How To Use Microsoft Toolkit May 2026

If you have a Retail edition, click Convert → Retail to Volume (this changes licensing channel).

Return to Home tab → Click Check next to Windows. Status should read: "Windows is permanently activated" (for 180-day cycles with AutoKMS renewal). 4.4 Activating Microsoft Office (Volume Edition) Step 1 – Ensure Office is installed Only Volume License (VL) editions of Office (e.g., Pro Plus VL, Standard VL) are supported. Retail or OEM editions will fail. how to use microsoft toolkit

Click Activate → The tool installs a VL key for your Office version and runs KMS activation against the local emulator. If you have a Retail edition, click Convert

Ensure AutoKMS is selected as the activation method. Click Activate → The tool will attempt to contact the local KMS emulator (127.0.0.1:1688). If you have a Retail edition