This option will return your Office to a 28-day trial and give the user a 'breathing-space' to transfer data, find a legal key or an alternative to Office. It is not a long-term solution.
a) In the Search box (near the start button) type Folder Options and click on the top result of the search. Once the Folder Options box appears, click on the View tab. About halfway down the list you will see the option to 'Show hidden files, folders and drives' click a bullet in that option, then Apply and Ok
b) Next, navigate to:-
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoftshared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform
In that folder, you should see a file called: OSPPREARM
c) Double click on OSPPREARM and you will see a small black screen flash up, then disappear.
d) Close all screens.
e) Office will now return to a 28-day trial. However, the activation screen will still appear when you open Word, Outlook, etc. Simply close that screen by clicking on the X at top right. You can now continue to use your chosen application as normal.
f) Most people will want to access Outlook to recover emails, etc. Is there an alternative to Outlook? Yes, there is. It's called Thunderbird, it's developed by Mozilla and, best of all, it's FREE.
NOTE: Sorry, but we cannot answer any questions on this subject. If in difficulty, please re-read the steps carefully.
