📥 Microsoft Office 2021 Installation Guide for Students

This repository provides a clear, simple, and beginner-friendly guide to install
Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 using official Microsoft tools.

✔ Easy to understand
✔ Step-by-step
✔ Perfect for students & beginners

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🧰 Requirements

Before starting, make sure you have:

• A Windows PC
• Stable internet connection
• Administrator access

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🛠 Tools Used

• Office Customization Tool (OCT) – to create the Office configuration file
• Office Deployment Tool (ODT) – to download and install Microsoft Office

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📝 Step 1: Create Office Configuration File

1. Open Office Customization Tool (OCT) in your web browser.
2. Configure the settings as follows:

✔ Architecture

• Choose 64-bit (Recommended) or 32-bit

✔ Office Suite

• Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 – Volume License

✔ Applications to Install

• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Access

✔ Language Settings

• English (United Kingdom)
• English (United States)

✔ Installation Options

• Uninstall MSI versions → OFF

✔ Export Settings

• Select Office Open XML formats
• Tick I accept the terms in the license agreement
• Click Export

📄 A file named configuration.xml will be downloaded.

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📝 Step 2: Download Office Deployment Tool (ODT)

1. Visit Microsoft’s official website.
2. Download the Office Deployment Tool.
3. Save the file on your computer.

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📝 Step 3: Prepare Installation Folder

1. Create a new folder and name it:

Office_2021

2. Move the following files into this folder:

• configuration.xml
• officedeploymenttool.exe

3. Right-click officedeploymenttool.exe
   → Select Run as Administrator

4. Accept the license agreement.

5. Choose the Office_2021 folder when prompted.
   The setup files will extract automatically.

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📝 Step 4: Move Folder to Local Disk (C:)

1. Copy the Office_2021 folder.
2. Paste it inside:

C:\

✔ Final path:

C:\Office_2021

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📝 Step 5: Install Microsoft Office Using CMD

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
2. Navigate to the Office folder:

cd C:\Office_2021

3. Start the installation:

setup /configure configuration.xml

⏳ Installation will begin automatically. Please wait until the process completes.

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🎉 Installation Completed Successfully!

Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 is now installed on your system.

You can now use:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Access

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📌 Important Notes

• Always run Command Prompt as Administrator
• Do not close CMD during installation
• Internet connection is required during setup

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