Yesterday, I downloaded the Office 2016 Technical Preview via Microsoft Connect and installed it successfully, but now it asks me for activation. I tried logging in with my Microsoft account using which I signed up for Microsoft Connect account and downloaded Office 2016 Preview. What should I do now? It says that, if the product isn't activated then, my subscription will expire by March 24, 2015.

• Edited by Nijanthan Vijayakumar Friday, March 20, 2015 11:10 AM
• Moved by Lanlan HuangMicrosoft contingent staff Monday, March 23, 2015 3:05 AM

Do you have a valid Office 365 subscription?

Anyway, I'd recommend asking non-programming questions on the Office 2013 and Office 365 ProPlus - Planning, Deployment, and Compatibility  forum instead.

Nope. I don't have a valid Office 365 subscription. Do I need that to activate Office 16 Technical Preview?

• Edited by Nijanthan Vijayakumar Saturday, March 21, 2015 3:53 AM

Do I need that to activate Office 16 Technical Preview?

Hi,

Yes, "Have an active Office 365 ProPlus subscription" is one of the prerequisites listed below:

Office 2016 Preview (for Business)

Also it seems to have to be some certain subscriptions, like Office 365 ProPlus, E3, and E4 plans, but I can't confirm this right now. It's a self-supported program; we are not offering technical support for Office 2016 Preview.

You can try for help from the Community where you can ask questions and get answers from other preview users.

Regards,

Melon Chen
TechNet Community Su