Remote Desktop Services are formerly known as Terminal Services. This issue occurs because Click-to-Run versions of Office programs or suites running on a server with Remote Desktop Services (RDS), must have Shared Computer Activation enabled. To use Office 2016 on a computer running Terminal Services, you must use a Volume License edition of Office. This copy of Microsoft Office 2016 cannot be used on a computer running Terminal Services. To use Office 2013 on a computer running Terminal Services, you must use a Volume License edition of Office.
This copy of Microsoft Office 2013 cannot be used on a computer running Terminal Services. When you open the Office program or suite, you receive the following error message:
Assume that you install the Click-to-Run version of a Microsoft Office program or suite on a terminal server.
