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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
A huge thank you from Australia, after sitting here for 6 hours today, ongoing for the last 4 days with Microsoft Nonhelpful the no 3 worked **Add Net Local Group.**Cheers
The third option worked. Thanks!
sorry , I did every instructions that you given to solve login problem , but it didn't sign , it still give me that error. ,
can I use my Microsoft product ID to active my office?
thank you.
Fantastic! Had this issue for a week before I found this post. Step 3 solved this issue for me.
Be aware though that the group name (Administrators) might be localized for you. For Danish I switched it to Administratorer.
Thank you so much for the solution!