Follow these steps to ensure a clean installation on your Windows PC or Mac: Microsoft Supporthttps://support.microsoft.com

As Microsoft shifts toward a streaming-first OS (Windows 365) and WebAssembly-based Office (Office on the Web), the Download Center will likely shrink in footprint but increase in intelligence—eventually offering to install nothing locally, only validating network credentials to stream the application.

IT Administrators have access to the most powerful version of the Download Center: the . Here, admins can customize the deployment using the Office Customization Tool (OCT) . They can remove Publisher, push Visio, or set update channels (Monthly Enterprise Channel vs. Semi-Annual Channel).