Update microsoft office 2019 to microsoft 365

Question

Dear TeamI am using Office 2019, but my company already has Microsoft 365 licenses. Can I upgrade to Microsoft 365 without having to reinstall everything?

Answer 1

Yes, you can upgrade from Office 2019 to Microsoft 365 Apps without having to reinstall everything. You can use Group Policy or Intune Configuration Service Provider (CSP) settings to upgrade Office 2019 to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise without deploying a separate installation package. This method utilizes the existing Office installation and updates it to Microsoft 365 Apps.

To do this, you need to enable the Group Policy setting Upgrade Office 2019 to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and specify the desired update channel. The upgrade process may take several days to complete as it depends on Office's update checks.

Additionally, you can also deploy an upgrade package using the Office Deployment Tool, which can be configured to remove existing versions of Office during the upgrade process.

Make sure to assess your devices' readiness for the upgrade and plan accordingly to minimize disruptions during the transition.

Answer 2

If the process provided by the AI above does not work for you to switch to the Microsoft 365 version of Office then Microsoft indicates you should not have two versions of Office installed, you would need to uninstall Office 2019 first, restart the PC then download and install Microsoft 365 from the link provided by your company.

Also, if you will be using a different Microsoft account for the company version of Office, so if you store your data on OneDrive, it would be best to download your files to your PC from your personal OneDrive first.