If you don’t specify a build number, the Install Toolkit will download the latest build for the channel you selected. A full list of the Office build history is available on the Microsoft Support site. If you want to create a package for a specific build of Office you can enter it in the Install Toolkit at this stage. After you’ve selected languages, you’ll be asked to specify a version number to use for the install package. The next step is to choose which languages to include in the installation package. For this demonstration I’ll use 32-bit and the First Release Current channel. On the Products screen of the Install Toolkit we have the choice to deploy 32-bit or 64-bit, and can also choose the channel to install. Manage your local Office 365 ProPlus installationįor this tutorial let’s look at creating a new Office 365 ProPlus installer.Import an existing Office 365 ProPlus installer.Create a new Office 365 ProPlus installer.The page refers to Office 365 ProPlus but the Install Toolkit can also be used to create and manage installers for the Office 365 for Business SKU, as well as Visio and Project.Īfter downloading and launching the Installation Toolkit you’ll be presented with the options to either: The Install Toolkit can be downloaded from the Office 365 ProPlus Configuration XML Editor site, under the Tools section on the left column of the page. I rarely encounter problems with distributing from a network share, so you might like to consider that option instead. In the comments for this blog post below, there’s reports of people having trouble getting the MSI/GPO deployment to work. Personally, I prefer to just deploy from a network share. Note, this is a different process than deploying Office 365 ProPlus from a network share. You can then use the package file to deploy new Office installations to your client computers, manage existing installs, or uninstall Office applications from clients. The Office 365 Install Toolkit is a downloadable tool provided by Microsoft that packages an Office 365 client installation into a single executable or MSI package file.

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