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Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services. Privacy policy. Often, you need to share your app with many users. Later you need to update the app and you want to make sure you can do that in a way that is seamless even for your non-technical users, and easy for you.

To help you achieve this, we introduced the App Installer file as of Windows 10 Version The App Installer file specifies where your app is located and how to update it. If you choose to use this method of app distribution, you must share with your users the App Installer file, instead of the actual app container.

The user must then click on the App Installer file. At this point the familiar App Installer UI will appear and guide the user through the installation. Once the user has installed the application using these steps, the application is associated with the App Installer file.

Windows 10 applications can have framework dependencies based on the application platform used to generate the app. If you are using C or VB, the app will require the. NET Runtime and. NET framework packages. If the app package is built in Release mode configuration, the framework dependencies will be obtained from the Microsoft Store.

However, if the app is built in Debug mode configuration, the dependencies will be obtained from the location specified in the. The easiest method to verify these files is by following the links provided in the HTML page generated by Visual Studio. You must check these files:.

It doesn't matter if you redirect to a file ending with. That will also fail in the same way. The only way to fix this is to make sure the original url ends with. If the App Installer cannot install the app, these steps will help identify the installation issue. Download the app package file to a local folder and try to install it using the Add-AppxPackage PowerShell command.

Download the. Skip to main content. If you still don't see an option to install Office on the Microsoft Software page, it's possible your admin hasn't assigned a license to you. Find out if you have a license to install Office.

If you're a student or teacher and your institution didn't give you a license, find out if you're eligible to Get Microsoft for free. If you're trying to sign in with your work or school account to www. To install Office, try signing in directly to the Microsoft Software page instead. See Steps 2 and 3 on the PC or Mac tabs above to help you with the rest of the install process.

Not all versions of Office include a key, but if yours did, you need to redeem it before you can install Office. Follow the remaining prompts to finish linking your Microsoft account with this version of Office. No product key or not sure if you need one?

See Using product keys with Office. The steps in this topic assume you have Microsoft or Office and you're ready to install or reinstall it. Don't have the latest version yet? Learn more about the differences between Microsoft and non-subscription versions. Installation help for older versions of Office:. Office , Office , or Office Office for Mac Office For Microsoft subscriptions only: You can install Office on all your devices and be signed in to five at the same time.

To learn more, see How sign in works in Microsoft If you have Microsoft Family, you can also share your Microsoft Family subscription with up to five family members or other people. Each person can install Office on all their devices and be signed in to five at the same time.

However, you may transfer Office to another computer that belongs to you if you experience a hardware failure or you buy a new computer. For more information, see the Microsoft License Terms for your product, or see this blog post, Office now transferable.

If you're not sure, see Check if you have local admin rights to install Office. If you bought a stand-alone version of an Office app, for example Visio or Word, in most cases you install this app in the same way you install the Office suite, by signing in to www. The Office apps are available to install on your iPhone and iPad, Android device, or Windows phone and tablet. See Set up Office apps and email on a mobile device. If Office seems to be taking a very long time to install, this may be caused by problems with your internet connection, firewall, or anti-virus software.

For possible solutions, see Office is taking long to install. Office can also take long to install because of a slow internet connection such as a dial-up connection.

If you don't have a good connection, install Office using the Use the Office offline installer. Office won't install: Your computer must be running a supported operating system to install Office.

You can find a list of which systems are supported on the system requirements page. For example, your install won't be successful if you're trying to install Office on a computer running Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system. If your computer can't install the full desktop version of Office, try the free Office Online apps using your desktop browser.

I received an error message: If you got an error message while trying to install Office and it has a Learn More link, select it to get information for how to troubleshoot that particular error. If there wasn't a link, see Troubleshoot installing Office.

I received an unsupported operating system message: If you got an unsupported operating system error message you may be trying to install Office on an unsupported device such as installing the Mac version of Office on a PC or vice versa, or trying to install Office on a Chromebook or other mobile device.

See Unsupported operating system error when installing Office or Set up Office apps and email on a mobile device. For information about how to download the desktop version of OneNote see OneNote is missing after installing Office or Microsoft You can also type what you're looking for using the search bar in the upper-right corner.

If you're the Microsoft admin of an Office for business plan, users in your organization can only install Office using the steps in this topic as long as your plan includes the desktop version of Office, and you've assigned the user a license and given them permission to install Office Manage software download settings in Microsoft For information about how to assign licenses, see Assign licenses to users in Microsoft for business.

If you've run out of licenses and need to purchase more, see Buy licenses for your Microsoft for business subscription.

If you weren't able to resolve your problem, try contacting Microsoft support. Table of contents. Office install. How to install Office. Redeem or activate. Office product keys. Activate Office. Install other apps.

Set up mobile devices. Office updates. Upgrade to the latest version. Troubleshoot and uninstall. Learn more about product keys, assigned licenses, HUP, and volume license versions.