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Microsoft 365 Apps / Office - Silent Install Switch
The hand-curated silent install command for Microsoft 365 Apps / Office on Windows - for unattended, quiet, fleet-wide deploys. Copy, paste, ship - smoke-test in a throwaway VM first.
Silent install command
installer.exe /configure config.xmlReplace installer.exe with the actual installer filename (or its full path).
Notes & gotchas
Office has NO plain silent switch - it installs via the Office Deployment Tool (setup.exe) driven by a config.xml. Author the XML at config.office.com (channel, bitness, apps, language), ship it next to setup.exe. "{file} /download config.xml" pre-stages the bits first.
FAQ
What is the silent install command for Microsoft 365 Apps / Office?
Run: installer.exe /configure config.xml
Any gotchas installing Microsoft 365 Apps / Office unattended?
Office has NO plain silent switch - it installs via the Office Deployment Tool (setup.exe) driven by a config.xml. Author the XML at config.office.com (channel, bitness, apps, language), ship it next to setup.exe. "{file} /download config.xml" pre-stages the bits first.
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