Thank you for confirming success. There's another typo in OfficeRTool showing it's Version as 2018/Jan22. OK, I think it's time for a silent, cosmetic update. This post will be updated when changed build is online.
Thanks a lot for all this. I have a probably dumb question but I'll ask it anyway: My institution offers only the free Office 365 A1 subscription = the minimum, only online as it is. Can I install Office 365 on my computer and use it with my institution account, or will it fail miserably, since it's only an A1 subscription?
I agree with you that it requires too much work and it is not an easy task to change the content of Store apps. Below are my new findings in case someone is interested. Store version Office Suite exits preview today, those apps I've installed from OPK have been updated automatically without the need of an valid Microsoft Account. For the Registry DAT files, they can be mounted using Registry Editor for editing.
Sorry for asking question that (maybe) is already questioned before, but mine is not yet solved until now. So.. I installed Office 2016 ProPlus retail (version 16.0.8827.2148) using 'OInstallLite', already convert it to volume, and activated it using WinDivert (alternative method) in this thread, But.. Morph transition doesn't appear and the dark theme too. Already tried another tool like KMSAuto, KMSPico, MS Toolkit, etc but no luck so far. Office status is activated
You need to install OfficePro365 not MSO2K16 to get these features. The OfficeRTool will allow you to select either version to do either an immediate install or alternatively to create an installation media file suite.
Are you sure about this? Before i reinstalled my Windows 10, i also have Office 2016 ProPlus retail (ISO downloaded directly from Microsoft website), converted to volume, and activated it using KMSAuto. The morph transition and dark theme was here
I had the same experience as you. I think that the retail (perpetual licence) version download is way behind 365 in terms of release improvements. If you update it it will get stability and security updates but not necessarily feature updates e.g. Morph in PP and the themes. This is by design as MS are keen to make the subscription model more attractive to users. All I can tell you is that if you remove completeley the 2K16 install (using the MS removal tool) o15-ctrremove.diag.cab, and then download [D] e.g. "Monthly Build" current and reinstall by choosing the 365, by saying NO to 2K16, (first option) but yes to 365 (next option) in the OfficeRTool process, then you will have what you want. Like you I am bit of a novice here and cannot explain this very well, but if you get stuck, I am sure @ratzlefatz or someone will jump in and point you in the right direction. It's an excellent tool which has never failed to deliver for me. Also recommend @qewlpal's KMS_VL_ALL for scheduled reactivation if you want a simple reliable complete solution which does exactly what it says on the tin.
Hi! I successfully installed Office 2016 on a PC (Windows 7 x86 32 bit), and has indeed successfully converted it to Volume Edition (All OK, no convertion or cleanup required). But when I pressed K to start activation, OfficeRTool didn't response my selection (I pressed 1 for internal KMS activation, but "1" doesn't show on display) and after few seconds, it telled me "activation failed". This is a fresh-installed PC, and never installed any previous version of Office. What can I do? Thanks.
I think OfficeRTool is using SppExtComObjPatcher method. You could try another method using KMS_VL_ALL alternative solutions like WinDivert or TAP adapter method (thread: link). If you prefer more user friendly interface than a text based interface, then just use KMS Auto or MS Toolkit (it's not open source, so you can't edit the code just like a .cmd/.bat file)
If I do not have this option anywhere, I have the latest build 2016 from fast and silent in the download option 2019 script