Solutions to Fix Office 365/2021/2019 Activation Error Code 0x4004f00c

How to use Event Viewer to check office error logs?

Click on a start button

Type “RUN” and open the Run command prompt

Type “EVENT VIEWER” and press enter key to open the Event Viewer logs

Double click on “windows logs” from the left-side panel and select “application”

Now you can see many logs in the Centre panel

Filter the logs to find office related issues and warnings by selecting Filter current log option from the Right side panel

1. Find any critical, error logs that caused Microsoft Office 2021/2019 installation Error code 0x4004f00c.

If you can’t find any reasons for the issues then just take a chance to do a clean Office 365 installation to save your time.

Windows troubleshooting

Basic Windows troubleshooting starts with the checking of system date and time. There could be network challenges due to Intermittent connectivity issues. If the time zone is set incorrectly, the system cannot be recognized by Microsoft servers. Make it your local time zone from where you are trying to activate Office or Windows. In other words, the office/windows activation keys are blocked, try to take the assistance of a technician here. So that we can track the product keys on Microsoft Product Error code 0x4004f00c activation pages to verify the validity.

Quick ways to Fix this Microsoft Office 365/2021/2019 Installation Error Code 0x4004f00c

Remove temporary files

Clean the previous version of Office 365/2021/2019 installation

Repair/Uninstall office

Install the Office 365/2021 program again

Windows registry fix

Sometimes the office won’t install due to several reasons like internet connectivity, dependencies for the product, or any virus that affected your computer files, etc. Then all you have to do a clean Microsoft 365/2021 installation by removing traces of office 365/2021 program files that existed from previous versions or by multiple office 2021 installation trails by you due to several errors.

Remove Temporary Files

In the process of installing office 365 or any product on your windows machines, there are so many files gets created which are meant for temporary purpose for memory management, within application purposes like MDI, etc. Under normal conditions, these files are closed and deleted by Windows when you quit a Windows session. However, if you quit Windows in an irregular way (for example, restarting the computer or turning it off during an active Windows session) the files are not closed or deleted.

To remove temporary files, Follow these steps

Firstly, Click on windows start button + “R” to open the run command window

Then type “%temp%” and click on the enter button, this leads to a window with temp files and folders

Finally, select all (CTRL+A) “Shift + Delete” to remove permanently

There may be some files that require admin permission to remove, Just click on ok. Only a few files can’t be deleted because there are some applications that might be using them internally. Skip those files.

Error code 0x4004f00c Fix – By removing Office traces from Program files

In some cases, Office 365/2021 installation may stop because of several reasons like slow internet, server issues, etc. Then your machine creates some of the files required for the Microsoft Office 365/2019/2021 product. When you try to office re-install this time, you may see issues like these type of Microsoft 365/2021 installation Error code 0x4004f00c and different series based on the reason of failure. You have to delete these Office traces from the computer before trying the Office re-installation process.

Applies To – Office 2019, Office for business, Office

Repair/Uninstall the Office 365/2021 program

365 Admin, Office 365 Small Business Admin, Office 2019

The following steps describe how to uninstall Office 2019 or 2021 products on a PC (laptop, desktop, or 2-in-1). For other versions of Office, including Office 2019 for Mac, or older versions of Office, see the section, Uninstall Office for Mac, Office 2019, or Office 2021 below. Try uninstalling Office using the Control Panel first. If that doesn’t work use the easy fix tool or try uninstalling Office manually.

For Windows 8 /11/10

Firstly, Go to the control panel from the start button, Select Programs and Features there to reach a list of installed programs on your computer (In Windows 10 you can just type “programs and features in the Cortana search bar beside windows start logo)

From the list, search for Microsoft Office product and click on Change

After that, a window will open like here showing Add, Repair, Remove options

Finally, proceed to repair and wait for sometimes. Once the repair is successful you are ready to use Microsoft office product again

To uninstall follow the first 4 steps from the repair process, and choose to Remove instead of repair

IMPORTANT – It’s impossible to uninstall office applications (word, excel, publisher etc) individually from the total office product. The only way to uninstall the office 365/2019/2021 individual app is if you purchased it as a stand-alone version.

Installing Office 365/2021 Product for the Error code 0x4004f00c

• Once you have done the uninstallation part, now do a clean installation of Office 365/2019/2021.
• Firstly, Login to your Microsoft office account at www.office.com/signin
• Secondly, Go to your dashboard to see the Office 2021 product you purchased
• After that, Select the “Install Office “ option and then let it download, (you may see click Save, Run, Setup, or Save File depending on browser type, select “save” for future purposes)
• Finally, Go to downloads in your computer and Double click on office setup file to install
• If the error code 0x4004f00c still persists then try an advanced registry fix if you are familiar with it.

Windows Registry Fix for Microsoft Office 365/2021/2019 installation Error Code 0x4004f00c

The registry in Windows is a console that shows the structure of your Windows Operating system and it’s internal office programs. The Hex codes inside the registry may change due to some unwanted conflicting programs which use the same resources. To fix the Microsoft Office 365/2021/2019 installation error code 0x4004f00c in Office 365/2019/2021 you need to delete the altered Office Registry keys or remove and re-create the keys with previous values. (HEXA CODE or H-KEYS).

Note – Don’t do Registry changes if you are not aware of the structure, as it damages applications with one single change. Sometimes damages your computer operating system too. Take support from Online experts regarding any unresolved issues on your computer.