Advanced deployment tools

Runs setup.exe /download first to cache the full Office payload on disk, then installs from that folder. Use it to deploy to machines with no internet, or to install the same build on many PCs without re-downloading the payload on each machine.

Adds a Remove All directive to the configuration so every existing Click-to-Run Office product is uninstalled before the new one installs. Prevents the classic mixed-version and 'another version is already installed' failures.

Before downloading anything, the script verifies Windows build, free disk space (about twice the payload), reachability of the Microsoft CDN, and reports any existing Office install. If a check fails it stops with a clear reason instead of half-installing.

Full shows Microsoft's normal installer window with progress. None runs the whole install in the background with no UI — the right choice for remote deployment, and it requires accepting the license terms in the config.

Writes ODT's verbose install log to a folder you choose, and on failure the script prints the last 25 lines straight into the console so you can see why setup stopped.

Once setup finishes, the script reads the Click-to-Run registry and confirms your chosen edition actually registered — and prints the exact build that landed. Catches silent partial installs.

Keeps Office on the latest build for its update channel via Microsoft's CDN. Turn this off only for frozen lab or kiosk images — you would then service Office manually with your own tooling.

Installs exactly the build you enter instead of the latest one on the channel. Useful to match a validated baseline across a fleet. Find build numbers on Microsoft's 'Update history' page for your channel.

When offline installer mode is on but some files are missing from the cache folder, setup may fetch the remainder from Microsoft's CDN instead of failing. Leave off for fully air-gapped machines.

When 'Remove existing Office first' is also on and the machine has a 32-bit Office while your config targets 64-bit, ODT converts the installation instead of refusing. Settings and most add-ins carry over; very old COM add-ins may not.

Suppresses the 'first things first' opt-in screen and the OneDrive sign-in prompt, so the apps open straight into a blank document the first time.

Sets Office's privacy policy keys so users are not asked about optional connected experiences on first launch. Nothing is disabled that affects the apps working offline.

Turn this on only for Remote Desktop, Citrix or multi-session hosts where several people sign in to the same machine. It writes SharedComputerLicensing=1 so each user activates against their own licence.

Licenses the device instead of the signed-in user. Requires a Microsoft 365 device-based subscription — leave it off for normal per-user licences.

Adds PinIconsToTaskbar to the configuration so Word, Excel and the rest land on the taskbar for new users.

Forces the default file format in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Leave it on Default to keep whatever Office ships with.

Downloads your full setup — edition, architecture, language, channel, apps, add-ons, activation mode and every toolbox switch — as a single JSON file you can commit to a repo or hand to a colleague.

Load a previously exported JSON to restore the exact same deployment. The generator page updates immediately, and an Undo action is offered in case you picked the wrong file.