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Steel 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...

Steel 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.

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
- adam deltinger
  MVP
  Jan 15, 2019
  Hi! A user is a user (account ) and every user has unlimited devices!
  
  So you can install office on your devices and then use them with your account! As can the rest of the 5 users!
  
  Adam
  - leechap
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 16, 2019
    Thank you for the response Adam
    Just to dig down on that a little bit. When I login to my 365 Account to set up Office 365 on my new laptop, while logged into Windows with my Microsoft Account, will Setup recognize me and not add a sixth and last user/device to my account?
    John