ratzlefatz, thanks for the amazing work. I am in weird situation, and I hope you can guide me through it. My friend just bought a new laptop with Windows 10 on it (exactly: Windows 10 Home x64 Italian Language) My friend would like to install Office 2016 x64 in Italian without messing with the Windows 10 activation and product key (genuine as of now). Is there anything you could suggest me to install Office 2016 on this computer without screwing up a genuine Windows 10 installation? I studied your tool, but I am not sure if it completely preserve integrity of other genuine Microsoft products. Thank you very much!
O2016RTool was designed for Office 2016 activation only. It won't touch Windows. You can use it safely. Just download, install, convert and KMS-activate Office. Windows activation will always stay the same.
I have used the internal KMS tool inside O2016RTool latest version, in the latest Office version, why doesn't show in Office Account tab the label "Product Activated"??? I have verified the Office activation via cmd and it's ok.
@ratzlefatz Thank you for the O2016RTool tool and the effort. I installed office 16.0.7369.2024_en-US (Word, excel, Powerpoint, Access, outlook) via current channel; changed to VL. I tried to activate via KMS internal, but it failed, so I tried MTK2.6.2, it worked. Now my question is How do I update this office: via Windows update or something else? Addl info: I'm using Windows 8.1 pro update 1 Thanks!!
I experienced the same. It looks like all newer Office versions show this behaviour. We have to ask Microsoft why product brand name and activation info are missing now in account window.
Looks like your antivirus soft has interferred here. For testing you should disable AV and if successful, then add O2016RTool folder to AV exclusion list. But it is ok to use MTK (or any other KMS activator) after O2016RTool has converted Office 2016 C2R from retail to volume. Office Click2Run versions have their own internal update routine. Updates are automatically checked and installed. For manual update: Start any Office App, then klick -> Menu -> File -> Account -> Update Options -> Update now
but I use "portable update" to store update files, so that while reinstall I dont have to redownload all the updates. Is it possible save the update files for office C2R versions?
But, when I go to file > account, there is an option for update; which type of update does that perform? Thanks!!
When you activate the option "Update Now" (and there is a new version available) then a full download and install of this new version is initiated. It is the same as downloading a full installation package and start the setup. Except you don't have to specify, what Office product to install. That is retrieved from the current setup.
Some says that C2R updating utilize delta downloads, similar to Windows updates (not office MSI), only changed files are downloaded but i never test it
Hi @ratzlefatz I just tried the new tool (9th Oct) to change the channel of an Insider (slow build) which was at the latest version. I appeared to successfully change it to Current Retail and indeed the branding (which recently seemed to become generic) has reverted to Microsoft Office Professional Plus. It is however showing "Current Channel" which is what I was expecting, but the build level is 16.0.7167.2060. I think this is two builds behind current as this version was current on 14th Sept? Yet when I try to update again I am told "You're up to date" Any idea what I may have done wrong? Many thanks
confirmed! Microsoft yesterday updated "Current" and "First Release for Current (Insider Slow Ring)" to version 16.0.7369.2038. But update always goes to 16.0.7167.2060. Before, it works. I will check if this is O2016RTools' fault...
Hi I did what you suggested and the update dialog appears momentarily before telling me that I am up to date. Seems to think that 16.0.7167.2060 is the latest build? A supplementary question if I may. Would it be possible (although I appreciate probably not, without some further work to the tool), to be able to change from ProPlus to 365 as well. (Keen to switch a couple of machines to 365 to get the Morph feature in PPT, although i realise I can do a clean uninstall / reinstall) Thanks
The "update" is working/thinking wrong. I will check who's responsible for that. And if it's O2016RTool then a fix will come. There are much too much replacements/changes to do (files and registry). I'm sure, that I won't find all occurencies and as result, this will leave behind a complete mess. So I'm sorry, but O2016RTool can't help you here. Better use FixIt-Tool and do a new, fresh install.
Hi Thanks for getting to the bottom of this in your usual meticulous manner. I confirm your findings that the integrity of the update process seesm to be restored. And the genric branding approach seems also to have returned to the "Product Information" screen under "Account"