let's get started popup in office 2016

let's get started popup in office 2016


 

 

1.      Uninstalled Office trial edition.

2.      Uninstalled the "Get Office" app.

3.      Installed Office Standard volume license edition.

4.      Started Word to verify the trial version Activation Popup (it does).

5.      On the Start menu, click Run.

6.      Type regedit, and then press Enter.

7.      Select the following key in the registry. 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\OEM

 

8.      Right click the OEM value and click File>Export.

9.      Save the key

10.  Once the key is backed-up, click on Edit>Delete

11.  Repeat steps 5-10 with following key 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\OEM Exit Registry Editor 

12.  Started Word again- problem solved with popup gone!

I hope this information helps you update the KB article, and thanks for the quick fix!