An Office setup product key is 25 digits alphanumeric code required at the time of software installation process. Just like most of the programs need a product key as the part of the protecting unauthorized installations as well as activation and Office is one amongst them. It’s important to know where it is and how to access it if you want to authorize the software installation and also to prove your eligibility for the product’s support.
Most common office setup product key errors
Here is a list of some of the most common product key errors on office setup and workaround to fix them:
(KEY_NOT_ACTIVATED) or the product key isn’t valid
The possible chance for you to come across this error is if the retailer from whom you purchased the Office product forgot to activate the product key. It is quite necessary at the end of the retailer to activate the product key before you happen to use it.
To resolve the issue, go back to the retailer and ask him to activate the product key so that you can use Office without any hassle.
(ERR_SUBSCRIPTION_MAX_SPAN_REACHED) or “Sorry, you’ve reached the limit”
This message will appear on your screen if you try to prolong the amount of time on your Office 365 subscription for more than 5 years. You can have only one subscription for Office from your Microsoft account. If you make use of the same account to buy numerous Office subscriptions, you cannot extend the time period other than mentioned above. This possibly doesn’t create a hike in the number of devices that you can use to sign and neither the amount of online storage available with the subscription. To know more about the multiple devices sign-in process, you can visit the official office setup website.
