The most reprehensible part of this bug is Microsoft’s lazy response.

We’re calling this a bug but perhaps it’s more accurate to describe it as a disconnection? Microsoft could fix their systems to continue working with Office activation but don’t seem prepared to do that. The “Telephone activation is no longer supported for your product” message is probably caused by a failure to connect with some Microsoft server system (that would respond with the latest list of activation phone numbers). The company would prefer people buy Microsoft 365 so they are letting this activation bug stay in place. If the automatic process doesn’t work, you should be transferred to a human.Ĭlearly Microsoft doesn’t care about properly supporting customers using older versions of Office. Phone activation is tedious – you type in the code shown on the activation screen then, if approved, write down the activation code. Get the activation phone number – go to this undated support page, choose an activation phone number from the pull-down country list, try that number and hope it works (see below). Wherever possible, use the online system. Phone activation is only needed if the online method doesn’t work. Online activation – the internet connected activation may still work. If you see this message after installing Office, there’s a few things you can do. “Telephone activation is no longer supported for your product” Microsoft doesn’t seem interested in fixing the incorrect message or even making sure customer have a complete list of phone numbers that do work.Īctivation is the process of verifying your Office product key with Microsoft which send back a code that allows Office to work fully.

The message “Telephone activation is no longer supported for your product” isn’t true. There’s a bug in the activation process for Microsoft Office from Office 2016 way back to Office 2007 which makes it appear that there’s no telephone option available. Thanks for joining us! You'll get a welcome message in a few moments.

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