Unknown error when activating Office license on Mac

Hello Michael Vallance,

I’m sorry that the reinstallation did not resolve the problem and that you have lost so much working time.

The new “Unable to connect to the licensing helper” message indicates that Office is currently unable to communicate with the local component required for activation.

Since you have already reinstalled Office and the error has returned to Unknown Error 0x0, I do not want to send you through the same steps suggested by AI again.

Because Microsoft Q&A is a user-to-user forum, so contributors here cannot access your account, licensing record, or activation system. Microsoft Support will need to investigate if the valid purchase is visible in your account, but activation is still being rejected.

Please continue with Microsoft Support again and provide them with both screenshots. Here is how to reach out to support:

• Visit this website: Contact - Microsoft Support   
• Type Contact in the search box.    
• Now click Get help, and Select Ask our support assistant or Sign in to contact support below.  
• Chat with the support assistant like in the screenshot   
• Select contact support and it should take you to the Products and services tab, and choose either Microsoft 365 and Office category.    
• On the Category tab, choose Technical support.    
• Go to Confirm.    
• You can now choose the option of Chat with a support agent on your web browser.    

When contact ask them to verify:

• That the Office Home & Student 2021 purchase is correctly associated with your Microsoft account.
• That the activation entitlement can still be issued to this Mac.
• Whether the Microsoft Office licensing helper was installed and registered correctly.

I hope support can help you in this issue further, have a nice day.

5 hours and no work. Now back to original Unknown error :-(

After re-installing a following instructions I now get a new error. 5 hours and no work done today :-(

Can you tell me how to activate my purchased license please?

Thank you AI.

re. if needed, contact Microsoft support.

I am now doing so.