One of the main benefits of this method is preventing unwanted apps (like Teams or Groove) from installing. You do this by adding an <ExcludeApp> tag inside the <Product> tag in your XML.
: Specifies the enterprise edition of Office 2021. Using the correct Product ID is critical; standard consumer IDs will cause activation failures.
To start the installation, open a Command Prompt or PowerShell as Administrator setup.exe configure. configuration-office2021enterprise.xml
: Forces a completely silent installation. Users will not see any progress bars, pop-ups, or completion screens, making it perfect for background deployment via SCCM, Intune, or Group Policy. Executing the Deployment
Run the self-extracting executable ( officedeploymenttool.exe ). One of the main benefits of this method
If your organization uses a local KMS host, activation happens automatically in the background. No product key needs to be entered in the XML file.
The <Display> element gives you fine-grained control over how the installation appears to end-users. Using the correct Product ID is critical; standard
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To configure Office 2021 Enterprise using setup.exe and the configuration-office2021enterprise.xml file:
The Office Deployment Tool’s installer is built on a simple yet powerful premise: two small files drive the entire operation.
Here are some common configuration options that can be defined in configuration-office2021enterprise.xml :