool im downloading ''16.0.7369.2024_pt-BR_x86_x64_Current" using option [D] how can i download x64 only? i didn see the option Thanks