Microsoft Office should be completely removed. Click-to-Run is a new way to install the Office Suite that uses a web installer from. Once the process is completed, go ahead and restart your system. If you have Microsoft Office Apps locked in Dock, right-click app icons > Options > Remove from Dock. Uninstalling Microsoft Office Click-To-Run Version. You should have an option to select “Microsoft Office products” to remove Microsoft Office using the tool. Open the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant and follow the instructions as prompted. The Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant should work for any version of Microsoft Office (Office 2007, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 365) on any modern version of Windows (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10) Using Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant (Formerly Microsoft Office Removal Tool)ĭownload the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant (Formerly Microsoft Office Removal Tool). 1) Uninstall Microsoft Office Using The Control Panel This is the traditional method of uninstalling any apps from the PC. If removing Microsoft Office this way doesn’t work or you want a cleaner un-installation, Microsoft also offers a less advertised Office Removal Tool that works much better. DO NOT CLOSE ANY WINDOWS OR USE YOUR COMPUTER WHILE THE PROGRAM IS RUNNING. Normally, you’d remove Microsoft Office by going through Windows Programs and Features tool and using the Office un-installation utility. This may take from 15 to 30 minutes depending on your computers hardware.

Chances are, you probably don’t want to remove Microsoft Office, but sometimes Microsoft Office decides to be a buggy mess and you may need to remove it for diagnostic purposes.

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