Applies To
Microsoft 365 for home

Since October 2025, "Microsoft 365 Personal 24 months free offer" is included with some Office Pre-installed PCs sold in Japan only. 

If you start the initial 3-month free trial instead of 24-month full subscription in the first setup experience, you can activate the remaining 21-month free subscription before the trial period ends. After this, you can use the benefit of Microsoft 365 Personal for total 24 months for free.

Activate the additional 21-month subscription for free

Step 1:

Use preinstalled Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for a while

Step 2:

After 3-month trial started, a notification bar for the 21-month subscription will appear within the document window.

Select the Activate button in it if you decide to use the features and services of Microsoft 365 Personal more than the 3-month trial period.

Biz bar for activate 21-month subs in a client app

Step 3:

The special landing page for the Microsoft 365 Personal 24-month subscription free opens in web browser

Select the Continue using the Microsoft 365 button in it.

Biz bar redirects to the special Landing page for 21-month subs

Complete the order of the 21-month subscription

Step 4:

The Cart page opens with the Microsoft 365 Personal 21-month subscription added

You can see the price of it is set with "¥0".

Select the Proceed the order button

21-month subs for free is added in the Cart

Step 5:

The Proceed your order page opens

Select a way of your payment method (PayPal or Credit card)

Select a way of payment in this page (Credit card or PayPal)

Step 6:

If you select the Credit card, enter the information of your credit card

Select the Save button

Enter the information of your credit card (a card number, the expiration date, address)

Enter the information of your credit card (a card number, the expiration date, address)

Enter the information of your credit card (a card number, the expiration date, address)

Step 7:

Your credit card is selected for this order after your credit card is saved successfully.

Select the Determine your order button if the information is correct.

Determine your order if the saved payment method is correct

Step 8:

The Thank you for your order page opens

Your order is completed and 21-month subscription is added onto your trial subscription.

Your order is completed.

Check the status of your Microsoft 365 Personal

Step 1:

Go to Microsoft account dashboard in the web browser

Sign in with your Microsoft account

The image of entry page of AMC (before sign in)

Step 2:

Main Dashboard page opens

Select the Subscription icon in the left menu

The image of Microsoft account dashboard in AMC

Step 3:

Subscription page opens

Please check the status of Microsoft 365 Personal subscription displayed in it.

You can see the changes, the recurring billing is enabled and the next billing date has set with total 24 months after the day when the 3-month trial started.

The image of the status of the 24-month full subs in AMC

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