Office Ltsc 2021 Download
Edelira Longinotti
To configure and perform deployments of Office LTSC 2021, including Project and Visio, for users in your organization, you use the Office Deployment Tool (ODT). The Office Customization Tool (OCT) that you previously used for Windows Installer (MSI) is no longer used.
The installation files for Office LTSC 2021 are available on the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet instead of on the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC). You can install Office LTSC 2021 directly from the Office CDN. Or, you can download the installation files from the Office CDN to a location on your local network, such as a shared folder, and install Office LTSC 2021 from that location. You can use different methods for different sets of devices in your organization. Whichever method you choose, you use the ODT.
Installing directly from the Office CDN requires the least amount of administrative effort and is recommended. But you might have constraints that prevent you from installing directly from the internet. For example, some devices might not have connectivity to the internet or you might have limited bandwidth to the internet.
After you download the Office Deployment Tool, double-click on the officedeploymenttool executable (.exe) file to extract the ODT files. When you're finished, you should have several files: setup.exe and some sample configuration.xml files. For an Office LTSC 2021-specific sample, see Sample configuration.xml file to use with the Office Deployment Tool.
The setup.exe file is the ODT and is a command-line tool that supports downloading and installing Office LTSC 2021. The configuration.xml files are sample files to get you started. You use the configuration.xml file to provide settings for the ODT to use when downloading or installing Office LTSC 2021. The configuration.xml is a simple xml file that can be created and edited in any text editor, such as Notepad. You can name the file anything that you want, as long as it retains the xml file extension.
Once you have a copy of the ODT, you need to create a configuration.xml file. You can create multiple configuration.xml files to be used with the ODT. For example, you can create a configuration.xml file to download and install the 64-bit version of Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 in English. Then, you can create a different configuration.xml file to install the 32-bit version of Visio LTSC Professional 2021 in French. When you run the ODT from an elevated command prompt, you specify which configuration.xml file to use.
There are a series of settings in the configuration.xml file that you configure to customize the Office LTSC 2021 download or installation. The following table lists the most common settings to configure in the configuration.xml file.
We recommend that you uninstall any previous versions of Office before installing Office LTSC 2021. To help you uninstall versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI) as the installation technology, you can use the ODT and specify the RemoveMSI element in your configuration.xml file.
For more information about using RemoveMSI, see Remove existing MSI versions of Office when upgrading to Microsoft 365 Apps. Even though that article is about Microsoft 365 Apps, most of the information also applies to Office LTSC 2021.
To uninstall 2019 versions of Office, Visio, or Project from the device, use the Remove element. You use the Remove element because 2019 versions of Office, Visio, and Project are installed by using Click-to-Run, not Windows Installer (MSI).
Once you have a copy of the ODT and have created your configuration.xml file, you can download the Office LTSC 2021 installation files to your local network. To do that, open an elevated command prompt, go to the folder where you saved the ODT and the configuration.xml file, and type this command:
Once you have a copy of the ODT and have created your configuration.xml file (and downloaded the Office LTSC 2021 installation files to your local network, if necessary), you can install Office LTSC 2021. To do that, open an elevated command prompt, go to the folder where you saved the ODT and the configuration.xml file, and type the following command:
You can also use Microsoft Configuration Manager (current branch) to deploy Office LTSC 2021. The Office 365 Client Installation wizard steps you through the process and builds the configuration.xml file for you. There's an entry for Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 in the wizard. On that same page, you can also select to deploy Project and Visio. To get to the wizard, in the Configuration Manager console, navigate to Software Library > Overview > Office 365 Client Management.
Office LTSC 2021 no longer includes the Teams client app. However, if the Teams client app was previously installed with Office LTSC 2021, it will continue to be automatically updated approximately every two weeks with new features and quality updates. The update process for Teams is different from the update process for other Office apps, such as Word and Excel. For more information, see Teams update process.
I know how to install and everything with the config.xml file but after installing and everything I go into excel to put in my product key (since we only bought Excel LTSC 2021) and it doesnt want to take it. It says I have the wrong version of office installed, when I made the config file from the office customization tool using the exact version its asking for.
Microsoft Office Long-Term Servicing Channel 2024 (Office LTSC 2024) just entered preview for commercial customers on Windows or macOS. Office LTSC 2024 provides a perpetual license to use Office applications and a variety of other tools without requiring a subscription. This commercial preview gives organizations a chance to test the latest version of Office that will run on a range of specialized devices.
Generally speaking, Office LTSC 2024 is for devices that either cannot or will not receive updates for several years. In many cases, organizations need to set a device up once and then have it run without updates for extended periods of time. Medical equipment, manufacturing floor devices, and regulated machines are among the most common pieces of hardware that run Office LTSC.
Office LTSC 2024 provides access to Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It also has new features when compared to the previous version of Office LTSC. The new version of Office LTSC has new meeting options in Outlook, several new Excel features, and improved security, performance, and accessibility. Microsoft outlined the new features and improvements in Office LTSC 2024 earlier this year.
Unlike previous versions of Office LTSC, Office LTSC 2024 will not include Microsoft Publisher, which is being retired. Microsoft Teams is not included either, as that is now available to download separately.
Microsoft emphasized several times that Microsoft 365 still provides the best experience for those who need cloud-based features. Real-time collaboration, AI-driven automation in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and cloud-backed security all require Microsoft 365. You also need Microsoft 365 to be able to subscribe to Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
If you're looking for the best price for Microsoft 365, there are often deals on the subscription. Office LTSC takes a different approach. Rather than a monthly or annual subscription, Office LTSC provides a perpetual license that receives security updates and is supported for five years. But Office LTSC isn't intended to for cost cutting. Instead, it's designed for devices that need to remain "locked in time" or that can't receive updates for a variety of reasons.
For example, a company likely would not want a medical device to be affected by a software update to an Office application. Office LTSC prevents that from being a risk, since medical devices run embedded apps and need to stay locked in time. Regulated devices that cannot accept feature updates for multiple years also benefit from the setup of Office LTSC.
The version of Office LTSC that's now in preview is for commercial customers, not home use. Microsoft will announce a consumer version of a perpetual office license later this year. Office 2021 is the most recent consumer version of a perpetual Office license.
Microsoft 365 and Office LTSC 2024 don't compete with each other, at least not directly. That's especially true for the commercial version of Office LTSC 2024, which is intended for regulated devices and hardware that won't receive updates or that could be negatively affected by a change in software through an update.
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