

When activation is required, many products - including Windows and Office - allow you to install and use the product without activation for 30 days or more. Generally, in Visual Studio subscriptions this is limited to Windows, Windows Server, Microsoft Office client applications, and Expression Studio. Activating a productĪctivation is required for certain products. If you need downloads and/or product keys, contact your admin. If access to downloads is disabled for your subscription, access to product keys is also disabled. If your subscription is provided to you by your work or school, your subscription admin controls whether you have access to software downloads. Learn how to find and claim product keys.


However, if you have exhausted the available activations for a product, you can submit a request for additional keys through Visual Studio Subscriptions Customer Service. For most subscribers, this provides more than enough activations to meet their needs. Many products also allow you to install and use the product for 30 days or more without activation. Most product keys also allow multiple activations of the product for each key. Visual Studio subscriptions typically include five product keys for current versions of Windows and Office products, and three keys for older versions. Some of these products require product keys during installation, and some of those require activation. Visual Studio subscriptions provide access to a wide range of Microsoft products for designing, developing, testing, and demonstrating applications. Using product keys in Visual Studio subscriptions Learn how to obtain and manage your product keys in Visual Studio subscriptions.
