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Ohook Activation

Overview​

  • How to use it? Please find the instructions here.
  • This activation method can activate all kinds of Office versions on Windows 8 and higher and their Server equivalent except Office 2010 and Office UWP apps.
  • This activation method works offline and activates Office permanently.
  • This activation method can survive Office repairs, Office updates, and even Windows major feature upgrades. You do not need to reactivate in these cases.
  • For the O365 subscription version, you can't get server side O365 specific features such as 1TB storage in Onedrive. However, almost all other features and 5GB storage in free onedrive account would work fine.
  • This activation method does not modify/patch any onboard system files, instead it installs a custom SPPC.dll (open source) file for the activation to work. Check further details in below "How does it work?" section.

How does it work?​

  • As illustrated in the above 1st image, in the Official activation process of SPP based Office, Office asks C:\Windows\System32\sppc.dll about the activation status and that file asks the same thing to SPP (Software Protection Platform) C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe and returns the message back to Office.

  • As illustrated in the above 2nd image, we modify this behavior by placing a custom sppc.dll file in Office folder without touching system's C:\Windows\System32\sppc.dll file and that custom file always returns the message that Office is activated. This is how ohook activation works.
  • You can find the source code of ohook custom sppc.dll file here.

Supported Products​

TL;DR all kinds of Office products are supported on Windows 8 and higher and their Server equivalent except Office 2010 and Office UWP apps.

Office VersionOffice ProductGeneric KeyKey Type
v15.0 (2013)AccessRetailB7RFY-7NXPK-Q4342-Y9X2H-3JX4XRetail
v15.0 (2013)AccessVolume9MF9G-CN32B-HV7XT-9XJ8T-9KVF4MAK
v15.0 (2013)ExcelRetailNT889-MBH4X-8MD4H-X8R2D-WQHF8Retail
v15.0 (2013)ExcelVolumeY3N36-YCHDK-XYWBG-KYQVV-BDTJ2MAK
v15.0 (2013)GrooveRetailBMK4W-6N88B-BP9QR-PHFCK-MG7GFRetail
v15.0 (2013)GrooveVolumeRN84D-7HCWY-FTCBK-JMXWM-HT7GJMAK
v15.0 (2013)HomeBusinessPipcRetail2WQNF-GBK4B-XVG6F-BBMX7-M4F2YOEM-Perp
v15.0 (2013)HomeBusinessRetailYWD4R-CNKVT-VG8VJ-9333B-RCW9FSubscription
v15.0 (2013)HomeStudentRetail6WW3N-BDGM9-PCCHD-9QPP9-P34QGSubscription
v15.0 (2013)InfoPathRetailRV7NQ-HY3WW-7CKWH-QTVMW-29VHCRetail
v15.0 (2013)InfoPathVolumeC4TGN-QQW6Y-FYKXC-6WJW7-X73VGMAK
v15.0 (2013)LyncAcademicRetail6MDN4-WF3FV-4WH3Q-W699V-RGCMYPrepidBypass
v15.0 (2013)LyncEntryRetailN42BF-CBY9F-W2C7R-X397X-DYFQWPrepidBypass
v15.0 (2013)LyncRetail89P23-2NK2R-JXM2M-3Q8R8-BWM3YRetail
v15.0 (2013)LyncVolume3WKCD-RN489-4M7XJ-GJ2GQ-YBFQ6MAK
v15.0 (2013)MondoRetailVNWHF-FKFBW-Q2RGD-HYHWF-R3HH2Subscription
v15.0 (2013)MondoVolume2YNYQ-FQMVG-CB8KW-6XKYD-M7RRJMAK
v15.0 (2013)OneNoteFreeRetail4TGWV-6N9P6-G2H8Y-2HWKB-B4FF4Bypass
v15.0 (2013)OneNoteRetail3KXXQ-PVN2C-8P7YY-HCV88-GVGQ6Retail
v15.0 (2013)OneNoteVolumeJDMWF-NJC7B-HRCHY-WFT8G-BPXD9MAK
v15.0 (2013)OutlookRetail9N4RQ-CF8R2-HBVCB-J3C9V-94P4DRetail
v15.0 (2013)OutlookVolumeHNG29-GGWRG-RFC8C-JTFP4-2J9FHMAK
v15.0 (2013)PersonalPipcRetail9CYB3-NFMRW-YFDG6-XC7TF-BY36JOEM-Perp
v15.0 (2013)PersonalRetail2NCQJ-MFRMH-TXV83-J7V4C-RVRWCRetail
v15.0 (2013)PowerPointRetailHVMN2-KPHQH-DVQMK-7B3CM-FGBFCRetail
v15.0 (2013)PowerPointVolume47DKN-HPJP7-RF9M3-VCYT2-TMQ4GMAK
v15.0 (2013)ProPlusRetailN3QMM-GKDT3-JQGX6-7X3MQ-4GBG3Retail
v15.0 (2013)ProPlusVolumeQKHNX-M9GGH-T3QMW-YPK4Q-QRP9VMAK
v15.0 (2013)ProfessionalPipcRetailCF9DD-6CNW2-BJWJQ-CVCFX-Y7TXDOEM-Perp
v15.0 (2013)ProfessionalRetailMBQBN-CQPT6-PXRMC-TYJFR-3C8MYRetail
v15.0 (2013)ProjectProRetailWPY8N-PDPY4-FC7TF-KMP7P-KWYFYSubscription
v15.0 (2013)ProjectProVolumeWFCT2-NBFQ7-JD7VV-MFJX6-6F2CMMAK
v15.0 (2013)ProjectStdRetailNTHQT-VKK6W-BRB87-HV346-Y96W8Subscription
v15.0 (2013)ProjectStdVolume3CNQX-T34TY-99RH4-C4YD2-KWYGVMAK
v15.0 (2013)PublisherRetailTWNCJ-YR84W-X7PPF-6DPRP-D67VCRetail
v15.0 (2013)PublisherVolumeDJPHV-NCJV6-GWPT6-K26JX-C7GX6MAK
v15.0 (2013)SPDRetail3NY6J-WHT3F-47BDV-JHF36-2343WPrepidBypass
v15.0 (2013)StandardRetailV6VWN-KC2HR-YYDD6-9V7HQ-7T7VPRetail
v15.0 (2013)StandardVolume9TN6B-PCYH4-MCVDQ-KT83C-TMQ7TMAK
v15.0 (2013)VisioProRetailNVK2G-2MY4G-7JX2P-7D6F2-VFQBRSubscription
v15.0 (2013)VisioProVolumeYN7CF-XRH6R-CGKRY-GKPV3-BG7WFMAK
v15.0 (2013)VisioStdRetailNCRB7-VP48F-43FYY-62P3R-367WKSubscription
v15.0 (2013)VisioStdVolumeRX63Y-4NFK2-XTYC8-C6B3W-YPXPJMAK
v15.0 (2013)WordRetailNB77V-RPFQ6-PMMKQ-T87DV-M4D84Retail
v15.0 (2013)WordVolumeRPHPB-Y7NC4-3VYFM-DW7VD-G8YJ8MAK
v15.0 (O365)O365BusinessRetail2P3C9-BQNJH-VCVPH-YDY6M-43JPQSubscription
v15.0 (O365)O365HomePremRetailJ2W28-TN9C8-26PWV-F7J4G-72XCBSubscription1
v15.0 (O365)O365ProPlusRetail2N382-D6PKK-QTX4D-2JJYK-M96P2Subscription1
v15.0 (O365)O365SmallBusPremRetailHN8JP-87TQJ-PBF3P-Y66KC-W2K9VSubscription1
v16.0 (2016)AccessRetailWHK4N-YQGHB-XWXCC-G3HYC-6JF94Retail
v16.0 (2016)AccessRuntimeRetailRNB7V-P48F4-3FYY6-2P3R3-63BQVPrepidBypass
v16.0 (2016)AccessVolumeJJ2Y4-N8KM3-Y8KY3-Y22FR-R3KVKMAK
v16.0 (2016)ExcelRetailRKJBN-VWTM2-BDKXX-RKQFD-JTYQ2Retail
v16.0 (2016)ExcelVolumeFVGNR-X82B2-6PRJM-YT4W7-8HV36MAK
v16.0 (2016)HomeBusinessPipcRetail2WQNF-GBK4B-XVG6F-BBMX7-M4F2YOEM-Perp
v16.0 (2016)HomeBusinessRetailHM6FM-NVF78-KV9PM-F36B8-D9MXDRetail
v16.0 (2016)HomeStudentRetailPNPRV-F2627-Q8JVC-3DGR9-WTYRKRetail
v16.0 (2016)HomeStudentVNextRetailYWD4R-CNKVT-VG8VJ-9333B-RC3B8Retail
v16.0 (2016)MondoRetailVNWHF-FKFBW-Q2RGD-HYHWF-R3HH2Subscription
v16.0 (2016)MondoVolumeFMTQQ-84NR8-2744R-MXF4P-PGYR3MAK
v16.0 (2016)OneNoteFreeRetailXYNTG-R96FY-369HX-YFPHY-F9CPMBypass
v16.0 (2016)OneNoteRetailFXF6F-CNC26-W643C-K6KB7-6XXW3Retail
v16.0 (2016)OneNoteVolume9TYVN-D76HK-BVMWT-Y7G88-9TPPVMAK
v16.0 (2016)OutlookRetail7N4KG-P2QDH-86V9C-DJFVF-369W9Retail
v16.0 (2016)OutlookVolume7QPNR-3HFDG-YP6T9-JQCKQ-KKXXCMAK
v16.0 (2016)PersonalPipcRetail9CYB3-NFMRW-YFDG6-XC7TF-BY36JOEM-Perp
v16.0 (2016)PersonalRetailFT7VF-XBN92-HPDJV-RHMBY-6VKBFRetail
v16.0 (2016)PowerPointRetailN7GCB-WQT7K-QRHWG-TTPYD-7T9XFRetail
v16.0 (2016)PowerPointVolumeX3RT9-NDG64-VMK2M-KQ6XY-DPFGVMAK
v16.0 (2016)ProPlusRetailGM43N-F742Q-6JDDK-M622J-J8GDVRetail
v16.0 (2016)ProPlusVolumeFNVK8-8DVCJ-F7X3J-KGVQB-RC2QYMAK
v16.0 (2016)ProfessionalPipcRetailCF9DD-6CNW2-BJWJQ-CVCFX-Y7TXDOEM-Perp
v16.0 (2016)ProfessionalRetailNXFTK-YD9Y7-X9MMJ-9BWM6-J2QVHRetail
v16.0 (2016)ProjectProRetailWPY8N-PDPY4-FC7TF-KMP7P-KWYFYSubscription
v16.0 (2016)ProjectProVolumePKC3N-8F99H-28MVY-J4RYY-CWGDHMAK
v16.0 (2016)ProjectProXVolumeJBNPH-YF2F7-Q9Y29-86CTG-C9YGVMAKC2R
v16.0 (2016)ProjectStdRetailNTHQT-VKK6W-BRB87-HV346-Y96W8Subscription
v16.0 (2016)ProjectStdVolume4TGWV-6N9P6-G2H8Y-2HWKB-B4G93MAK
v16.0 (2016)ProjectStdXVolumeN3W2Q-69MBT-27RD9-BH8V3-JT2C8MAKC2R
v16.0 (2016)PublisherRetailWKWND-X6G9G-CDMTV-CPGYJ-6MVBFRetail
v16.0 (2016)PublisherVolume9QVN2-PXXRX-8V4W8-Q7926-TJGD8MAK
v16.0 (2016)SkypeServiceBypassRetail6MDN4-WF3FV-4WH3Q-W699V-RGCMYPrepidBypass
v16.0 (2016)SkypeforBusinessEntryRetail4N4D8-3J7Y3-YYW7C-73HD2-V8RHYPrepidBypass
v16.0 (2016)SkypeforBusinessRetailPBJ79-77NY4-VRGFG-Y8WYC-CKCRCRetail
v16.0 (2016)SkypeforBusinessVolumeDMTCJ-KNRKR-JV8TQ-V2CR2-VFTFHMAK
v16.0 (2016)StandardRetail2FPWN-4H6CM-KD8QQ-8HCHC-P9XYWRetail
v16.0 (2016)StandardVolumeWHGMQ-JNMGT-MDQVF-WDR69-KQBWCMAK
v16.0 (2016)VisioProRetailNVK2G-2MY4G-7JX2P-7D6F2-VFQBRSubscription
v16.0 (2016)VisioProVolumeNRKT9-C8GP2-XDYXQ-YW72K-MG92BMAK
v16.0 (2016)VisioProXVolumeG98Q2-B6N77-CFH9J-K824G-XQCC4MAKC2R
v16.0 (2016)VisioStdRetailNCRB7-VP48F-43FYY-62P3R-367WKSubscription
v16.0 (2016)VisioStdVolumeXNCJB-YY883-JRW64-DPXMX-JXCR6MAK
v16.0 (2016)VisioStdXVolumeB2HTN-JPH8C-J6Y6V-HCHKB-43MGTMAKC2R
v16.0 (2016)WordRetailP8K82-NQ7GG-JKY8T-6VHVY-88GGDRetail
v16.0 (2016)WordVolumeYHMWC-YN6V9-WJPXD-3WQKP-TMVCVMAK
v16.0 (2019)Access2019RetailWRYJ6-G3NP7-7VH94-8X7KP-JB7HCRetail
v16.0 (2019)Access2019Volume6FWHX-NKYXK-BW34Q-7XC9F-Q9PX7MAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)AccessRuntime2019RetailFGQNJ-JWJCG-7Q8MG-RMRGJ-9TQVFPrepidBypass
v16.0 (2019)Excel2019RetailKBPNW-64CMM-8KWCB-23F44-8B7HMRetail
v16.0 (2019)Excel2019Volume8NT4X-GQMCK-62X4P-TW6QP-YKPYFMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)HomeBusiness2019RetailQBN2Y-9B284-9KW78-K48PB-R62YTRetail
v16.0 (2019)HomeStudent2019RetailXNWPM-32XQC-Y7QJC-QGGBV-YY7JKRetail
v16.0 (2019)Outlook2019RetailWR43D-NMWQQ-HCQR2-VKXDR-37B7HRetail
v16.0 (2019)Outlook2019VolumeRN3QB-GT6D7-YB3VH-F3RPB-3GQYBMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)Personal2019RetailNMBY8-V3CV7-BX6K6-2922Y-43M7TRetail
v16.0 (2019)PowerPoint2019RetailHN27K-JHJ8R-7T7KK-WJYC3-FM7MMRetail
v16.0 (2019)PowerPoint2019Volume29GNM-VM33V-WR23K-HG2DT-KTQYRMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)ProPlus2019RetailBN4XJ-R9DYY-96W48-YK8DM-MY7PYRetail
v16.0 (2019)ProPlus2019VolumeT8YBN-4YV3X-KK24Q-QXBD7-T3C63MAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)Professional2019Retail9NXDK-MRY98-2VJV8-GF73J-TQ9FKRetail
v16.0 (2019)ProjectPro2019RetailJDTNC-PP77T-T9H2W-G4J2J-VH8JKRetail
v16.0 (2019)ProjectPro2019VolumeTBXBD-FNWKJ-WRHBD-KBPHH-XD9F2MAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)ProjectStd2019RetailR3JNT-8PBDP-MTWCK-VD2V8-HMKF9Retail
v16.0 (2019)ProjectStd2019VolumeRBRFX-MQNDJ-4XFHF-7QVDR-JHXGCMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)Publisher2019Retail4QC36-NW3YH-D2Y9D-RJPC7-VVB9DRetail
v16.0 (2019)Publisher2019VolumeK8F2D-NBM32-BF26V-YCKFJ-29Y9WMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)SkypeforBusiness2019RetailJBDKF-6NCD6-49K3G-2TV79-BKP73Retail
v16.0 (2019)SkypeforBusiness2019Volume9MNQ7-YPQ3B-6WJXM-G83T3-CBBDKMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)SkypeforBusinessEntry2019RetailN9722-BV9H6-WTJTT-FPB93-978MKPrepidBypass
v16.0 (2019)Standard2019RetailNDGVM-MD27H-2XHVC-KDDX2-YKP74Retail
v16.0 (2019)Standard2019VolumeNT3V6-XMBK7-Q66MF-VMKR4-FC33MMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)VisioPro2019Retail2NWVW-QGF4T-9CPMB-WYDQ9-7XP79Retail
v16.0 (2019)VisioPro2019Volume33YF4-GNCQ3-J6GDM-J67P3-FM7QPMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)VisioStd2019Retail263WK-3N797-7R437-28BKG-3V8M8Retail
v16.0 (2019)VisioStd2019VolumeBGNHX-QTPRJ-F9C9G-R8QQG-8T27FMAK-AE
v16.0 (2019)Word2019RetailJXR8H-NJ3MK-X66W8-78CWD-QRVR2Retail
v16.0 (2019)Word2019Volume9F36R-PNVHH-3DXGQ-7CD2H-R9D3VMAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)Access2021RetailP286B-N3XYP-36QRQ-29CMP-RVX9MRetail
v16.0 (2021)Access2021VolumeJBH3N-P97FP-FRTJD-MGK2C-VFWG6MAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)Excel2021RetailV6QFB-7N7G9-PF7W9-M8FQM-MY8G9Retail
v16.0 (2021)Excel2021VolumeWNYR4-KMR9H-KVC8W-7HJ8B-K79DQMAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)HomeBusiness2021RetailJM99N-4MMD8-DQCGJ-VMYFY-R63YKSubscription
v16.0 (2021)HomeStudent2021RetailN3CWD-38XVH-KRX2Y-YRP74-6RBB2Subscription
v16.0 (2021)OneNote2021RetailNB2TQ-3Y79C-77C6M-QMY7H-7QY8PRetail
v16.0 (2021)Outlook2021Retail4NCWR-9V92Y-34VB2-RPTHR-YTGR7Retail
v16.0 (2021)Outlook2021VolumeJQ9MJ-QYN6B-67PX9-GYFVY-QJ6TBMAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)Personal2021RetailRRRYB-DN749-GCPW4-9H6VK-HCHPTRetail
v16.0 (2021)PowerPoint2021Retail3KXXQ-PVN2C-8P7YY-HCV88-GVM96Retail1
v16.0 (2021)PowerPoint2021Volume39G2N-3BD9C-C4XCM-BD4QG-FVYDYMAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)ProPlus2021Retail8WXTP-MN628-KY44G-VJWCK-C7PCFRetail
v16.0 (2021)ProPlus2021VolumeRNHJY-DTFXW-HW9F8-4982D-MD2CWMAK-AE1
v16.0 (2021)ProPlusSPLA2021VolumeJRJNJ-33M7C-R73X3-P9XF7-R9F6MMAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)Professional2021RetailDJPHV-NCJV6-GWPT6-K26JX-C7PBGRetail
v16.0 (2021)ProjectPro2021RetailQKHNX-M9GGH-T3QMW-YPK4Q-QRWMVRetail
v16.0 (2021)ProjectPro2021VolumeHVC34-CVNPG-RVCMT-X2JRF-CR7RKMAK-AE1
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v16.0 (2021)Publisher2021Volume2KXJH-3NHTW-RDBPX-QFRXJ-MTGXFMAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)SkypeforBusiness2021RetailDVBXN-HFT43-CVPRQ-J89TF-VMMHGRetail
v16.0 (2021)SkypeforBusiness2021VolumeR3FCY-NHGC7-CBPVP-8Q934-YTGXGMAK-AE
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v16.0 (2021)Standard2021Volume2CJN4-C9XK2-HFPQ6-YH498-82TXHMAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)StandardSPLA2021VolumeBQWDW-NJ9YF-P7Y79-H6DCT-MKQ9CMAK-AE
v16.0 (2021)VisioPro2021RetailT6P26-NJVBR-76BK8-WBCDY-TX3BCRetail
v16.0 (2021)VisioPro2021VolumeJNKBX-MH9P4-K8YYV-8CG2Y-VQ2C8MAK-AE
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v16.0 (2021)Word2021RetailVNCC4-CJQVK-BKX34-77Y8H-CYXMRRetail
v16.0 (2021)Word2021VolumeBJG97-NW3GM-8QQQ7-FH76G-686XMMAK-AE
v16.0 (2024)ProPlus2024Volume-PreviewGNXWX-DF797-B2JT3-82W27-KHPXTMAK-AE
v16.0 (2024)ProjectPro2024Volume-PreviewX86XX-N3QMW-B4WGQ-QCB69-V26KWMAK-AE
v16.0 (2024)VisioPro2024Volume-PreviewDW99Y-H7NT6-6B29D-8JQ8F-R3QT7MAK-AE
v16.0 (O365)O365BusinessRetail2P3C9-BQNJH-VCVPH-YDY6M-43JPQSubscription
v16.0 (O365)O365EduCloudRetailW62NQ-267QR-RTF74-PF2MH-JQMTHSubscription
v16.0 (O365)O365HomePremRetailJ2W28-TN9C8-26PWV-F7J4G-72XCBSubscription1
v16.0 (O365)O365ProPlusRetail2N382-D6PKK-QTX4D-2JJYK-M96P2Subscription1
v16.0 (O365)O365SmallBusPremRetailHN8JP-87TQJ-PBF3P-Y66KC-W2K9VSubscription1
info
  • For the O365 subscription version, you can't get server side O365 specific features such as 1TB storage in Onedrive. However, almost all other features and 5GB storage in free onedrive account would work fine.
  • Script doesn't convert any product to Volume or vice-versa. All products are activated with their own licence.
  • Key preference is given in this order, Retail:TB:Sub > Retail > OEM:NONSLP > Volume:MAK > Volume:GVLK

Unsupported Products​

  • Office on Windows 7 and their Server equivalent
  • Office 2010
  • Office UWP (Store apps)

Note:

  • Theoretically Office on Windows 7 and Office 2010 can be activated with Ohook but these versions require changing Office registry keys and renaming Office file names, that is why we have not added support for it. We recommend to use KMS activation for them.

How to remove Ohook?​

  • In MAS, goto Ohook Activation and apply Uninstall option.
  • After that, In MAS, goto Troubleshoot and apply Fix Licensing option. (Optional)
  • Done.

Custom sppc.dll Info​

  • Custom sppc.dll source code (Ohook 0.3) is available here.
  • SHA-256 checksums:
e6ac83560c19ec7eb868c50ea97ea0ed5632a397a9f43c17e24e6de4a694d118 *sppc32.dll
c6df24deef2e83813dee9c81ddd9793a3d60c117a4e8e231b82e32b3192927e7 *sppc64.dll
  • In MAS AIO version, these 2 files are encoded in base64 to make MAS AIO version. In AIO script, instructions are mentioned on how to decode files from Base64 format.
    How to create identical sppc.dll files from scratch?
  • Download ohook 0.3 source code file from here
  • Extract this zip file to a folder named C:\ohook
  • Now download these two compiler archives, mingw32 and mingw64
  • Extract both archives with 7-zip in C drive, so that path would look like this,
    C:\mingw32 C:\mingw64
  • Open Powershell as admin and enter below command to set the time and date,
    Set-TimeZone -Id 'UTC'; $date=[datetime]'2023/8/7 12:00';while($true){set-date $date; start-sleep -milliseconds 10;}
  • Now open another Windows for Powershell and enter below command to create sppc.dll files,
    Set-Location -Path C:\ohook
    C:\mingw64\bin\mingw32-make.exe
  • Calculate the SHA-256 of the created sppc64.dll and sppc32.dll files using 7-zip or Powershell, it would be same as mentioned above.
  • Done, you can now close that powershell window and correct the date now.

Manual Activation​

This is for those who wants to perform manual activation. If you want a tool to do this for you then check here.

  • These steps are listed for Office 16.0 (2016, 2019, 2021, O365) C2R x64 bit on Windows x64 bit version.
  • Download ohook sppc.dll files from here or create sppc.dll files from scratch as per the above instructions.
  • Extract this zip file to a folder named C:\ohook
  • Open command prompt as admin and enter below command to create a symlink of the system sppc.dll in the Office C2R System directory as sppcs.dll,
    mklink "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\System\sppcs.dll" "%windir%\System32\sppc.dll"
  • Now enter below command to copy the hook library as sppc.dll to the Office C2R system directory,
    cd /d C:\ohook
    copy /y sppc64.dll "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\System\sppc.dll"
  • Some O365 editions check the license status and show the banner "There was a problem checking this device's license status". To stop this, enter below command,
    reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Licensing\Resiliency /v "TimeOfLastHeartbeatFailure" /t REG_SZ /d "2040-01-01T00:00:00Z" /f
  • Enter the key, (Replace <key> with the key from the above list) with the following command,
    slmgr /ipk <key>
  • Done.

Command line Switches​

Setup Preactivate​

  • Check the Extract OEM option in the MAS Extras section if you want pre-activated Windows installation.
  • Further read here.

Troubleshooting​