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[–] 36 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Looks like whoever you bought your laptop from installed a pirated or non registered legit copy. Short of buying a real license, there is no legal way to get rid of the banner that I am aware of.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I believe it’s common practice for Windows laptops to come preinstalled with Office 365 now. I don’t think it’s pirated. It’s just not licensed like you said.

    OP, I’d recommend just using LibreOffice. It works fine for most situations.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I bought it from a legit store though, it's not second-hand or something

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  • [–] 25 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The Office that comes pre-installed is often just a trial, and you need to buy a license or a Microsoft 365 subscription to use it. LibreOffice is a good free alternative, if you don't specifically need the Microsoft applications, and it will read and write MS Office files.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

    when I open any Office app, the only thing that pops up is that banner, there's nothing that mentions a trial version though

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    Unless you specifically paid extra for a license of ms office, this is just the trial crap bloatware they include with new PCs. You still have to pay for it if you want to use. I’ve heard you can get really cheap activation keys from certain “cd key” sites.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    You say it was a reputable store. But you have no license for office and a warning about it being an illegitimate copy installed.

    I would be taking it back to the 'legit' store and asking questions.

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