REMOVE OFFICE LICENSE FROM REGISTRY INSTALL

If your users have dedicated computers and no other users work on those computers, you use product key activation for Microsoft 365 Apps. Using Microsoft 365 Apps with shared computer activation enabled doesn't count against that limit.

REMOVE OFFICE LICENSE FROM REGISTRY INSTALL

Normally, users can install and activate Microsoft 365 Apps only on a limited number of devices, such as 5 PCs. Shared computer activation is required for scenarios where multiple users share the same computer and the users are logging in with their own account.

Multiple users access an instance of Office that is hosted through Remote Desktop Services (RDS).

Multiple employees use Office on a computer that's located in a conference room or some other public space in the company.

Five employees connect remotely to the same computer to run Office.

Fifteen nurses at a hospital use Office on ten different computers throughout the day.Three workers at a factory share the same physical computer, with each worker using Office on that computer during their eight-hour shift.Here are some examples of supported scenarios: Shared computer activation lets you deploy Microsoft 365 Apps to a computer in your organization that is accessed by multiple users. For information about activating a personal copy of Office, see Activate Office.

The information in this article is intended for administrators and IT Pros.

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