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Enable EDU Org ID Sign In in Office from Windows Store

Verified with Microsoft 365/Office 5568.1000 — updated on September 4, 2026

Microsoft 365/Office 5568.1000

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Path in the GPO console

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine)\Licensing Settings

Description

This policy setting controls whether Office product is activated with the student’s email account. By default, Org Id sign in is not allowed. If you enable this policy setting, student’s email Id sign in will be used to activate the version of Office installed on the computer. If you disable this policy setting, student’s email Id sign in won’t be used to activate the version of Office installed on the computer. Enabling or disabling this policy setting takes precedence over any setting that’s been configured by using the Office Deployment Tool or by manually editing the registry. If you don’t configure this policy setting, student’s email Id sign in won’t be used to activate the version of Office installed on the computer unless you’ve enabled Org ID to sign in by manually editing the registry.

Registry

HKLM software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\licensing

Value name: orgideduenabledcentennial

Enabled: orgideduenabledcentennial = 1

Disabled: orgideduenabledcentennial = 0

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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO.

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Enable EDU Org ID Sign In in Office from Windows Store
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\licensing]
"orgideduenabledcentennial"=dword:00000001
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable EDU Org ID Sign In in Office from Windows Store
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

$path = 'HKLM:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\licensing'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'orgideduenabledcentennial' -Value 1 -Type DWord

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