The standard "Click-to-Run" online installer often defaults to installing everything (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Teams, etc.).
<ExcludeApp ID="Access" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Skype" />
For personal or family accounts, you can download a disk image (.IMG) file directly from your Microsoft dashboard: Microsoft Services & Subscriptions page and sign in. Find your Microsoft 365 product and select In the "Download and install" window, select Other options Check the box for Download an offline installer and select your preferred language. file will begin downloading to your PC. Microsoft Support 3. How to Download (Business & Enterprise) Business users must use the Office Deployment Tool (ODT) , a command-line utility for customized installations. Microsoft Learn [Article] How to download Office 365 for offline install
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. This is ideal for users with slow or unreliable internet, or for IT administrators deploying Office across several machines. 1. Why Use the Offline Installer? Reliability:
The offline installer is a self-contained, monolithic file (usually an .iso or .img image) that contains the installation files locally. It does not require an internet connection to copy files to your hard drive (though it does require a brief online connection later to verify your license).
What you have (Home, Business, Enterprise)
<Configuration> <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="Current"> <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail"> <Language ID="en-us" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Publisher" /> <ExcludeApp ID="OneNote" /> </Product> </Add> </Configuration>
Here is a standard configuration example for a 64-bit English version of :
If you frequently wipe and reload computers (common in schools, testing labs, or PC repair shops), the online installer becomes a bottleneck.