Hey all, I’ve been exploring the idea of using an Office Activator — the kind of tool that supposedly unlocks full Office functionality without a license. Before I go down that path, I want to know about long-term consequences. Some people say that after using such activators, Office stops updating, or Windows Update starts throwing errors, and that’s the last thing I need on my work machine. Has anyone experienced update problems after trying an Office Activator? Did you ever recover normal update behavior, or did you end up reinstalling everything? Real experiences would help me decide what’s safe to try.