Com.microsoft.office.licensing.plist

However, Microsoft is moving toward (Subscription), which complicates this. For subscription-based licenses, admins often use Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions like Jamf Pro or Microsoft Intune.

Because the file is in /Library/Preferences/ , modifying it requires sudo or admin privileges. That’s good—malware can’t easily unlicense your Office. However, it creates a support nightmare for remote workers. com.microsoft.office.licensing.plist

: /Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensing.plist Microsoft is moving toward (Subscription)

The naming convention follows Apple’s reverse-domain system: com.microsoft.office.licensing . Specifically, this file handles for Office for Mac. which complicates this. For subscription-based licenses