To use Active Directory-based activation, the volume licensed version of Office, Project, or Visio must have a Generic Volume License Key (GVLK) and must be installed on one of the following operating systems: Requirements for using Active Directory-based activation For more information, see Activate using Active Directory-based activation. Active Directory-based activation is implemented as a role service on Windows Server and relies on Active Directory Domain Services to store an activation object. Activate volume licensed versions of Office by using Active DirectoryĪpplies to: Volume licensed versions of Office LTSC 2021, Office 2019, and Office 2016 (including Project and Visio)Īctive Directory-based activation enables an organization to activate volume licensed versions of Office, including Project and Visio, on computers that are joined to an Active Directory domain.
