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This is our first action of our ‘Microsoft Office 365’ package:įor the second action we need the setup.exe out of the ODT copied to every device on which you want to install Microsoft 365. ClickOnce is a deployment technology that enables you to create self-updating Windows-based applications that can be installed and run with minimal user interaction:Īfter the setup files have been downloaded, you can use the ‘Install uploaded directory’ action to upload these files. These setup files are based on Microsoft ClickOnce.

With the ODT, using the /download switch and this XML you’re able to download the setup files for Microsoft 365. In this example I’ve configured this configuration XML in which I’ve opted for the Monthly channel of Microsoft 365, both Dutch and English Languages as well as language packs, and I’ve excluded applications like Access, OneNote and Publisher: After creating the configuration files, you can use them with the Office Deployment Tool to deploy a customized version of Office. These configuration files give you more control over an Office installation: you can define which applications and languages are installed, how those applications should be updated, and application preferences. The Office Customization Tool creates the configuration files that are used to deploy Office in large organizations. The Office Deployment Tool (ODT) is a command-line tool that you can use to download and deploy Click-to-Run versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, to your client computers. What’s needed here is Office Customization Tool as part of the Microsoft 365 Apps Admin Center and the Office Deployment Tool. Microsoft 365 deployment is based on Click-to-Run, instead of Windows Installer (MSI), as the installation technology. In this blog I will describe how to create a package for deployment with some tips and tricks along the way.ĭeployment of Microsoft 365 is different compared to like Office 2016 on-premises deployment where its media is downloaded from the Volume Licensing Service Center portal. Probably the first set of applications you want to deliver in your Liquit Workspace are Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.