How to fix Product Activation Failed in Microsoft Office Word?

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Hey, if you are facing Product activation failed in Microsoft Word, I have a guaranteed solution on this issue. If you use the below-mentioned tutorial to fix this issue, You will definitely get relief.

I use Microsoft Word daily. But till today I didn’t observe that my Microsoft Word is going from an issue. You know the issue. I tried many methods to fix it, but I found one most easy and really genuine method. To go with this method you don’t have to re-install MS word.

It is not so large issue and this is not urgent to repair this. Because you can work on MS Word while occurring this. Why do you need to fix it? You need to fix it because it seems like something went wrong.

How to fix Product Activation Failed in Word?

This is the simplest method I have seen ever to fix the Microsoft Word Product activation failed issue. As I have told you you don’t need to do anything with your Microsoft Word. Also, you don’t need to download any third-party software.

Let’s see the step by step tutorial –

  1. Go to This PC or File Manager on your Computer.
  2. Now open the Local Disk (C:) folder and go to Program Files → Common Files → Microsoft shared → OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatfrom.

    or Program Files (x86) → Common Files → Microsoft shared → OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatfrom.

    or Program Files → Microsoft Office → Office15.

    or Program Files (x86 ) → Microsoft Office → Office15.
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  1. Depending on your system you will find the OSPPREARM application in one of the above locations.

OSPPREARM is a part of the Microsoft Windows system. It is an executable type of file thus it is used on Windows computers to install or run the software. Some applications and programs in the computer may need OSPPREARM.EXE to run properly, so if this file is missing or not in working, you may encounter issues when trying to launch applications and programs.

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  1. Right-click on OSPPREARM then click on the “Run as administrator” option and repeat this thrice.
  2. Restart the computer once and open Microsoft Word and you will find the error is no more.

In this way, you can rearm an Office installation using OSPPREARM. By following this tutorial you will be definitely able to repair the error Product Activation Failed in Microsoft Word.

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Conclusion

As you can see how easily you have repaired your Microsoft Word. Product activation failed in Word is not a serious issue as that needs to be addressed immediately. In both conditions, your MS Word does work properly. The only thing which you have to face is you have to watch that pop-up even when you don’t want to.

I hope you got relief after reading and following this tutorial. If you like this tutorial article, don’t forget to share it with your friends. If you found any query about MS Word, feel free to ask me.

Thanks for reading.

This Post Has 6 Comments

  1. Ruth Joy Bayno

    this is so helpful, thanks so much 🙂

  2. Rishabh Indian

    Yes it is really working 😊 thanks for sharing
    I was going to buy new key, but because of you I got rid of it

  3. raz

    thanks man i though i had to buy another copy or something ur the best

  4. SAIF

    Its worked perfectly
    Superb bro keep it up may God give u more success…….

  5. poojitha

    I’m still facing the same issue….Could you please suggest if there is any other way.

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