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Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016 takes the work out of working, by interacting to provide much-needed focus, wherever it goes. This suite comes with the 2016 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook featuring enhancements that help you create communicate and work from just about anywhere. Perfect for remote workers and dispersed teams, Office 2016 lets you edit and co. Office Home Business 2016 free download, and many more programs. Aug 30, 2018 It also included a one-time purchase of Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016 which I downloaded and installed from Microsoft.com. The computer has had several problems and Dell is in the process of sending me a new desktop to replace the defective one.

This is another one of my how-to's that has been long in the making. After Office 2013 came out and 'click to run' installations were introduced to the world, most admins never had to worry because the 2013 installer was a GUI and easily navigated with a mouse. Now 2016 is here and Microsoft is moving away from the GUI install for the IT professional.

This how-to covers the manual 'click to run' steps needed to get Office downloaded and then installed on whatever device you wish. I think once you look at this process as a continuous whole, it becomes easy to get through and you can see the genius in the method, where all I saw before was difficulty for no reason.

9 Steps total

Step 1: Setup a New Windows 2012 R2 RDS Server

In this example, I am going to highlight shared computer activation for a terminal server that you need to deploy. The steps are basically the same for any computer you encounter. With some minor changes to the XML syntax, you can get Office downloaded then installed.

Setup steps for a new RDS server is beyond the scope of this how-to, so if you need help, here are some resources:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831620.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn283323.aspx

Step 2: Download the Office Deployment Tool

Adobe premiere elements 2020 download. On the new 2012 R2 Server, download and install the Office Deployment Tool. I like to extract it to C:OfficeDeploy, but that is your choice.

Deployment Tool Overview
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219422.aspx

Office 2013 Deployment Tool
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36778

Office 2016 Deployment Tool
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117

Step 3: XML File Config

This is the part most people stumble on, properly formatting the XML file to first download the install files (/download switch) and then install or make changes with the /configure switch.

Really you can use just one XML file for both switches, but to break this down, I created two XML files - one for the download bit and one for the installer bit - so you can compare two different examples for reference.

Step 4: XML File Generator Site

Microsoft is going open source a bit, and part of that push is this neat XML file generator site located here:

http://officedev.github.io/Office-IT-Pro-Deployment-Scripts/XmlEditor.html

This site will step you through all the various settings that the XML file can do. You will have the opportunity to see the build process step by step, so you can get a good feel of what the XML file can do to help your daily Admin tasks.

Step 5: Basic XML - Install Off the Internet

The XML below will download to the temp folder then install all in one go. Just run Setup.exe /configure Path to this XML file:

Step 6: Download.xml

In this step, you will create a Download.XML file using notepad to grab the installer files and save them to C:OfficeDeploy. The Office Deployment Tool will create a sub-folder for the version you are downloading, so if you want a specific build of Office, you can get exactly what you need from the cloud servers.

(This is where I see true genius with this deployment method. Gone are the days of trying to find the correct version or getting an upgrade that is not immediately compatible with some LOB app you are running. You can specify exactly what you want in the XML file and that is what is installed even if you need to download it fresh from the Internet.)

Open the XML file generator site, and in the upper left, choose Office 365 Pro Plus 2016 or 2013 if that is what you want. Then in the middle 'Add Product' area, verify that you have all the Required Fields set to what you want, and then hit Add Product below Language. This will populate the first stage of the XML file on the right for you to copy and paste then save as an XML file.

Towards the bottom of the first stage, you will see a source path field. This is where you specify what location you want to either save the installer files (/download) or where to install from (/configure). If you leave this out, then the (/configure) switch will pull the installers from the Internet in real time. This is not ideal if you are doing a company-wide install, so to speed things up and lower bandwidth hits, you can download them to a server and share them out.

Both UNC (servershare) and Root drive (C:OfficeDeploy) paths work in the source path field.

Step 7: Start Download Command

Once you have the Download.xml file created and saved, then you need to jump into CMD and CD C:OfficeDeploy. If you did not save the XML files into this folder, then copy and paste them in at this time.

Run the following command:

setup /download download.xml

*If you saved the XML files elsewhere, you can tell the command where to look using this full command with path:

Setup.exe /download c:officedeploydownload.xml

Note: Download size is ~ 1.10GB, so the time this takes is dependent on your Internet bandwidth and other competing loads at the time of download. Around 20min is about the average in my experience.

Step 8: Install.xml With Shared Computer Activation

Now, after you run the /download to bring the installer files local to the server, you will then create the install.xml file that will tell the setup program what settings you want. In reality, you can most times use the download.xml file to install as well, but because we are going to show shared computer activation, this separate install.xml file is necessary.

Note that I included the Logging path so that the installer will create a log file in case you get errors. Just step through the Sections on the GitHub XML Generator Site and you will get to the Path for that. I enter the C:OfficeDeploy, but you can put this anywhere you want.

Step 9: Exclude Installing Particular Applcations In The Office Suite

You can use the excludeApp ID = switch in the configure XML file to exclude installing particular pieces of the Office suite.

Since this is a completely new way to install Office to most, I highlighted all the steps necessary to complete this install on an RDS / Terminal Server. However, if you want to install without Shared Computer Activation, then remove the Property Name line in the XML example, and then you will have normal activation procedures.

Shared Activation will not count against your installs, but you still need to have end users log in and activate Office at first run.

Good Luck and Happy Computing!

25 Comments

• Jalapeno
  tzouvaraskostas Jan 11, 2016 at 01:09pm

  I don't use until now Office 2016 but the How to is very good. Thanks for the info

• Poblano
  bpellowski Jan 29, 2016 at 05:47pm

  Can you explain what shared activation is exactly? We have an E3 license here with 125 users, so how would shared activation work if I pushed office 2016 to all users here?

• Habanero
  Gregory for Microsoft Jan 29, 2016 at 06:31pm

  Shared activation is really only one thing, it allows a user with Office 365 license to login and use the desktop software without it counting against their installs. This is all it really does..

• Thai Pepper
  dehcbad25 Jan 29, 2016 at 06:31pm

  bpellowski I think that you can install with no license and then the user has to login with their O365 credential. I looked it up when we moved to O365, but I only have 12 users with E3 so it was easier to get them to login, and then download the run tool to setup. With more users I would definitively try to do it this way

• Thai Pepper
  CyberSecHakr Jan 29, 2016 at 07:29pm

  Great how-to! We just deployed about 100 Office 2013/2016 installs with this method.
  I wish I knew about the XML generator sooner!
  Thanks for sharing.

• Serrano
  Phil Mills Feb 1, 2016 at 09:10am

  Seems active directory group policy based deployment is redundant for MS own products. I'm struggling to think of one MS software product that can actually be deployed via AD.. go figure.

  Lame.

• Tabasco
  TagYourIT Feb 1, 2016 at 01:49pm

  We just upgraded to 2016 home and Business and I used this method. H&B was not in the editor list. So I wrote the XML file myself.

• Serrano
  TehTDK Feb 7, 2016 at 12:55am

  How would I be able to do something like that for a local installation without a network share etc?. I want to remove some of the programs installed by Office 2013 on my PC.

• Habanero
  Gregory for Microsoft Feb 8, 2016 at 03:50pm

  You can use the same format above to download but change it up to the 2013 version on the XML configurator site and at the bottom of the Add product page when you build the /configure install XML file you add ExcludeApp ID switch and exclude the programs you want.

  
  

• Sonora
  Royce Lithgo Mar 3, 2016 at 01:13am

  I believe step 10 is missing, which is where you use the install.xml file created in step 8 and the download from step 6. The command is setup.exe /configure install.xml - correct?

  BTW I was walking through this with the intention to download then install after hours but ran step 5. without paying close attention. I killed it after I realised what was happening. You might want to mention to skip the step if the intention is to download and then install later.

• Sonora
  Mike Burgi May 10, 2016 at 08:48am

  The title is wrong and could lead to misunderstanding and he mixed up multiple things!

  Office365 != Office 2016

  Office 2016 is still existing and comes with the already well known Office Customization tool, also Office365 does not offer the complete feature set/customization possibilities as Office 2016 Setup does

  kind regards

  Mike

• Datil
  RebootsSolveProblems Jun 9, 2016 at 07:26pm

  A quick thought, maybe add a step about creating an installer package for it, This allows you to publish your offline installer.

• Poblano
  superhl1 Nov 4, 2016 at 07:25pm

  Here is the path to my files.. 'esdAppdeployOffice2016-32. I noticed the update folder is EsdAppdeployOffice2016-32Office
  When updating from a GPO which path do I choose?

• Habanero
  DailyLlama Jan 25, 2017 at 10:16am

  We have some software that we write that uses VBA fro Excel, as it installs an add-in. This software doesn't work with Office 365 because it says that some of the libraries are missing. Is there a way to specify to do a 'full install' of Excel, like in the configuration tool for Office 2016? I basically just want to select 'Run all from this computer', otherwise half of our computers are going to have to have a standalone version of Excel running alongside 365..

• Anaheim
  Maria9537 Jul 25, 2017 at 03:50pm

  Nice how to! I am looking at it due to using this method to load and even after selecting Access not to load, it loaded on all pc with O365 - Office2016 within about 24 hours. Is there any way to remove Access? We also removed these during install but they didn't load later. THanks!

  
  

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Tracy King updated onDec 18, 2020 to PC Transfer|How-to Articles

Can I transfer and move the Office 2016 to a new computer without re-installation?

'Now I've moved almost all useful files to my new computer. But the applications and programs such as Microsoft Office 2016, PhotoShop, etc. cannot work even I've copied the installation files of those programs to the new computer. So is it possible that I can transfer and move the Office 2016 to my new PC? How?'

Want to transfer installed programs to a new PC without reinstallation? Here we'll show you 2 fixes about how to transfer Office 2016 to a new computer. To getting a time-saving and highly effective solution, we highly recommend EaseUS Todo PCTrans, rather than follow the manual steps.

Before starting the transferring process, please figure out you can transfer Office 2016 to another computer.

Can I transfer Office 2016 license to another PC?

You can check the license terms issued by Microsoft: You may also transfer the software to a device owned by someone else if (i) you are the first licensed user of the software and (ii) the new user agrees to the terms of this agreement.

However, Office 2016 has the OEM license, which can not be transferred to a new computer. So you need to deactivate the Office license on the existing PC, then move Office 2016 to a new computer, and activate it on a new PC by a unique 25 characters product key.

Time to experience the method below!

Transfer Office 2016 to a new computer without reinstallation using EaseUS Todo PCTrans

As a robust PC Transfer software, EaseUS Todo PCTrans allows you to directly transfer microsoft office to new computer on Windows 10/8/7 with simple clicks.

Before you start transferring Office program to a new computer, we highly recommend you to prepare both the new and old computers for the transferring with the below guidelines:

1. Find and keep your Office 2016 account or activation key.
2. Download and install EaseUS Todo PCTrans for help

Phrase 1- Deactivate Office 2016 license on the old PC

Step 1. Log in to Microsoft Office, move to the My Account page.

Step 2. Your Office 2016 will show on this page. Head to the Install option and choose Deactivate Install. (Set Office 365 as an example)

Step 3. Confirm your deactivation.

Phrase 2 - Transfer Office 2016 to a new computer with user account

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans and select the transfer mode.

• Download and install EaseUS Todo PCTrans on both of your computers.
• Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans on the PCs and choose 'PC to PC' on one of the computers.

Step 2. Connect the source PC and the target PC.

• Choose one method to connect the current PC to the target PC: enter the target computer's account password or its verification code. You can click and check the verification code on the right top of the 'PC to PC' mainscreen on the target computer.
• Choose the transfer direction and click 'Connect'.

Step 3. Select Office to transfer.

• Hover on 'Applications' and choose 'Edit'.
• In the list, Choose Microsoft Office and click 'Finish'.

Step 4. Transfer Microsoft Office to another PC.

• Click 'Transfer' to start transferring Microsoft Office to another PC.
• Wait for the transfer process to finish and then click 'OK'.

Step 5. Save the product key to activate Microsoft Office.

• Back to the interface to click 'Product Key'.
• In the list, click 'Copy' to save the activation key.

Office Home And Business 2016 Download Trial

Manually move Office 2016 to new computer

Office 2016 has the OEM license which can not be transferred to another computer. So you need to deactivate and uninstall Office 2016 license in the existing pc and then install and activate it in the new one.

Step 1: Uninstall Office 2016 on the old computer.

1. Click Microsoft Office website > My Account > choose Sign In

2. Go to Install section > Choose Install button > Select Deactivate Install

3. Uninstall the Microsoft Office 2016 in the old computer.

Step 7: Start Download Command

Once you have the Download.xml file created and saved, then you need to jump into CMD and CD C:OfficeDeploy. If you did not save the XML files into this folder, then copy and paste them in at this time.

Run the following command:

setup /download download.xml

*If you saved the XML files elsewhere, you can tell the command where to look using this full command with path:

Setup.exe /download c:officedeploydownload.xml

Note: Download size is ~ 1.10GB, so the time this takes is dependent on your Internet bandwidth and other competing loads at the time of download. Around 20min is about the average in my experience.

Step 8: Install.xml With Shared Computer Activation

Now, after you run the /download to bring the installer files local to the server, you will then create the install.xml file that will tell the setup program what settings you want. In reality, you can most times use the download.xml file to install as well, but because we are going to show shared computer activation, this separate install.xml file is necessary.

Note that I included the Logging path so that the installer will create a log file in case you get errors. Just step through the Sections on the GitHub XML Generator Site and you will get to the Path for that. I enter the C:OfficeDeploy, but you can put this anywhere you want.

Step 9: Exclude Installing Particular Applcations In The Office Suite

You can use the excludeApp ID = switch in the configure XML file to exclude installing particular pieces of the Office suite.

Since this is a completely new way to install Office to most, I highlighted all the steps necessary to complete this install on an RDS / Terminal Server. However, if you want to install without Shared Computer Activation, then remove the Property Name line in the XML example, and then you will have normal activation procedures.

Shared Activation will not count against your installs, but you still need to have end users log in and activate Office at first run.

Good Luck and Happy Computing!

25 Comments

• Jalapeno
  tzouvaraskostas Jan 11, 2016 at 01:09pm

  I don't use until now Office 2016 but the How to is very good. Thanks for the info

• Poblano
  bpellowski Jan 29, 2016 at 05:47pm

  Can you explain what shared activation is exactly? We have an E3 license here with 125 users, so how would shared activation work if I pushed office 2016 to all users here?

• Habanero
  Gregory for Microsoft Jan 29, 2016 at 06:31pm

  Shared activation is really only one thing, it allows a user with Office 365 license to login and use the desktop software without it counting against their installs. This is all it really does..

• Thai Pepper
  dehcbad25 Jan 29, 2016 at 06:31pm

  bpellowski I think that you can install with no license and then the user has to login with their O365 credential. I looked it up when we moved to O365, but I only have 12 users with E3 so it was easier to get them to login, and then download the run tool to setup. With more users I would definitively try to do it this way

• Thai Pepper
  CyberSecHakr Jan 29, 2016 at 07:29pm

  Great how-to! We just deployed about 100 Office 2013/2016 installs with this method.
  I wish I knew about the XML generator sooner!
  Thanks for sharing.

• Serrano
  Phil Mills Feb 1, 2016 at 09:10am

  Seems active directory group policy based deployment is redundant for MS own products. I'm struggling to think of one MS software product that can actually be deployed via AD.. go figure.

  Lame.

• Tabasco
  TagYourIT Feb 1, 2016 at 01:49pm

  We just upgraded to 2016 home and Business and I used this method. H&B was not in the editor list. So I wrote the XML file myself.

• Serrano
  TehTDK Feb 7, 2016 at 12:55am

  How would I be able to do something like that for a local installation without a network share etc?. I want to remove some of the programs installed by Office 2013 on my PC.

• Habanero
  Gregory for Microsoft Feb 8, 2016 at 03:50pm

  You can use the same format above to download but change it up to the 2013 version on the XML configurator site and at the bottom of the Add product page when you build the /configure install XML file you add ExcludeApp ID switch and exclude the programs you want.

  
  

• Sonora
  Royce Lithgo Mar 3, 2016 at 01:13am

  I believe step 10 is missing, which is where you use the install.xml file created in step 8 and the download from step 6. The command is setup.exe /configure install.xml - correct?

  BTW I was walking through this with the intention to download then install after hours but ran step 5. without paying close attention. I killed it after I realised what was happening. You might want to mention to skip the step if the intention is to download and then install later.

• Sonora
  Mike Burgi May 10, 2016 at 08:48am

  The title is wrong and could lead to misunderstanding and he mixed up multiple things!

  Office365 != Office 2016

  Office 2016 is still existing and comes with the already well known Office Customization tool, also Office365 does not offer the complete feature set/customization possibilities as Office 2016 Setup does

  kind regards

  Mike

• Datil
  RebootsSolveProblems Jun 9, 2016 at 07:26pm

  A quick thought, maybe add a step about creating an installer package for it, This allows you to publish your offline installer.

• Poblano
  superhl1 Nov 4, 2016 at 07:25pm

  Here is the path to my files.. 'esdAppdeployOffice2016-32. I noticed the update folder is EsdAppdeployOffice2016-32Office
  When updating from a GPO which path do I choose?

• Habanero
  DailyLlama Jan 25, 2017 at 10:16am

  We have some software that we write that uses VBA fro Excel, as it installs an add-in. This software doesn't work with Office 365 because it says that some of the libraries are missing. Is there a way to specify to do a 'full install' of Excel, like in the configuration tool for Office 2016? I basically just want to select 'Run all from this computer', otherwise half of our computers are going to have to have a standalone version of Excel running alongside 365..

• Anaheim
  Maria9537 Jul 25, 2017 at 03:50pm

  Nice how to! I am looking at it due to using this method to load and even after selecting Access not to load, it loaded on all pc with O365 - Office2016 within about 24 hours. Is there any way to remove Access? We also removed these during install but they didn't load later. THanks!

  
  

• prev
• 1
• 2
• next

Tracy King updated onDec 18, 2020 to PC Transfer|How-to Articles

Can I transfer and move the Office 2016 to a new computer without re-installation?

'Now I've moved almost all useful files to my new computer. But the applications and programs such as Microsoft Office 2016, PhotoShop, etc. cannot work even I've copied the installation files of those programs to the new computer. So is it possible that I can transfer and move the Office 2016 to my new PC? How?'

Want to transfer installed programs to a new PC without reinstallation? Here we'll show you 2 fixes about how to transfer Office 2016 to a new computer. To getting a time-saving and highly effective solution, we highly recommend EaseUS Todo PCTrans, rather than follow the manual steps.

Before starting the transferring process, please figure out you can transfer Office 2016 to another computer.

Can I transfer Office 2016 license to another PC?

You can check the license terms issued by Microsoft: You may also transfer the software to a device owned by someone else if (i) you are the first licensed user of the software and (ii) the new user agrees to the terms of this agreement.

However, Office 2016 has the OEM license, which can not be transferred to a new computer. So you need to deactivate the Office license on the existing PC, then move Office 2016 to a new computer, and activate it on a new PC by a unique 25 characters product key.

Time to experience the method below!

Transfer Office 2016 to a new computer without reinstallation using EaseUS Todo PCTrans

As a robust PC Transfer software, EaseUS Todo PCTrans allows you to directly transfer microsoft office to new computer on Windows 10/8/7 with simple clicks.

Before you start transferring Office program to a new computer, we highly recommend you to prepare both the new and old computers for the transferring with the below guidelines:

1. Find and keep your Office 2016 account or activation key.
2. Download and install EaseUS Todo PCTrans for help

Phrase 1- Deactivate Office 2016 license on the old PC

Step 1. Log in to Microsoft Office, move to the My Account page.

Step 2. Your Office 2016 will show on this page. Head to the Install option and choose Deactivate Install. (Set Office 365 as an example)

Step 3. Confirm your deactivation.

Phrase 2 - Transfer Office 2016 to a new computer with user account

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans and select the transfer mode.

• Download and install EaseUS Todo PCTrans on both of your computers.
• Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans on the PCs and choose 'PC to PC' on one of the computers.

Step 2. Connect the source PC and the target PC.

• Choose one method to connect the current PC to the target PC: enter the target computer's account password or its verification code. You can click and check the verification code on the right top of the 'PC to PC' mainscreen on the target computer.
• Choose the transfer direction and click 'Connect'.

Step 3. Select Office to transfer.

• Hover on 'Applications' and choose 'Edit'.
• In the list, Choose Microsoft Office and click 'Finish'.

Step 4. Transfer Microsoft Office to another PC.

• Click 'Transfer' to start transferring Microsoft Office to another PC.
• Wait for the transfer process to finish and then click 'OK'.

Step 5. Save the product key to activate Microsoft Office.

• Back to the interface to click 'Product Key'.
• In the list, click 'Copy' to save the activation key.

Office Home And Business 2016 Download Trial

Manually move Office 2016 to new computer

Office 2016 has the OEM license which can not be transferred to another computer. So you need to deactivate and uninstall Office 2016 license in the existing pc and then install and activate it in the new one.

Step 1: Uninstall Office 2016 on the old computer.

1. Click Microsoft Office website > My Account > choose Sign In

2. Go to Install section > Choose Install button > Select Deactivate Install

3. Uninstall the Microsoft Office 2016 in the old computer.

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Step 2: Re-install Office 2016 on the new computer.

1. My Account page > Sign in > Choose Install to download the Office 2016 setup.exe file

2. Run the setup file > Click Next > Sign in to verify your Microsoft Office account > complete Install

Activation steps for Office 2016:

1. Sign in to Office.(Make sure to sign in with the Microsoft account.)

2. Remember your product key.

After visiting Microsoft Account website and Log in your Office account. You can click 'View product key'. In addition to this method, you can also check your digital receipt in the mailbox.

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3. Activation.

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013

Run Office 2016 application > click 'Activate'

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After this, you can continue using your Office application to edit Excel, Word, etc. document on your new PC again.