David Vielmetter

Tag: deploy microsoft office customizations

  • Silently upgrade Office 2013 to 2016 via GPO

    [the problem] How to silently deploy Microsoft Office 2016, uninstall previous versions of MS Office, migrate existing MAPI profiles, and remove old shortcuts & replace them with new ones. NOTE: This article is for deploying Microsoft Office 2016 Standard or Professional with a perpetual volume license or MAK key. To deploy Office 365 applications, I’d…

  • Quickly deploy Microsoft Office customizations post install

    There are a number of ways to deploy custom Microsoft Office installations using the Office Customization Tool (OCT), but what if Office has already been installed and you need to make some global changes? I’m talking about custom dictionaries, quick access toolbars, save location, backstage, etc. Here’s how to do just that using Group Policy…

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