{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"microsoft-access-2016-retail-2-pc","title":"Microsoft Access 2016 Retail [2 PC]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMicrosoft Access 2016: The Relational Database Built Into Office\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your team keeps critical business data in dozens of spreadsheets, inboxes, and shared drives, the right next step is a single, well-designed relational database. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-access-2016-retail-2-pc\"\u003eAccess 2016\u003c\/a\u003e is the desktop database application in the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-office-2016-pro-plus-phone-activation-1-pc\"\u003eOffice 2016 Pro Plus phone activation\u003c\/a\u003e family, purpose-built for small and mid-size teams that need more than a spreadsheet but do not need a full SQL Server deployment. This page covers what Access 2016 includes, how a two-PC retail key activates, the features you can rely on, who this edition is for, what your hardware needs to run it, and the licensing details that determine whether a 2PC retail license is the right fit for your team. A 2-PC Access 2016 retail key is the right fit for a small team that needs a relational database on two workstations, with the key reusable on the same two PCs after a clean reinstall, a Windows reset, or a hardware refresh. The product key is delivered to your account dashboard the moment your payment clears, and you can reactivate the same PCs after a clean reinstall, a hardware swap, or a motherboard replacement. 🗃️ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is Included and How Activation Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen your order is confirmed, you receive a 25-character \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-access-2024-bind-1-pc\"\u003eAccess 2024\u003c\/a\u003e product key delivered to your account dashboard and your order email. The key is a genuine, unused Microsoft retail key that activates Microsoft Access 2016 on two Windows PCs for the lifetime of the hardware. Because the key is retail, it can be reused on the same two PCs after a clean reinstall, a Windows reset, or a hardware upgrade on either machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard activation flow takes about ten minutes on a Windows PC with a broadband connection:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-office-2016-pro-plus-bind-1-pc\"\u003eOffice 2016 Pro Plus BIND\u003c\/a\u003e Deployment Tool from the official Microsoft download center and customize the install to include Access 2016.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-office-2016-pro-plus-retail-5-pc\"\u003eOffice 2016 Pro Plus retail\u003c\/a\u003e installer on the first target PC and accept the license terms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen any installed Office 2016 application and go to \u003cstrong\u003eFile → Account → Change Product Key\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnter the 25-character Access 2016 key from your order email and confirm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepeat steps 2-4 on the second PC using the same key.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Access 2016 Runtime is freely redistributable from the official Microsoft download center, which means you can ship a custom ACCDB application to users who do not have Access installed. The runtime runs ACCDB files in a locked-down mode with all design-related UI removed or disabled, so end users can use the app without modifying its design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey Features and Capabilities\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eACCDB database engine.\u003c\/strong\u003e The native file format since Access 2007, with multi-value lookup fields, calculated columns, attachments, and the modern Linked Table Manager. An ACCDB file can hold up to 2 GB of data, 32,768 objects, and serve up to 255 concurrent users, with the upper limit constrained by the network and the disk subsystem rather than the engine itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm, report, and query designers.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Office 2016 ribbon, the modern property sheet, and the Layout view make form and report design faster and more predictable. The Query Designer supports up to 32 joined tables, 50 levels of nested subqueries, and SQL statements up to roughly 64,000 characters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVisual Basic for Applications.\u003c\/strong\u003e A full VBA 7.1 development environment with the modern Office 2016 editor, code-stepping tools, and direct access to the Access object model, the DAO data APIs, and the Windows API through Declare statements. VBA is the right tool for application logic that cannot be expressed in macros alone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLinked Table Manager.\u003c\/strong\u003e A central place to view, refresh, relink, edit, and delete linked tables across the database. The Linked Table Manager tracks the data source, the connection string, and the schema version of each linked table, so refresh operations can be scripted and repeated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSharePoint 2016 integration.\u003c\/strong\u003e Publish Access tables to SharePoint 2016 lists, link Access databases to SharePoint lists, and build web-based Access forms and reports that run in the browser. SharePoint integration is a standard feature in Access 2016, not a separate purchase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOffice 365 Groups.\u003c\/strong\u003e Use Access 2016 with Office 365 groups to share a database among a small team, with permissions, versioning, and a group calendar and notebook available in the same workspace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTouch and pen support.\u003c\/strong\u003e Design and navigate Access forms on a Windows tablet with a finger or a digital pen. The form controls scale to the screen, and the ink-aware controls let users sign and annotate inside the database.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModern charts and visualization.\u003c\/strong\u003e Access 2016 ships with the Office 2016 chart engine, including line, bar, pie, and combo charts that bind directly to queries and tables. Charts refresh automatically when the underlying data changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntegration with the Office 2016 suite.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mail merge from Access into Word, export reports to PDF or XPS, link tables to Outlook contacts, and use Access data as the source for Excel pivot tables and Power Pivot models.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne-click web publishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Web App templates in Access 2016 let you publish a database as a browser-based application in a SharePoint 2016 site. Web apps are a practical way to deliver small, internal applications to users who do not have Access installed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho This Edition Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicrosoft Access 2016 is the right edition for a wide range of small and mid-size use cases. The personas below describe the most common buyers of a 2PC Access 2016 retail license.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall and mid-size businesses running line-of-business apps.\u003c\/strong\u003e If your operations team has built Access applications for inventory, customer records, work orders, or membership databases, Access 2016 is the right target. The 2PC key covers a developer workstation and a deployment workstation, which is the typical small-team pattern.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIT teams maintaining departmental apps.\u003c\/strong\u003e Access 2016 is the right tool for the kind of internal apps that IT inherits from the business and needs to maintain for years. The ACCDB format has been the standard since 2007, and the Access 2016 runtime is the right distribution channel for end users.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndependent developers and consultants.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you build and ship Access solutions to clients, a 2PC key covers your development and test machines. The Access 2016 Runtime is freely redistributable, so the same solution can be delivered to clients without additional licensing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower users consolidating spreadsheets.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you have outgrown a shared workbook, Access 2016 is the right step up. You can keep using Excel for analysis while Access holds the structured data behind it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSystem Requirements\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicrosoft Access 2016 runs on the same Windows baseline as the rest of the Office 2016 family. A 64-bit Windows PC with at least 4 GB of RAM is the practical minimum; 8 GB or more is recommended for users who work with large ACCDB files or many linked tables.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eComponent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMinimum\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRecommended\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOperating system\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindows 10 64-bit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProcessor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.6 GHz dual-core x86 or x64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModern 64-bit multi-core CPU\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRAM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 GB (32-bit) or 4 GB (64-bit)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 GB or more\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStorage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 GB free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSSD with 10 GB or more free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDisplay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1024 × 768\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1920 × 1080 or higher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGraphics\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDirectX 9 with WDDM 2.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDirectX 10 or later for hardware acceleration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInternet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRequired for activation, updates, and online templates\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBroadband for SharePoint and Office 365 integration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicrosoft Access 2016 is supported on the Windows baseline through the Office 2016 lifecycle. Microsoft ended mainstream support for Office 2016 on October 13, 2020 and ended extended support on October 14, 2025. Access 2016 remains a fully working, perpetual release that can be deployed and run for as long as the hosting Windows PC is operational.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eActivation and Licensing Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour Microsoft Access 2016 retail key is a perpetual, two-PC license tied to the hardware on which it is first activated. A few details worth knowing up front:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo PCs, lifetime of the hardware.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each key activates Access 2016 on up to two Windows PCs. There is no expiry and no recurring fee.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRetail key, not OEM.\u003c\/strong\u003e A retail key can be reused on the same PCs after a clean reinstall or a hardware refresh. An OEM key, by contrast, is locked to the first motherboard it activates on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReinstalls are supported.\u003c\/strong\u003e Format the disk, replace the motherboard, or move to a new PC: reactivate using the same key on the same PC. The activation server recognizes the entitlement as long as the key is being used on the same two PCs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccess 2016 Runtime is free.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Access 2016 Runtime is a separate, freely distributable installer that runs ACCDB applications in a locked-down mode. It is the right distribution channel for end users who do not need to design or modify the database.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMac is not included.\u003c\/strong\u003e Access 2016 is a Windows-only application. There is no Access for Mac edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume licensing is not included.\u003c\/strong\u003e For ten or more seats, an Open License, Open Value, or Microsoft Customer Agreement is the right path. The Access 2016 retail key here is for individual and small-team use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGet Started With Microsoft Access 2016\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMicrosoft Access 2016 Alternatives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree credible alternatives cover most small-team database workloads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLibreOffice Base\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree, open-source desktop database with native driver support, form designer, and macro language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAirtable\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloud-based no-code database with rich field types, automations, and a strong template marketplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMicrosoft Power Apps + Dataverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloud-based low-code platform from Microsoft. Best fit for organisations already on Microsoft 365 that need mobile and web deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to choose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stay on Access for local-only data, deep VBA macros, and a one-time licence. Choose LibreOffice Base for a free, local alternative. Choose Airtable for cloud-first, no-code workflows. Choose Power Apps for enterprise-grade cloud and mobile deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eIs Microsoft Access 2016 still supported?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicrosoft ended mainstream support for Office 2016, including Access 2016, on October 13, 2020, and ended extended support on October 14, 2025. The application remains fully functional on supported Windows versions and can be deployed and used for as long as the hosting Windows PC is operational. Security updates are no longer being released for Office 2016, which is the right reason to plan a migration to a current version if your environment allows it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eCan I install Access 2016 on a third PC?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. Each Access 2016 retail key activates the application on up to two PCs. To install Access on a third PC, an additional retail key is required. If you need a multi-PC license that follows the user rather than the device, Microsoft 365 Apps is the right path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhat is the difference between Access 2016 and Access 2021?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccess 2016 and Access 2021 share the same ACCDB engine and the same form, report, and query designers. Access 2021 adds the Add Tables task pane, the modern Linked Table Manager, the Date\/Time Extended data type with nanosecond precision and the 0001-01-01 to 9999-12-31 range, dark theme support, the SQL Find and Replace dialog, the Hex color input in the Colors dialog, and ongoing support through October 2026. For a long-running deployment, Access 2021 is the right edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eCan I open an Access 2016 database in Access 2021 or Access 2024?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Access 2021 and Access 2024 both open, edit, and save ACCDB files created in Access 2016. The format has been the same since 2007, and Access maintains full backward compatibility for ACCDB files within the Access 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2024 releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eDoes Access 2016 include Microsoft SQL Server?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. Access 2016 is the desktop database application only. SQL Server is sold and licensed separately. Access can link to SQL Server tables using ODBC, which is the standard pattern for moving an Access front end onto a SQL Server back end when the data grows beyond the 2 GB ACCDB limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eHow long does delivery take?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Access 2016 product key is delivered to your account dashboard and order confirmation email immediately after payment is confirmed, typically within seconds. 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