{"id":25632,"date":"2022-01-10T16:50:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T11:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=25632"},"modified":"2022-08-21T00:11:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T18:41:28","slug":"custom-install-uninstall-office-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/custom-install-uninstall-office-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Custom Install\/Uninstall Individual Office 2016\/2019\/365 Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

The traditional MSI (Microsoft Installer) based installation allowed you to install or uninstall individual office products (e.g., Word, Excel, or PowerPoint). But the Office click-to-run (CTR) installations don’t allow installation choices. Click-to-Run is the technology used to install Microsoft 365, and most versions of Office 2013 and newer.<\/p>\n

You won’t see the custom install screen in the Office CTR setup. All the bundled apps in the Office Setup package\/SKU are installed automatically. Each app shown on the setup screen will be installed.<\/p>\n

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The CTR setup.exe is a small installer stub that downloads the entire setup files from the Microsoft Office Content Delivery Network (CDN). MSI-based setup packages are usually provided in a DVD or USB flash drive.<\/p>\n

Many users wonder how to install or uninstall selected app(s) (e.g., Word and Outlook) while excluding all other products in the suite during CTR installation. So, let’s see how to do custom installation\/uninstallation of Office applications in this article.<\/p>\n

Custom Install\/Uninstall Individual Office 2016\/2019\/365 Apps<\/h2>\n

Custom installation or uninstallation of Office 2016\/2019\/365 product is possible using the Office Deployment Tool and a setup configuration file (XML). The Office Deployment Tool (ODT) is a command-line tool that you can use to download and deploy Click-to-Run versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, to your client computers. This tool can also be used to download, install, and configure Office on a single standalone computer.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Download Office Deployment Toolkit (ODT)<\/h3>\n
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  1. Download Office Deployment Tool<\/a> from Microsoft Download Center.<\/li>\n
  2. Create a folder on the hard drive where you want to store the Office Setup files — e.g., E:\\Office Setup<\/code><\/li>\n
  3. Run the ODT setup file, read and accept the license agreement.<\/li>\n
  4. In the browse dialog, point to the source folder E:\\Office Setup<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Step 2: Create\/edit the configuration file (XML)<\/h3>\n

    Using Notepad, create a file named configuration.xml<\/code> (or any name you prefer) in the “Office Setup<\/code>” folder, with the following contents:<\/p>\n

    <Configuration>\r\n<Add OfficeClientEdition=\"64\" Channel=\"Current\">\r\n<Product ID=\"O365BusinessRetail\">\r\n<Language ID=\"en-us\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"Access\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"Excel\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"Groove\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"Lync\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"OneDrive\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"OneNote\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"PowerPoint\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"Publisher\" \/>\r\n<ExcludeApp ID=\"Teams\" \/>\r\n<\/Product>\r\n<\/Add>\r\n<Updates Enabled=\"TRUE\" \/>\r\n<Display Level=\"Full\" AcceptEULA=\"TRUE\" \/>\r\n<\/Configuration><\/pre>\n
    (Reference: Configuration options for the Office Deployment Tool | Microsoft Docs<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n
    Bitness<\/h4>\n
    In the above sample XML file, OfficeClientEdition=”64″<\/strong> denotes that you want to install the 64-bit version of Office. If you want the x86 version, use OfficeClientEdition=”32″<\/strong> instead.<\/p>\n
    Edition<\/h4>\n
    The Product ID used in the above example is O365BusinessRetail<\/code><\/strong>. Use the appropriate ID as per your requirement. Here are some commonly used Product IDs for Office 365 installations.<\/p>\n