How To Fix Microsoft Office Ltsc Professional Plus 2021 Preview Has Expired ❲Updated - 2026❳

Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 Preview expires, the applications enter a read-only mode

  1. Download the Office Deployment Tool from Microsoft.
  2. Run the executable to extract the setup.exe and sample XML files.
  3. Create a new XML file named configuration.xml with the following code (this targets the official Perpetual 2021 channel):

Via Application: Open any Office app like Word, go to File > Account, and select Change Product Key or Activate. Download the Office Deployment Tool from Microsoft

Before installing a new version, it is critical to perform a "clean" uninstall to prevent license conflicts. Standard Uninstall : Navigate to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features , find the preview version, and select Deep Clean : For persistent issues, use the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) Via Application : Open any Office app like

Run the Command: Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run:setup.exe /configure yourconfigurationfile.xml go to File > Account