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Deploy Office

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Note

Version 1.0 has been released!

Easily install Office 2019, 2021, 2024, or Microsoft 365. Simply open the program and it will start installing in 30 seconds, or change the options and click Start to run immediately.

Everything is downloaded from the cloud, so you'll always have the latest version available when installing.

Desktop shortcuts will also be created by default for any installed Office applications.

Why Use This?

Because it's a tiny 260 KB executable that downloads the latest version of Office and installs it for you. No need to download the installer, write XML configuration files, or run the setup manually.

Does This Legitimately Install Microsoft Office?

Yes! This is NOT a bootleg or modified version of Office.

As outlined in How it Works, the software fetches setup.exe directly from Microsoft.

Office still needs a valid license, which you can activate post-installation. Typically, after installing Office, you're given a trial period before you need to activate it.

This project and its creators are not affiliated with Microsoft. This software uses the official Office installer provided by Microsoft, which is publicly accessible.

Being open-source, the source code for this software accessible for anyone to read and inspect.

Legal

All rights of Microsoft Office or any of Office products listed belong to Microsoft Corporation.

Supported Editions/Products

Note

If you specify a calendar year like 2021, it will limit the selection to non-365 editions only. Similarly, specifying the calendar year Microsoft 365 will limit the selection to only Microsoft 365 editions. This is a design choice to make choosing the edition simple.

Years

  1. 2019
  2. 2021
  3. 2024
  4. Microsoft 365

Editions/Products

  1. Microsoft 365 Family/Personal
  2. Microsoft 365 Small Business
  3. Microsoft 365 Education
  4. Microsoft 365 Enterprise
  5. Home & Business
  6. Home & Student
  7. Personal
  8. Professional
  9. Professional Plus
  10. Professional Plus - Volume
  11. Standard
  12. Standard - Volume
  13. Visio Standard
  14. Visio Standard - Volume
  15. Visio Professional
  16. Visio Professional - Volume
  17. Project Standard
  18. Project Standard - Volume
  19. Project Professional
  20. Project Professional - Volume
  21. Access
  22. Access - Volume
  23. Excel
  24. Excel - Volume
  25. Outlook
  26. Outlook - Volume
  27. PowerPoint
  28. PowerPoint - Volume
  29. Publisher
  30. Publisher - Volume
  31. Word
  32. Word - Volume

Specify Default Office Edition/Product Installation at Runtime (Optional)

Important

Starting from version 1.0, the ordering of the editions now begins at 1 instead of 0. Deploy-Office.txt is no longer supported.

This an OPTIONAL feature and is an optional feature to help automate the installation of Office.

When Deploy-Office.exe runs, it checks if the Deploy-Office.ini file exists, and if so, uses its settings to determine the default Office edition/product for installation.

Setting up Deploy-Office.ini

  1. Open your favorite text editor such as Notepad, Notepad++, or Visual Studio Code.
  2. Use the information & examples below to specify the default year/edition. Additional options like creating shortcuts, excluding Teams, or excluding OneDrive are optional.
  3. Save the file as Deploy-Office.ini in the same folder as Deploy-Office.exe.

Examples

Simple example using index numbers (2021 Home & Business)
year=2
edition=5
  • Specifies the year as 2021 (index 2).
  • Specifies the edition to Home & Business (index 5).
  • Creates desktop shortcuts (enabled by default).
Simple example using values (2024 Word)
year=2024
edition=Word
  • Specifies the year as 2024.
  • Sets the edition to Word.
  • Creates desktop shortcuts (enabled by default).
Detailed example using values and optional settings (2024 Microsoft 365 Family/Personal)
year=2024
edition=Microsoft 365 Family/Personal
shortcuts=false
exclude_teams=true
exclude_onedrive=true
  • Specifies the year as 2024.
  • Sets the edition to Microsoft 365 Family/Personal.
  • Disables the creation of desktop shortcuts.
  • Excludes the installation of Microsoft Teams.
  • Excludes the installation of OneDrive.
Detailed example using values and optional settings (Professional Plus - Volume)
year=2024
edition=10
shortcuts=false
exclude_teams=true
exclude_onedrive=true
  • Specifies the year as 2024.
  • Sets the edition to Professional Plus - Volume.
  • Disables the creation of desktop shortcuts.
  • Excludes the installation of Microsoft Teams.
  • Excludes the installation of OneDrive.

Settings

Name Required Default Description
year Yes 2021 Specifies the year for the Office edition/product installation. Can be an index number or a specific year.
edition Yes Professional Plus - Volume Specifies the edition of the Office product to be installed. Can be an index number or a specific edition name.
shortcuts No Enabled Determines whether desktop shortcuts should be created. Set to true or false.
exclude_teams No Disabled Specifies whether to exclude the installation of Microsoft Teams. Set to true to exclude Teams, otherwise set to false.
exclude_onedrive No Disabled Specifies whether to exclude the installation of OneDrive. Set to true to exclude OneDrive, otherwise set to false.

Note that shortcuts will be created by default unless disabled.

How it Works

  1. If using Deploy-Office.ini, it will set the default edition/product to install
  2. Downloads setup.exe from https://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/wsus/setup.exe
  3. Extracts configuration.xml
  4. Runs setup.exe /Configure configuration.xml

Note: if you need more advanced options with your Office setup, visit config.office.com.

Prerequisites

  • Windows 10 or later
  • Server 2019 or later
  • .NET Framework 4.8 (which you probably already have)
  • No additional dependencies needed 😊

Download

Download the latest version in the releases section.