How to install Microsoft 2021 Office Professional Plus with the key

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How to install Microsoft 2021 Office Professional Plus with the key

Answer 1

Hi Chris Campbell 

Good day! Welcome to Q&A forum.  

I understand that you would like to know how to activate Office Professional Plus 2021.  

When you complete your purchase of Office Professional Plus 2021, you will receive the necessary guidance information, including a link to proceed with product activation. For detailed step-by-step instructions, please refer to the helpful articles listed below: 

• Redeem a product key or activate Office - Microsoft Support 
• Where to enter your Office product key - Microsoft Support 

Important Note: Please note that Office Professional Plus 2021 is licensed for use on only one PC and the product key can only be redeemed once.  

For a customized installation of Office Professional Plus 2021, you should use the Office Customization Tool (OCT) to export an XML file, which contains all the instructions and configurations you have selected. When you run the Office Deployment Tool (ODT) with this XML file, the ODT will read those instructions to perform two main tasks: Download Mode & Configure Mode. 

Please download the Office Deployment Tool (ODT): Download Office Deployment Tool from Official Microsoft Download Center 

Run and extract ODT executable in download mode and sample configuration.xml files to a same folder on your computer (Example: in C:\OfficePPSetup) 

Open Command Prompt as Administrator > using the code cd C:\OfficeSetup > Run the following command to download the installation files: setup.exe /download configuration.xml > Press Enter  

Continue by running the following command in the Command Prompt: setup.exe /configure Configuration.xml > Press Enter 

Note: Uninstall any previous versions of Office (if any) to avoid potential conflicts. 

If you encounter any issues during the key redemption or installation process, please provide me with further details so I can assist you in resolving the problem as efficiently as possible. 

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