With KMS activation, newly installed products don't prompt for an activation key, and are available for immediate use. KMS can also activate supplementary Microsoft Office products purchased through Cornell's Academic Select Plus agreement, such as Project and Visio. Please see our Office 365 for Faculty and Staff page for more information.
When possible, we recommend using Microsoft Office 365, which uses a different activation method. Microsoft Office Professional Plus LTSC 2021.Windows 10 (Enterprise, Professional, and Education Editions).Windows 11 (Enterprise, Professional, and Education Editions).KMS activation is available for the following Microsoft products, which are distributed by CU Software under Cornell's Microsoft Campus Agreement site license
This helps Cornell ensure compliance with the Campus Agreement, so that the university can continue to provide Microsoft software to campus at no fee. Under Cornell University's Microsoft Campus Agreement, a technology called Key Management Service (KMS) automatically activates products and keeps track of their activation status. When you install Microsoft software, you generally need to provide a Microsoft product key.
