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Volume activation methods in Office 2013
Preview
Audience: IT Professionals
Three volume activation (VA) methods are available for Office 2013 Preview:
Key Management Service (KMS)
Multiple Activation Key (MAK)
Active Directory-Based activation
KMS and MAK are supported on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Active Directory-Based activation is
supported only on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
Note:
The activation components and the activation process that are described in this article also
apply to Project 2013 Preview and Visio 2013 Preview.
Important:
This information applies to volume-licensed editions of Office 2013 Preview. It does not apply to
either Office Professional Plus for Office 365 or Office 365 ProPlus Preview, both of which are
licensed through subscription.
KMS and MAK activation
The KMS and MAK activation processes for Office 2013 Preview are basically the same as they were
for Office 2010, except that the Office 2013 Preview KMS host is not supported on Windows Server
2003. The Office 2013 Preview KMS host is supported on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 VL
edition, Windows 8 VL edition, and Windows Server 2012.
Office 2013 Preview can be activated by using KMS on the following platforms:
KMS host platforms for Office 2013 Preview activation
If Office 2013 Preview runs on…
It can activate against a KMS host that runs on…
Windows 7 VL edition (see Important
note)Windows Server 2008 R2 (see Important
note)Windows 8 VL editionWindows Server 2012
For Office 2013 Preview, the KMS Host License Pack is named the Office 2013 Volume License Pack.
You can use this license pack to set up KMS hosts on all supported platforms.
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