What happens when I remove an O365 License? When I reassign it?

Hi,

I would like to know the edition and version of Office installed on the computer.

Is the computer connected to a domain network?

Removing the license will deactivating Office and goes to the reduce functionality mode and prompts the user to enter the Microsoft Office credentials on which the Office was redeemed on. (If the Office license is shared with the user, then the user will have to enter the shared Microsoft account credentials.)

Hope this information helps you. Please let us know if you need additional information.

Thank you.

The edition would be Office 2016 through Office 365, and the version would be whatever is most up-to-date. Yes the computers are all connected to our domain.

So, if, for example, I install Office on a computer for a person with their E3 license, and they use it for a year, then I remove their E3 license and give the computer to someone else who I've assigned an E3 license to. Will that installation of office go into reduced functionality mode? What about when the new user signs in using the credentials associated with their E3 license?

Hi,

For issues related to Office on domain network, post your question in the forum mentioned below.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/officeitpro/threads

Thank you.

This is more of a consumer oriented forum. Your questions are very specific to business license control through the admin portal. So you should ask the question in the business version of the forum:

Yes, deactivating the 365 license granted to a specific user should be nearly instant. It may take some time to filter through the system.

When that user logs in, they will not have access to full function Office. The installation on the computer will go into "limited function mode". They can read and print files, but not edit or create new ones.

If someone else with a 365 license assigned to their ID logs in, they should have immediate access to 365.

Here are some links about managing 365 that may help you:

https://www.petri.com/tag/office-365 - Index page for Blog, including the “Getting the Most Out oF Office 365” series

https://www.petri.com/getting-office365-work-introduction

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Get-started-with-Office-365-for-Business-d6466f0d-5d13-464a-adcb-00906ae87029

Here are some additional resources to help you get started with Office 365.

• How to sign in to Office 365 for business
• Install Office using Office 365 for business
• Can’t find Office applications in Windows 8?
• Set up a mobile device using Office 365 for business
• Learn your way around Office 365 for business

See Also

Learning Center Home

Set up Office 365 for business - Admin Help

What Office 365 product or license do I have?

Office 365 Learning Center Home

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/What-Office-365-business-product-or-license-do-I-have-f8ab5e25-bf3f-4a47-b264-174b1ee925fd?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Assign-or-unassign-licenses-for-Office-365-for-business-997596b5-4173-4627-b915-36abac6786dc

https://microsoftcloudroadshow.com/cities - home page

https://mva.microsoft.com/colleges/Cloud-Roadshow - MS Virtual Academy Home page for free session recordings

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/bb467605.aspx - the Roadshow labs are here

Free recordings of Roadshow sessions

We’re bringing top engineers from Redmond to cities around the world. They’ll share expert tips and techniques, with over 80 technical training sessions covering:

I am happy to announce that we just landed (66) sessions on their own Microsoft Cloud Roadshow landing page that are open to everyone.  These are sessions delivered by the technical product managers and experts that you engage with every day on the Office 365 Network.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-your-users-and-domain-to-Office-365-6383f56d-3d09-4dcb-9b41-b5f5a5efd611

• Set up Office 365 for business
• Office 365 for business – Admin help
• Microsoft Virtual Academy: Office 365 Fundamentals
• Microsoft Virtual Academy: Office 365 Admin Support Skills: Core Concepts
• Microsoft Virtual Academy: Support Corner - Troubleshooting with the Office 365 Admin Center

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Set-up-Office-365-for-business-6a3a29a0-e616-4713-99d1-15eda62d04fa

The Office 365 setup wizard will guide you through adding users and your domain. Log in and launch the wizard now

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Office-365-training-396b8d9e-e118-42d0-8a0d-87d1f2f055fb

Office Training Center > Office 365 Training

Tip   Looking for training for Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and other Office apps? Visit the Office Training Center

• Try the Office 365 business scenarios

Office 365 for business training - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Office-365-for-business-training-e990f8ff-56d7-450e-ad9f-74ae8718ef09

How to sign in to Office 365 for business http://portal.office.com- https://support.office.com/en-us/article/How-to-sign-in-to-Office-365-for-business-5e41c191-3d94-427d-ac7a-1fa715174bb8

Download and install Office using Office 365 for business on your PC -  https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Download-and-install-Office-using-Office-365-for-business-on-your-PC-72977511-dfd1-4d8b-856f-405cfb76839c

Office 365 install and setup - Help - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Office-365-install-and-setup-Help-afb38ee0-1679-4548-9e68-7730cb36991d

MS Virtual Academy - Office 365 for End Users Courses - https://mva.microsoft.com/product-training/office_365 (Also check for MVA categories)

https://products.office.com/en-us/business/microsoft-office-365-frequently-asked-questions