Microsoft Office Completely Uninstall
Violette Ransone
I'm trying to remove all Office 365 applications and any file with the word Microsoft in it from all our Macs. I wrote a .sh script and it is installed with Composer. Then a I have a script run that is sudo sh /path to .sh command. The Composer package will remove all the applications after a while but most of the rest of the files aren't removed. If I copy one line and paste it into Terminal it will run and remove the file(s). Why will the Terminal commands work in Terminal but not when I run them in Composer. My .sh script is setup like this but with a lot more paths listed: Thanks!
I'm confused as to why you are using composer to install a script? Any script can run direct from within a policy. I use this one, to remove Office files. It does not remove Teams, I've not ammened it, but other than that it does a good job. The creators name is in the script.
echo " Making your Mac forget about Office 2016..."
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.Fonts
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_AutoUpdate.app
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_Excel.app
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_OneNote.app
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_Outlook.app
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_PowerPoint.app
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_Word.app
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.Proofing_Tools
pkgutil --forget com.microsoft.package.licensing
The removal script on that website does a good job and is very fast. However, it still doesn't completely remove/change all of Microsoft Office. When I install our regualar version of MS Office and Word is launched you see places that allow you to sign in. If you try to sign in you only get a blank page.
When I install Office 365 and login to register my ID I don't get the same results. I remove Office 365, reinstall our regular version with our serial number and at first launch I'm presented with a sign in button. If I try to sign in I am able to.
In Windows we are allowed to change that correctly so the user cannot log in after 365 is removed and our version with the serial number is installed. It appears that can only be done correctly using Windows.
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So you want to know how to uninstall MS Office on your Mac? If you're low on disk space, sick of glitchy MS Office apps, or found a better productivity solution, we've got all the tips you need to completely remove Microsoft Office, now known as Microsoft 365, reset it, or simply delete one of its troublesome apps.
With over 345 million users worldwide, including businesses, schools, and private accounts, it's undoubtedly a popular solution, but it's not the only option out there. Today we see fierce competition from Google Workplace, LibreOffice, and WPS Office, to name a few. Not to mention Apple's built-in tools that come with macOS, such as Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.
Lots of people are looking to make a switch. Whether it's price, performance, or productivity-related, regardless of your reason for opting out, we've got the steps you need to remove it safely from your MacBook. Let's get started.
If you want to quickly uninstall Office on your Mac or perhaps just one of its apps that you never use, the easiest and most efficient way is by using the powerful Uninstaller module that comes with CleanMyMac X.
This is a dedicated removal tool, so you know all traces and hidden application leftovers will be eradicated in just one click, saving you space on your Mac and precious time.
If you aren't already familiar with this popular third-party Mac tool, get the free version here. Then install the app and proceed with the steps below:
Manually removing applications is a two-part process that lots of people don't realize. You can't just simply drag an app to your Trash; you also need to locate and remove leftover files, which take up space on your hard drive if left intact. I'll guide you through the process below.
OK, so the application icons have been deleted. This is the part where things get a little more complex. But it is still not impossible, and what you have to do is hunt down leftover files. Here's how:
Next, locate the Containers folder and remove the following folders and files:
com.microsoft.errorreporting
com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess
com.microsoft.Excelcom.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2
com.microsoft.Powerpointcom.microsoft.Outlook
com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService
com.microsoft.onenote.mac
com.microsoft.Word
Using the tool I mentioned earlier, CleanMyMac X, you can save time by resetting apps back to their original state instead of removing them entirely. Resetting applications gives them the equivalent of a reboot. It's really easy to do; here's how:
If your Mac isn't operating the latest software, you'll undoubtedly begin to encounter some issues, and strange application behavior is one of them. Here's a reminder on how to quickly check for updates:
Well, here we are at the end. We've covered everything on the topic of how to uninstall MS Office on Mac. These tips are transferable; they'll work for help when removing any unwanted apps on your Mac, so why not bookmark this page for future reference?
New Office365 since recently, new Acrobat DC installed and one annoying add-in called PDFmaker keeps appearing in the Office apps, putting buttons and more. I can disable it, but I want to completely remove it from Office.
Strangely, Office says "it can't be removed because it has been installed for all users" which isn't true because I'm the only user of the Acrobat installation and since the CC apps are user-related I doubt it could install the add-in for all users. Anyway, it's still listed in the add-in list and this is annoying.
Adobe Acrobat PDFMaker (the Convert To Adobe PDF button in the PDFMaker toolbar/tab) is an add-in that creates PDF files from Microsoft Office applications. This feature installs with Acrobat Professional and Standard.
If you wish, you may customize the installation with the help of Acrobat DC Customization Wizard. Please refer to the information provided in the following help document: -docs/acrobatetk/tools/Wizard/features.html
Thanks, but like I said I can't remove it because Office says "It has been installed for all users. Only an admin can remove". I am an admin on my PC. Deactivation also doesn't work, it comes back the next day. Yes, it seems like this is a matter of Office, I'm aware, but it's caused by Acrobat installing the add-in unasked.
Something else, in relation to this: Acrobat also installs handlers in Office and Windows which would cause to load the acrotray.exe when opening an Explorer window. This is extremely annoying as the tray tool is running in the background all the time. It would also run when never starting Acrobat in a day's work time.
For all users means if you will create another user this addon will be there. Only for one user will mean there will be no addon there. There is not just 1 user on your PC. There is an Administrator and Guest invisable accounts that can be activated and NT/Authority System, that cannot, and 100s of other accounts for different apps.
I installed it from my personal account, from within the desktop client. It's not supposed to be installed for all users then. But since the Adobe installers are not configurable when installing from within the desktop client, the Acrobat installer installed the add-in for all users. Unasked.
Is there actually a customizable offline installer for Acrobat? I only found this one -install/kb/download-install-acrobat-subscription.html and it's only a downloader and it will, most likely, also do a silent installation. With an offline installer I could solve the PDFmaker problem by uninstalling Acrobat and re-installing.
If you are on your own computer, you just have to run Word as administrator. Adobe will still reinstall it because they don't care about our preferences, but I'm working on finding out how to permanently disable it.
Checking at -US/b8e4cda5-2806-484f-80cf-f8e0f2a98f2f/command-to-uninstall-office-2016-and-contentlocation-of-uninstallxml-file?forum=configmanagerapps , it looks like you have to create an XML answer file for the Office uninstall, and then feed that on the command line.
I was under the impression that if you could get it to run on the local machines command line that you could get it to work through Bigfix. Do you mean use this uninstall string but instead of calling the osetup.dll create that config file and call it instead?
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