From cfec58d21ce8897b8f99b1fce6a473e678425283 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: May Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 21:33:27 +0000 Subject: fix line endings --- docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md | 78 +++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md') diff --git a/docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md b/docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md index 6ac7c69..9c14e27 100644 --- a/docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md +++ b/docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md @@ -1,39 +1,39 @@ ---- -sidebar_label: Office License Is Not Genuine ---- - -# 'Get genuine Office' banner - -![](./assets/office-license-is-not-genuine.png) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -## Why does the banner appear? - -Here are the possible reasons: - -- Office Click-to-Run builds (since February 2021) that are activated with KMS check for the existence of a KMS server name in the registry. If the KMS server is not present, a banner is shown in Office programs notifying that "Office isn't licensed properly." -- If 32-bit Office is installed on 64-bit Windows, Office checks for the KMS server existence in the corresponding WOW6432Node registry key as well. -- Office also detects if the registered KMS server is on its blacklist. The following three adddresses are known to be blacklisted: - `km-s8.MSG-uides.com` `km-s9.MSG-uides.com` `0.0.0.0` (Without hyphens) - The first two are public KMS servers, and the last one is not a real IP. -- The checks above are not performed if the Volume version of Office is properly installed using the PerpetualVL2019 or PerpetualVL2021 channel. - However, Microsoft has not yet updated these checks for the release of the PerpetualVL2024 channel. As a result, if any of the above conditions are met, Office will show a banner even to genuine customers. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -## Solution - -- Use [MAS](intro.md) to activate Office. - -:::info -A similar banner may appear if you are not properly logged into Office with your Microsoft account. You will need to go to the **Account** tab in Office and either resolve the issue or sign out of your account. - -![](./assets/office_stored_credentials_banner.png) -::: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -## Additional help - -- See [here](troubleshoot.md). +--- +sidebar_label: Office License Is Not Genuine +--- + +# 'Get genuine Office' banner + +![](./assets/office-license-is-not-genuine.png) + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +## Why does the banner appear? + +Here are the possible reasons: + +- Office Click-to-Run builds (since February 2021) that are activated with KMS check for the existence of a KMS server name in the registry. If the KMS server is not present, a banner is shown in Office programs notifying that "Office isn't licensed properly." +- If 32-bit Office is installed on 64-bit Windows, Office checks for the KMS server existence in the corresponding WOW6432Node registry key as well. +- Office also detects if the registered KMS server is on its blacklist. The following three adddresses are known to be blacklisted: + `km-s8.MSG-uides.com` `km-s9.MSG-uides.com` `0.0.0.0` (Without hyphens) + The first two are public KMS servers, and the last one is not a real IP. +- The checks above are not performed if the Volume version of Office is properly installed using the PerpetualVL2019 or PerpetualVL2021 channel. + However, Microsoft has not yet updated these checks for the release of the PerpetualVL2024 channel. As a result, if any of the above conditions are met, Office will show a banner even to genuine customers. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +## Solution + +- Use [MAS](intro.md) to activate Office. + +:::info +A similar banner may appear if you are not properly logged into Office with your Microsoft account. You will need to go to the **Account** tab in Office and either resolve the issue or sign out of your account. + +![](./assets/office_stored_credentials_banner.png) +::: + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +## Additional help + +- See [here](troubleshoot.md). -- cgit v1.2.3