With Microsofts push towards a unified OS across devices, their software subscription packages seem to be lagging behind in this regard.
#WHY IS MY MICROSOFT OFFICE NOT WORKING ON DESKTOP INSTALL#
Delete the Word Data Registry Key Open the registry and spot the data word data registry subkey that corresponds to the version of your MS Office program. But Microsoft will only grant me a Tablet licence for their own hardware, forcing me to install Metro Apps if I want the full Office suite on my desktop (I do). Not sure what you're seeing, but you don't need an Office 365 subscription to access OneNote. If Microsoft word is not responding or it does not work properly you take up the following troubleshooting procedure suggested by Microsoft. Update: I even logged into and accessed the OneNote document via the web app and was able to make and sync changes between OneNote 2016 and the web version at. There is nothing telling me that I am required to install any additional Office software or must subscribe to Office 365 to sync or access OneNote documents. On the right-hand side it shows Product Activated (Microsoft OneNote Home and Student 2016 - with "This product contains:" and the OneNote icon). I signed in with an personal Microsoft account with no linkages to Office 365.Īt the Account screen, under the user information, I see Connected Services with OneDrive - Personal for my account. I then opened OneNote 2016 and was immediately prompted to sign in with a Microsoft Account. After installation was done, I verified that I had the OneNote 2016 desktop version installed. I went to and clicked the link to download the free program. Here's what I found out using a computer without any Office software installed.