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How to install Office 2024 Professional Plus (PC)

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This guide shows you how to install and activate Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus (PC) on a Windows PC. It uses Microsoft’s free Office Deployment Tool, the official installation method for this volume-licensed edition. Allow about 15 minutes.

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1. Remove older versions of Office

Before you install, uninstall any Microsoft 365 or Office version already on your PC, including trial versions that came with a new computer and the separate OneNote app. This prevents installation and activation conflicts. Your documents and emails are not deleted. See How to uninstall an older Office version.

2. Download the Office Deployment Tool

  1. Open Microsoft’s Office Deployment Tool download page and select Download.
  2. Create a folder called Office directly on your C: drive, so its location is C:Office.
  3. Run the file you downloaded, accept the license terms and, when asked where to save the extracted files, choose C:Office. The folder now contains setup.exe and some sample files.

3. Download your configuration file

The configuration file tells the tool which edition to install. Download it and save it in C:Office:

Download config-proplus-2024.xml

It installs the 64-bit version of Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus (PC) in the same language as Windows. If your browser shows the file as text instead of downloading it, right-click the button and choose Save link as. If your Windows is 32-bit (see How to check whether Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit), contact us and we’ll send you a 32-bit version of the file.

4. Install Office

  1. Open the C:Office folder in File Explorer.
  2. Click the address bar at the top of the window, type cmd and press Enter. A Command Prompt window opens in that folder.
  3. Type this command and press Enter:
    setup.exe /configure config-proplus-2024.xml
  4. If Windows asks whether to allow the app to make changes, choose Yes.
  5. The Office installer opens and downloads Office directly from Microsoft. Stay connected to the internet and wait until it says installation is complete.

5. Activate Office

  1. Open Word: press the Windows key, type Word and open it.
  2. Go to File → Account and select Change Product Key.
  3. Enter the 25-character key from your Keymsnio order email and follow the prompts.
  4. Close Word and open it again. Under File → Account it should now say Product Activated.

Alternative: activate from the command line

If you don’t see Change Product Key, open the Start menu, type cmd, right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator. Run these two commands one after the other, replacing the Xs with your key:

cscript "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice16OSPP.VBS" /inpkey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

cscript "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice16OSPP.VBS" /act

The second command should finish with a message saying the product activation was successful.

Troubleshooting

  • Installation stops or fails: make sure all older Office versions are removed and your internet connection is stable. See Office installation problems.
  • “setup.exe is not recognized” or the file can’t be found: check that the Command Prompt is open in C:Office and that the configuration file is saved in that folder with its original name.
  • Activation error: check the key for typos and see Office activation error. If it still fails, contact us with your order number and a screenshot.

About this method: the Office Deployment Tool is Microsoft’s own installer for volume-licensed Office, and Office is downloaded directly from Microsoft’s servers. Microsoft’s documentation: Deploy Office LTSC.

Still need help? Contact Keymsnio Support or email support@keymsnio.com.

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