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.
Custom Installation Guide
- 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
inC:\
drive, exampleC:\Office
- Download Office Deployment Tool (ODT)
- Copy the downloaded
setup.exe
file to that Office folder which you created, exampleC:\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 toConfiguration.xml
- Copy the downloaded
Configuration.xml
file to that Office folder which you created, exampleC:\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
- File name extensions are hidden by default in Windows. Due to that, some people might incorrectly rename
Configuration.xml
toConfiguration.xml.xml
because.xml
was not visible.
Alternative Methods
- YAOCTRU (Office Downloader) & YAOCTRI (Office Installer)
- Office Tool Plus
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