Extend Office 2016 Trial

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Extending the Office 2016 trial is slightly different than the Office 2013/Office365.
An expired trial window pops up when you launch an Office 2016 application:
If you just close the window, you’ll see the following notification window in the Office application:
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Steps to Extend Trial

  1. Navigate to the Office Installation Folder
    1. For 32bit Office installations, navigate to: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice16
    2. For 64bit Office installations, navigate to:  C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice16
  2. Inside this folder, right-click on OSPPREARM.exe and click Run as Administrator.

 
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Once OSPPREARM is finished, start your office application.  You will be prompted to activate the trial again.  Follow the on-screen instructions.
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