Deploy Office

Note

The auto-start timer has been removed. You must now click Start manually. Or if you wish have the installer start automatically, use the autostart setting as shown below.

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)

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 (Microsoft 365 Enterprise)

year=Microsoft 365
edition=Microsoft 365 Enterprise
shortcuts=true
exclude_teams=false
exclude_onedrive=true
autostart=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.
• Automatically start installing when launched.

Detailed example using values and optional settings (Professional Plus - Volume)

year=2024
edition=10
shortcuts=false
exclude_teams=true
exclude_onedrive=true
autostart=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.
• Automatically start installing when launched

Settings

Name	Required	Default	Description
year	Yes	2021	Specifies the Office version. Accepts a year (e.g., 2021) or an index number.
edition	Yes	Professional Plus - Volume	Defines the Office edition to install. Accepts a name or index (e.g., Standard, Professional Plus).
shortcuts	No	Enabled	Controls whether desktop shortcuts are created. Set to true or false.
exclude_teams	No	Disabled	Set to true to skip installing Microsoft Teams, otherwise set to false.
exclude_onedrive	No	Disabled	Set to true to skip installing OneDrive, otherwise set to false.
autostart	No	Disabled	If set to true, installation begins immediately when the program runs instead of waiting for input.

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.