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When I try to activate Office after I upgraded to Windows 10 I receive this error: We are sorry ,something went wrong and we can't do this for you right now. please try again later (0X8004FC12). How can I get past this?
Processes in Microsoft 365 for setting up Office apps, redeeming product keys, and activating licenses.
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Hello,
Please try the steps in this article: Office error code 0x8004FC12 "We’re sorry, something went wrong" error when activating Office
Gutted that this doesn't work for me. I've gone through all the steps and still Office 365 won't activate. I've uninstalled and reinstalled twice aswell. Has anyone any other suggestions?
Gutted that this doesn't work for me. I've gone through all the steps and still Office 365 won't activate. I've uninstalled and reinstalled twice aswell. Has anyone any other suggestions?
Did you try rebooting after the net command? It did not work for me until I rebooted first, then tried to activate Office.
Yes, I've rebooted and still no joy. Really don't want to uninstall win 10 and retry. Can't believe I've paid for a years subscription and can't use it.
Second and/or third fix-it step worked for me. What a pain!!!