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Does M365 Deployment using intune require Office Depolyment Tool to be present in the device?

Anandu Ramachandran 40 Reputation points
2024-07-22T04:03:01.0833333+00:00

I was trying to deploye office apps using intune to some of my devices, it did work fine for me. But i have read online that the CSP uses the Office Deployment Tool to install office apps and apply the required configuration. I was wondering if it is a requiremnt that the Office Deployment Tool to be present in the client machines? if so what happens when it is not present?

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  1. Crystal-MSFT 46,171 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-07-22T05:14:51.8933333+00:00

    @Anandu Ramachandran , Thanks for posting in Q&A. In fact, Intune deploy the configuration file to the devices and then uses the Office Deployment Tool to download and deploy Microsoft 365 Apps to your client computers using the Office 365 CDN. If the Office Deployment Tool is not there, it will download and install it. However, if the tool is failed to install, it will affect the install of Microsoft 365 app.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-add-office365

    Hope the above information can help.

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