Problem: I can't activate MS Office 2013 installation running on the same server where KMS service is being run. There are no entries in KMS event log related to this failure. Everything was restarted, reinstalled etc several times already (including installing 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Office).
Given: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64-bit, all the latest security updates applied. KMS service set up and running, all the recommended updates applied (to handle possible activation issues for Windows 8 etc) Microsoft Office 2013 Standard deployed on the server mentioned above and on workstations on intranet, volume licensing in effect (proper KMS key for activation of Microsoft Ofice 2013 has been entered). Problem: I can't activate MS Office 2013 installation running on the same server where KMS service is being run. Output of cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus LICENSE NAME: Office 15, OfficeStandardVL_KMS_Client edition LICENSE DESCRIPTION: Office 15, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel LICENSE STATUS: ---OOB_GRACE--- ERROR CODE: 0x4004f00c ERROR DESCRIPTION: Run the following: cscript ospp.vbs /ddescr:0x4004f00c Last 5 characters of installed product key: GVGXT DNS auto-discovery: KMS name not available Your Office KMShost server, is also an Office KMSclient, but, the Office KMSclient configuration on this machine is incorrect? In general, for Windows KMShost purposes, the same machine is not a KMSclient+KMShost.