No support for multiple Office versions installed on a machine with Remote Desktop Service (RDS)

• Applies to:

  Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Microsoft 365 Apps, Office Professional Plus 2016, Office Standard 2016, Office Professional Plus 2013, Office Professional 2010, Office Professional Edition 2003

Summary

On a computer with Remote Desktop Service (RDS) enabled, it is possible to install multiple versions of Office. However, this is not a supported Office configuration.

To get the computer into a supported configuration, you can either disable RDS or you can uninstall versions of Office, leaving only one version installed.

More Information

Please see the following articles for additional information about recommended and supported methods for installing multiple versions of Office on the same computer:

• How to use Office 2013 suites and programs (MSI deployment) on a computer that's running another version of Office
• Information about how to use Office 2010 suites and programs on a computer that is running another version of Office
• Install and use different versions of Office on the same PC