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Use the following procedure to install either a version of Office (downloaded from a Microsoft 365 subscription) that uses the Microsoft Edge Legacy webview (EdgeHTML) to run add-ins or a version that uses Internet Explorer (Trident).

  1. In any Office application, open the File tab on the ribbon, and then select Office Account or Account. Select the About host-name button (for example, About Word).

  2. On the dialog that opens, find the full xx.x.xxxxx.xxxxx build number and make a copy of it somewhere.

  3. Download the Office Deployment Tool.

  4. Run the downloaded file to extract the tool. You are prompted to choose where to install the tool.

  5. In the folder where you installed the tool (where the setup.exe file is located), create a text file with the name config.xml and add the following contents.

    <Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="SemiAnnual" Version="16.0.xxxxx.xxxxx">
    <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
</Configuration>

  6. Change the Version value.

    • To install a version that uses EdgeHTML, change it to 16.0.11929.20946.
    • To install a version that uses Trident, change it to 16.0.10730.20348.

  7. Optionally, change the value of OfficeClientEdition to "32" to install 32-bit Office, and change the Language ID value as needed to install Office in a different language.

  8. Open a command prompt as an administrator.

  9. Navigate to the folder with the setup.exe and config.xml files.

  10. Run the following command.

    setup.exe /configure config.xml

    This command installs Office. The process may take several minutes.

  11. Clear the Office cache.

Important

After installation, be sure that you turn off automatic updating of Office, so that Office isn't updated to a version that doesn't use webview you want to work with before you've completed using it. This can happen within minutes of installation. Follow these steps.

  1. Start any Office application and open a new document.
  2. Open the File tab on the ribbon, and then select Office Account or Account.
  3. In the Product Information column, select Update Options, and then select Disable Updates. If that option isn't available, then Office is already configured to not update automatically.

When you are finished using the old version of Office, reinstall your newer version by editing the config.xml file and changing the Version to the build number that you copied earlier. Then repeat the setup.exe /configure config.xml command in an administrator command prompt. Optionally, re-enable automatic updates.