Office 2021 stopped working and prompts for 365 subscription which I do not need. Impossible to refresh license

toon toon 20 Reputation points
2026-07-01T11:23:29.46+00:00

License: Office Home & Student 2021

Belongs to: this address is correct

xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx- license is correct

We'll add your product key to address is correctChange

You already redeemed this product key on February 21, 2022 (1591 days ago)

How can I install Office?

If you already redeemed this product key, sign in to Microsoft account dashboard with the account used to redeem it and install or reinstall Office.

cannot refresh or reinstall

Error Code:

TokenAlreadyRedeemedBySameMSA

Correlation Id:

85e035be-d15b-431d-8762-a29692465cb4

Timestamp:

2026-07-01T10:53:42.293Z

Alternatively, why not consider a Microsoft 365 Personal subscription?

WHY!!? Because I already paid for this product which worked fine until a few days ago!

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | Other | Other
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DaveM121 933.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-07-01T12:01:15.0466667+00:00

1

Open Word.

At the top right of Word, log out of Office.

Restart (not shut down) your PC, then log back into Office, is your licence then recognised correctly.

2

If not, log into your Microsoft account on this link, is your Office 2021 licence listed correctly there.

https://account.microsoft.com/services/

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