If you encountered a problem while installing Office on a PC, try restarting your computer and then attempting to install Office again. If that didn't help, use the uninstall troubleshooter to uninstall Office completely. After your uninstall is complete, try reinstalling Office.
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If there's no link, let us know what error you got and where you were in the install process when you received it. Leave us a comment at the bottom of this page to let us know more about your issue. The Microsoft 365 offline installer may help bypass potential proxy, firewall, antivirus, or Internet connection issues that might occur during an Microsoft 365 installation. If you're still unable to install Office following the steps in Download and install or reinstall Office try using the offline installer. If you're looking for the steps to download and install the latest version of Office such as Microsoft 365, Office 2021, Office 2019, or Office 2016, see Install Office on your PC or Mac.
How Do I Repair Microsoft Office?
Not all Office 365 subscription plans come with the fully installed Office applications. See the bottom of the Office for business column for a list of those plans that don't include an installed version of Office. See the bottom of the Office for business column for a list of plans that don't include the Office desktop client. When you install Office it's automatically linked to your Office 365 plan. Use this easy fix tool to uninstall Office and then follow the steps to reinstall Office. If you or your users find Office is taking a very long time to install, try installing using an offline installation.
Issues after installing Office
If that didn't help, use the uninstall troubleshooter to uninstall Office completely.If you're looking for the steps to download and install the latest version of Office such as Microsoft 365, Office 2021, Office 2019, or Office 2016, see Install Office on your PC or Mac.I want comments to be valuable for everyone, including those who come later and take the time to read.For example, you can't install Office on computers running Windows Vista or Windows XP, or on devices that aren't running a supported Windows or Mac operating system.See System requirements for Office for a list of additional requirements.You assign licenses to new users when creating new accounts, or add licenses to existing users, see Assign licenses to users in Office 365 for business.Leave us a comment at the bottom of this page to let us know more about your issue.
To add to the dock, drag the app icon from the Launchpad or the Applications folder. Keeping Office up-to-date ensures that you have the latest security updates Microsoft Outlook troubleshooting and fixes. For information about installing updates, see Install Office updates. You might get an error that has a number and maybe some descriptive text. Although the messages are hard to understand, there are often solutions.
I get a "Stop, you should wait to install Office 2016" error
If you're an admin and you aren't sure what plan you have, follow the steps in What Office 365 for business subscription do I have? For a comparison of plans, see compare small business plans or compare enterprise plans. Please let us know if you found any of these solutions helpful by leaving us a comment below.
You don't know what Office 365 product or license you have
When you install Office 365, all the applications that came with your particular Office product is installed at the same time. You can't custom select which Office applications you want to install or not install, nor you can't delete individual applications after your installation is complete. However, you can delete shortcuts to applications you don't plan to use. For download and installation issues on a Mac, see What to try if you can't install Office for Mac. When you install Office 2016, all the applications that came with your particular Office product are installed at the same time.
How do I repair Microsoft Office 365 installation?
After the list of installed apps populates (it can take some time, depending on how much you have installed), scroll down and look for Microsoft 365 (Office). Please let us know if you found any of these solutions helpful by clicking Yes or No next to Was this information helpful, below, and leaving us a comment. If you are still having problems, tell us more about your issue, including any error messages your received and where you were in the install process when you received them.