How to activate a Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus key?

3 min. readlast update: 02.11.2026

Activating a Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus key is really simple, just follow these steps:

  1. Download the software from HERE,

  2. IMPORTANT! Uninstall any existing Office versions: Before installing Office 2024, it’s important to remove any previous versions of Microsoft Office from your PC to avoid potential conflicts.

  3. Install and open any application, such as Word or Excel. Go to File → Account (or Office Account) and you should see a "Product Information" or “Activation Required notification.

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  4. Click Activate Product and follow the instructions shown to activate your Office 2024 with the purchased key.

    And, that's it!

    OPTION 2

    1. Get Installation ID

    • Open Word, wait for the Activation Wizard pop-up box to appear, then select the second option which says "I want to activate the software by telephone", and select Next.

      If Activation Wizard windows doesn't automatically appear, then open Word, on the "Home" screen go to "Account" section on bottom left, then select "Activate Product" on the red banner on center page under Product Information. 

    Write down the Installation ID.

    2. Open Microsoft Activation Portal

    • Go to https://aka.ms/aoh
    • Sign in with your Microsoft account

    3. Generate Confirmation ID

    • Enter the Installation ID on the portal
    • Copy the Confirmation ID provided

    4. Complete Activation

    • Return to the original PC
    • Enter the Confirmation ID to finish activation.

The key is not working

If you have activated the key according to the guide but the code appears not to work, please check what type of error message you receive and depending on it follow the appropriate instructions:

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