Office C2R Custom Install

Notes

If the below guide is confusing to you then the simplest option for you is to use Office C2R Installer.
Retail Office (e.g. O365) has latest feature updates and Volume Office (e.g. ProPlus 2021) doesn't.
Please note that in the official C2R office custom installation method, there is no ISO or any one-click solution available. Below is the simplest guide to installing customized office.

tip

Russian users needs to follow this guide to bypass geoblock in Office downloading.

If Office was ever installed before,
- Uninstall Office with the App and Features option in Windows settings.
- Run OfficeScrubber.cmd file from Office Scrubber by abbodi1406 and select [R] Remove all Licenses option.
Create a new folder named Office in C:\ drive, example C:\Office
Download Office Deployment Tool (ODT)
Copy the downloaded setup.exe file to that Office folder which you created, example C:\Office\setup.exe
Go to config.office.com
If you want Retail Office then select Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise in the office suites section.
If you want Volume Office then select Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 - Volume License in the office suites section. (Don't select the SPLA version)
You can add Visio and Project apps if you need them. Don't select language that is not available for Project/Visio if you are installing those apps.
Customize other things and leave settings as default if you don't understand something.
Once you go through all the options, click on the export button, select "Keep Current Settings" option and it will download a file named Configuration.xml (If the name is something else then change it to Configuration.xml
Copy the downloaded Configuration.xml file to that Office folder which you created, example C:\Office\Configuration.xml
Open the command prompt (not Powershell) as admin and run the below commands
```
cd /d C:\Office\
setup.exe /configure Configuration.xml
```

It will now download and install Office. You can activate it with your preferred method.

Common errors

Make sure you are entering those commands in command prompt (CMD) as admin.
File name extensions are hidden by default in Windows. Due to that, some people might incorrectly rename Configuration.xml to Configuration.xml.xml because .xml was not visible.