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Iron Contributor

Jan 04, 2019

Office 365 Home install on multiple computers?

Howdy, O365 Home is good for up to 6 users. However, if I have two laptops, can I install the office suite and Onedrive on both of them and log in with the same ID? Will it let me use them both at...

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Kelemvor333

Iron Contributor

Jan 06, 2019

So can I create an account and install Office/Onedrive on my laptop and my wife's laptop and my phone, and everything all under just my account? Then we can use the other 5 accounts for our parents or siblings or something like that?

adam deltinger

MVP

Jan 06, 2019

No, I believe that a license violation! Your account is yours and you can set up installations for your account on your multiple devices! The other members of the family needs their own account..

Also it’s not very beneficial! Using the same account means that everyone will have access to same data in 365, onedrive etc..

Kelemvor333
Iron Contributor
Jan 07, 2019
Yeah, I know everyone would have access to all the same files. I'm more just wondering if I *could* do it that way. Not that I actually would. I didn't know if I open Word on laptop 1 and then I open Word on laptop 2, would it see two active sessions and make one not work or something like that.
- adam deltinger
  MVP
  Jan 07, 2019
  Theoretically you can! For example using your mobile clients and the desktop at the same time
  - leechap
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 15, 2019
    My question is similar. I have an Office 365 Home account currently with five active users of the six I am allowed. I am getting a second Windows laptop for myself to use at home. It will be under the same Microsoft Account, mine. Normally when I install on a new device it uses up an 'Install' on my Office 365 Account, but I was hoping that would not happen this time, and that it would count as a second device under me as a User. I'm a little unclear how this works.
    thanks
    John C