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Sign in to Groupon on the web or in the Groupon app and open your purchases (My Groupons or My Stuff). Open the voucher for your Software Key Source purchase.

The redemption code is printed under the barcode. It is not the Groupon order number and it is not a software product key.

Go to the redeem page and complete the form. You need three things:

1. The product you bought on Groupon.
2. The redemption code from under the barcode on your voucher.
3. The email address you used for the Groupon purchase, entered twice.

Redeem a voucher

You see a reference number that starts with SKS, and we email you a link to confirm your address. Once you confirm, your request waits for voucher verification.

The reference confirms that we received the request. It does not confirm that the voucher is valid: a voucher counts as valid only after we have checked it with Groupon.

When the voucher is verified we email your product key and setup guide within 12 hours of a verified redemption.

We send your product key and setup guide by email within 12 hours of a verified redemption. The clock starts when the voucher has been verified, not when the form is submitted.

Nothing physical is shipped. There is no disc, USB drive or box.

Check the spam, junk and promotions folders of the address you entered. Search for “Software Key Source”.

If nothing has arrived, email info@softwarekeysource.com with your SKS reference and your Groupon order reference. Please do not submit the same voucher a second time; a duplicate is rejected and slows things down.

Email info@softwarekeysource.com with your SKS reference and your Groupon order reference. We verify the purchase before changing where the key is sent. Do not submit the voucher again.

Both campaigns state that a voucher expires 180 days after purchase. That is the last day to redeem it here.

The fine print reads: Limit 3 per person. May be repurchased every 30 days. Not valid with other offers or promotions.

Your voucher in your Groupon account shows the exact date and terms for your purchase. If they differ from this page, the voucher is right.

All sales are final. We do not offer refunds. A Groupon voucher is paid for on Groupon, so any refund of the voucher itself is decided by Groupon under its own terms.

If you are unsure about your purchase, ask Groupon before you redeem the voucher here. If a key we delivered does not activate, email us and we will help you get it working.

Refunds and delivery

Office Professional Plus 2024 installs on a Windows PC. Office Standard 2024 for Mac installs on a Mac. The keys are not interchangeable: a Windows key will not activate Office on a Mac, and the other way round.

Neither edition runs on a Chromebook, an iPad or a phone.

Compare the Office editions

Professional Plus (Windows) includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Access. Standard (Mac) includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.

Access is a database application that Microsoft makes for Windows only, which is why the Mac edition does not have it.

Home covers everyday work, browsing and entertainment. Pro adds BitLocker Drive Encryption, Remote Desktop hosting, Hyper-V, Group Policy and the ability to join a work domain.

A Home key activates Home and a Pro key activates Pro. They are not interchangeable.

Compare Home and Pro

No. Microsoft 365 is a subscription that is renewed monthly or yearly and includes cloud services. Office 2024 is installed once on one computer with no recurring fee.

Office 2024 does not include Microsoft 365 extras such as cloud storage or Copilot.

No. A product key is used in activation. Your right to use the software is defined by the publisher’s license terms, which you accept during setup.

Review the offer details and the license terms before you buy.

Confirm these against your own computer:

1. The operating system: Windows or macOS, and its version.
2. For Windows 11: run Microsoft’s PC Health Check to confirm the PC is compatible.
3. The edition: Home or Pro, Standard or Professional Plus.
4. That one key covers one device.

Use the setup guide in your delivery email. In short:

1. Uninstall every other Office version, including Microsoft 365, then restart.
2. Run the installer from your delivery email with the internet connected.
3. Open Word or Excel, create a blank document, go to File, Account, Change Product Key and enter your key.
4. Reopen the app, choose online activation, then check File, Account for the activated status.

Office for Windows setup guide

Check your macOS version, remove any older Office, run the installer from your delivery email, then follow the activation steps in the Mac setup guide that comes with your key.

Office for Mac setup guide

On the PC you want to activate:

1. Open Settings, System, Activation.
2. Choose Change product key.
3. Type the 25-character key from your delivery email and follow the prompts.

Windows 11 Pro setup guide Windows 11 Home setup guide

Windows 11 needs a supported 64-bit processor, 4 GB of memory, 64 GB of storage, TPM 2.0 and UEFI firmware with Secure Boot. Microsoft’s free PC Health Check app tells you whether your PC qualifies.

A product key cannot make an unsupported PC compatible.

Keys cannot be switched between Windows and Mac, or between Home and Pro. If you have not redeemed the voucher yet, ask Groupon about your options for the order first.

A key that has been delivered is not refunded. If you are unsure which edition your computer needs, email info@softwarekeysource.com before you redeem.

This happens when a key from an older Office (2016, 2019 or 2021) is still stored in Windows. Remove the old keys, then activate again online.

1. Search for cmd, right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.
2. Type: cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16" and press Enter. If that folder does not exist, use C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16.
3. Type: cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus and note the last five characters of each key listed.
4. For each old key type: cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:XXXXX, replacing XXXXX with those five characters.
5. Run cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus again to confirm the old keys are gone, then enter your new key under File, Account, Change Product Key.

Confirm that every earlier Office version has been removed, including a separately installed OneNote, and restart the PC.

Keep the internet connection on during installation. If a firewall or antivirus is blocking the download, change its setting only for as long as the installation takes, then turn protection back on.

The code tells you what Windows rejected:

1. 0xC004F050: the key does not match the installed edition, or it was mistyped. Check Home against Pro and type it again.
2. 0xC004C008: the key has already been used for activation on another device.
3. 0xC004C003: Microsoft’s activation servers refused the key.

Contact support about an activation error

Type the key rather than pasting it, and check characters that look alike, such as 8 and B or 0 and D. Make sure the key is for the product and edition installed on the computer.

If it is still refused, email info@softwarekeysource.com with a screenshot of the message and your SKS reference.

The more of these you send, the fewer emails it takes:

1. Your SKS reference, or your Groupon order reference.
2. The product and edition, for example Windows 11 Pro.
3. The operating system and version on the computer.
4. A screenshot or the exact wording of any error message.
5. What you have already tried.

Contact support

Do not send account passwords, payment card details or your full product key. The last five characters of a key are enough for us to identify it.

Email info@softwarekeysource.com or use the contact form. Support is handled by email; we do not publish a phone number.

Open the contact form

Each product page shows the product’s regular price in US dollars. A Groupon campaign price applies only to vouchers bought on Groupon.

See products and prices

If you have a Software Key Source promotional code, enter it on the product page to see that product’s promotional price and the exact amount saved. Removing the code restores the regular price.

A promotional code is issued by Software Key Source. It is not a Groupon voucher, and a Groupon redemption code will not work in that field.

This site does not take payment. To buy a product directly, send a request from its product page. We reply by email to confirm availability, the price and how to pay.

Yes. Send your hardware configuration, operating system, number of users or devices and any remote access needs. We review those details and confirm the proposed solution and scope by email.

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