Win11 24H2 and MS Office Activation


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Both my HP machines updated to 24H2 on New Years Eve. They both have Office Professional 2021 and Adobe Acrobat Pro installed. Update went fine but Office said it was not activated after 24H2 installed. I was able to activate both machines again but just seems weird. Anyone experience this?
 

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System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Win11Intel® Core™ i7-1255U16 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM (2 x 8 GB); 512 GB PCIe...
    OS
    Win11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    2023 HP Pavilion 15t-eg200
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM (2 x 8 GB); 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080

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    Win 11 23H213th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700T 1.40 GHz500GB Samsung M.2 SSD WD HD 1TB RAM 16GBGForce RTX 3050
    Operating System
    Win 11 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP AIO
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700T 1.40 GHz
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    500GB Samsung M.2 SSD WD HD 1TB RAM 16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GForce RTX 3050
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB Samsung M.2 SSD
    WD HD 1TB
I was surprised to see how many people are complaining about Microsoft Activation Servers and having Windows 11 deactivated. I haven’t yet come across anything about Office or Acrobat but undeniably, there seems to be a problem.

I simply Googled “Microsoft office needed to be reactivated after 24H2” and was shocked, it goes on and on.
 

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System One System Two Other systems

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.9168Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.9168
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built 2013
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    ROG SupremeFX Formula 8-Channel High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Touch Screen Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list. OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / Mx Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    2000/500Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
    TP-Link BE9300 WiFi 7 Bluetooth 5.4 (Archer TBE550E)
    TP-Link TX201 V1 2.5GB Lan

    Grandstream HT812 - VoIP
    ASUS DSL-AX82U - Mesh
    ASUS RT-AC68U - Mesh
    ASUS RT-BE88U Router

    Brother MFC-L2880DW Printer

    I’m on a horse.

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.9168 (Wifes)13th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1340P Process...16GB LPDDR5-52001x Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.9168 (Wifes)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7 14IRL8 - Type 82YL
    CPU
    13th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1340P Processor(Core™ i5-1340P)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5-5200
    Graphics card(s)
    1x Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512 GB SSD PCIe
    Mouse
    Logiteck MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    2000/500
    Antivirus
    Defender / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.


    Wireless Network: Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX; Bluetooth® 5.1 or above
    Ports: 1x 1 Novo button; 2 in 1 Audio Combo jack; Micro SD Card Reader; HDMI 1.4b; 2 x USB Type-C (TBT4)
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 DP 1.4a
    PD 3.0); 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A
    Camera
    1x 1080P FHD IR/RGB Hybrid with Privacy Shutter and Dual Array Microphone
    Graphics
    1x Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    Monitor
    14" WUXGA
    Form Factor
    Convertible Notebook
  • Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.9168 (Wifes)

    Yoga 7 2-in-1 14IML9 - Type 83DJ

    Processor: Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 155H Processor(Core™ Ultra 7 155H)

    Memory: 32GB LPD5X-7467

    Hard Drive: 1 TB SSD PCIe

    Wireless Network: 1x Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX; Bluetooth® 5.1 or above

    Ports: 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS; 1 x Novo Button; 1 x Combo Audio Jack
    2 x USB-C (USB 4.0)
    1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1

    Camera: 1080P FHD IR Hybrid with Dual Microphone

    Graphics: Intel® Arc™ Graphics

    Monitor: 14" 2.8K

    ...Where's my horse?
I did for Office Professional 2021 right after New Years, and my PC is still on 23H2. Had to reactivate using PowerShell. I'm using the LTSC, so I'm not sure how long the licensed activation key I used was valid for; or maybe it could have been a server issue. Either way, I was locked out of Outlook until I changed the key.
 

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Windows 11 Professional 25H2; Fedora KDE Plasma12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-1215U 1.20 GHz16 GBVideo Card: Intel Arc UHD Graphics (Alder Lak...
OS
Windows 11 Professional 25H2; Fedora KDE Plasma
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Acer
CPU
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-1215U 1.20 GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire C24-1700
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Video Card: Intel Arc UHD Graphics (Alder Lake-P 282 GT2) - Integrated Graphics Controller [ACER]
Sound Card
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer [Unknown Model: ACR40B0]
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
SSD: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114
SSD: TEAM TM8PS7512G
HDD: WDC WD20JDRW-11C7VS0
HDD: Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 HDD: Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172
Case
Acer AIO
Keyboard
Razer Ornata V3 X
Mouse
Razer Basilisk V3
Browser
Brave, Chrome, Firefox, Edge
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender
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If your Microsoft Office requires reactivation after updating to Windows 11 24H2, it's likely due to a known issue where the update can sometimes cause activation to be lost, requiring you to sign in with your Microsoft account again to re-activate your Office subscription; simply open any Office application and follow the on-screen prompts to reactivate by logging into your account.


Key points to remember:
  • Common reason:
    This is often a result of a minor glitch during the Windows update process that can affect Office activation.
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Windows 7/11Intel i7-11800H32GB DDR4 3200MHzNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
OS
Windows 7/11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP/Lenovo/Asus
CPU
Intel i7-11800H
Motherboard
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gen 6
Memory
32GB DDR4 3200MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 35WN65C-B
Screen Resolution
3440 x 1440
Hard Drives
1TB PCIe SSD
Other Info
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 25H2
Installed on ‎12/‎12/‎2025
OS build 26200.7462
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