My laptop came with Office pre-installed but I have this banner showing up every time I open it, is there a way to disable it for good? - eviltoast

Turning off all connected experiences doesn’t work.

  • Xero@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    when I open any Office app, the only thing that pops up is that banner, there’s nothing that mentions a trial version though

    • EeeDawg101@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Unless you specifically paid extra for a license of ms office, this is just the trial crap bloatware they include with new PCs. You still have to pay for it if you want to use. I’ve heard you can get really cheap activation keys from certain “cd key” sites.

    • Tunaboots@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If you happen to have a .edu email address, most schools tie it to a license and you can use the school credentials as a license. Ymmv.

    • Corianas@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      You say it was a reputable store. But you have no license for office and a warning about it being an illegitimate copy installed.

      I would be taking it back to the ‘legit’ store and asking questions.

    • Protoknuckles@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If you go to the “about” section, it will give you more detail. Or, if you brought it from a reputable shop, bring it back to them and ask them why it says this.