Costco 3 month Microsoft 365 Subscription

woof 40 Reputation points
2026-10-22T15:36:51.1+00:00

MS 365 is warning me after 1 month that my 3 month free subscription with my Costco PC purchase will be up.

How do I resolve this so I can get my promised 3 month free subscriptioni?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Windows
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SD - IA 183.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-10-22T16:45:29.68+00:00

Hi,

I will walk through a few steps with you. Some of these are just to help figure out what is wrong, not to fix it right away. So if nothing changes after a step, that is normal. I will keep going until we solve it.

I was wondering if you actually redeemed it from the Microsoft Store > Library > Included with device.

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If that is the case, at https://account.microsoft.com/services page what is the plan end date mentioned?

I look forward to hearing from you to get the results of the troubleshooting.

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2026-10-22T15:37:06.7133333+00:00

Check whether the 3-month offer was actually redeemed on the correct Microsoft account.

  1. Go to the Microsoft account Services & subscriptions page and sign in with the account used on the new Costco PC.
  2. Look for the Microsoft 365 subscription and verify the expiry date shown there.
  3. If the expiry date only shows about 1 month instead of 3 months, the most likely causes are:
    • a trial was activated instead of the full included offer
    • the included offer was not fully redeemed
    • the offer was redeemed on a different Microsoft account
  4. If the subscription was bought from Microsoft, it is managed on the Microsoft account subscriptions page. If it was provided through a third party or retailer, billing or subscription management may be handled by that provider instead.
  5. If the apps still show renewal warnings after redeeming or buying Microsoft 365, close all Office apps after renewal. If the offer came as a physical box or card, the subscription does not start until the product key is entered.
  6. If the online subscription status or expiry date is wrong, contact Microsoft Support. If this is a work or school account scenario, contact the Microsoft 365 admin or IT department.

If the subscription expires, the desktop Office apps remain installed but go into reduced functionality mode: documents can still be opened and usually printed, but new files cannot be created or edited until the subscription is restored.


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