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We recommend that you uninstall any previous versions of Office before installing Microsoft 365 Apps. To help you uninstall versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI) as the installation technology, you can use the Office Deployment Tool and specify the RemoveMSI element in your configuration.xml file.

There are several ways that you can use the RemoveMSI element when installing Microsoft 365 Apps.

Uninstall Office for Mac 2016 Volume License Running latest version of Office for Mac 2016 as of this writing, on MacOS Sierra. I've installed a Volume Licensed version of Office, but am lacking features of o365 and would like to remove the VL to log into o365. Remove Office 365 (2016) on Mac Launch Finder and then select Applications. Press Command and then click to choose all the related Microsoft Office 365 (2016) applications. Press the Ctrl button and click the apps you choose then Move to Trash.

Uninstall all Office products on the computer.
Identify any existing language resources, like language packs, and install the same languages.
Keep some Office products and uninstall all other Office products on the computer.

RemoveMSI can be used to uninstall 2007, 2010, 2013, or 2016 versions of Office, Visio, or Project that were installed using Windows Installer (MSI).

Note

RemoveMSI doesn’t uninstall prior versions of Office, including Visio and Project, that use Click-to-Run as the installation technology. You can uninstall those versions of Office through Control Panel or by running the Office Deployment Tool and using the Remove element in your configuration.xml file.

Requirements for using RemoveMSI

The following are requirements for using the RemoveMSI element in your configuration.xml file:

You must be using at least version 16.0.12827.20268 (setup.exe version 16.0.12827.20258) of the Office Deployment Tool, which you can download from Microsoft Download Center. We recommend that you always download and use the most current version of the Office Deployment Tool. To check the version of the Office Deployment Tool, right-click on setup.exe, choose Properties, and then choose Details.
You must be installing at least Version 1803 of Microsoft 365 Apps. Version 1803 or later is available in Current Channel, Monthly Enterprise Channel, Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview), and Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel.
You must be installing Microsoft 365 Apps on a computer running at least Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or above.

Note

Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020. For more information, see Windows 7 end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps.

Uninstall all Office products

To uninstall all versions of Office, including Visio and Project, that are already installed on the computer, add <RemoveMSI /> to your configuration.xml file. Language resources – for example, language packs, language interface packs, or proofing tools – will also be removed.

Here’s an example of a configuration.xml file that installs the 64-bit Current Channel version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise in English from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet and uninstalls any Windows Installer (MSI) versions of Office on the computer.

Install the same language resources

If there are language resources – for example, language packs, language interface packs, or proofing tools – already installed on the computer, you can get Click-to-Run versions of the same language resources installed when you install Microsoft 365 Apps. To install the same language resources, add <Language /> to your configuration.xml file.

Here’s an example of a configuration.xml file that installs the 64-bit Monthly Enterprise Channel version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise in English, along with any existing languages on the computer, from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet and uninstalls any Windows Installer (MSI) versions of Office on the computer.

The following are some additional details about using MatchPreviousMSI in your configuration.xml file.

You must include the RemoveMSI element.
You must specify at least one language ID. For example, en-us.
The setting isn’t product specific. For example, if Office Professional Plus 2013 in French and Visio Standard 2013 in German are installed, you will get both French and German, along with any other language IDs you have specified, when you install Microsoft 365 Apps.

Important

If you’re installing Microsoft 365 Apps from a location on your local network, such as a shared folder, make sure you’ve downloaded all the possible language files to that folder. If any of the languages needed to install aren't available in that folder, the installation will continue but without those languages being installed. To avoid this situation, we recommend that you include AllowCdnFallback='True' in your configuration.xml file. This will use the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet as a backup source from which to install the language files.

Keep some Office products and uninstall all other Office products

We recommend that you uninstall any previous versions of Office, including Visio and Project, before installing the newer version. But, in a few cases, such as for application compatibility testing, you might need to keep a previous version installed for a limited time while you transition to the new version.

To keep a particular Office product, you add an IgnoreProduct line to your configuration.xml file and you specify its product ID.

The following are examples of supported IDs for Project and Visio:

PrjStd
PrjPro
VisStd
VisPro
PrjStdR
PrjProR
VisStdR
VisProR

Note

The product ID is the Setup ID that is found in the Setup.xml file in the {product}.WW folder of the installation files for your previous version of Office. For example, the Setup.xml file for Office Professional Plus 2010 is found in the ProPlus.WW folder.

The ID isn't version specific. All versions found on the computer will be kept. For example, if you specify VisPro, both Visio Professional 2016 and Visio Professional 2013 will be kept. Language resources for those versions are also kept. For example, language packs, language interface packs, or proofing tools.

Only full product removals are supported. For example, if you have Office Professional Plus 2013 installed, you can't uninstall everything except Excel. You either must keep or uninstall the entire product. You can only keep a previous installation of Excel if it was installed as a standalone product, not installed as part of an Office suite, like Office Professional Plus.

Here’s an example of a configuration.xml file that installs the 64-bit Monthly Enterprise Channel version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise in English from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet and uninstalls any Windows Installer (MSI) versions of Office, except for Visio Professional, on the computer.

Other products that can be removed

Installations of the following products will also be removed by using the RemoveMSI element unless you use IgnoreProduct:

SharePoint Designer. The product ID is SharePointDesigner.
InfoPath. The product ID is either InfoPath (for volume licensed versions) or InfoPathR (for retail versions).
Lync 2013 or later. Note that Lync 2010 can't be removed by using the RemoveMSI element.
Office products that were installed separately and not as part of an Office suite. For example, a standalone installation of Access.
Access 2010 Runtime or later. The product ID is AccessRT.
Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable or later. The product ID is AceRedist.

Note

Access Database Engine is most commonly included as part of other applications which are interacting with Access data sources, and uninstalling Access Database Engine could impact functionality of these applications. Before removing Access Database Engine, ensure that any applications which require this component are removed or no longer needed.

Additional information about using RemoveMSI

The following are some additional details about using the RemoveMSI element in your configuration.xml file.

You can also use these settings if you’re installing any of the following products:
- The subscription version of the Project desktop app that comes with Project Plan 3 or Project Plan 5.
- The subscription version of the Visio desktop app that comes with Visio Plan 2.
- Microsoft 365 Apps for business (previously named Office 365 Business), which is the version of Office that comes with some Microsoft 365 business plans, such as Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
- A volume licensed version of Office 2019, such as Office Professional Plus 2019.
User settings, preferences, and documents are retained, even if you’re uninstalling all Office products.
You can use the RemoveMSI element in conjunction with the MSICondition attribute. That attribute allows you to control the installation of an Office product based on whether a particular MSI-based product is already installed on the device. For example, only install Project Online Desktop Client if Project Professional is already installed on the device. For more information, see MSICondition attribute.
Some previous versions of Office, Visio, and Project must be uninstalled before installing Microsoft 365 Apps. For example, Office Professional Plus 2016. If they aren’t uninstalled beforehand, the installation of Microsoft 365 Apps will fail. For more information, see Supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Visio, and Project on the same computer.
A reboot is required to finish uninstalling the Windows Installer (MSI) versions of Office, but the reboot isn’t enforced. You can reboot after the Microsoft 365 Apps installation is finished.
Removing a product might fail if the product is open on the user's device and the Level attribute for the Display element in your configuration.xml file is set to None. If you set the Level attribute to Full, the user will be prompted to close the program so the removal can continue. You can use the FORCEAPPSHUTDOWN property, but that could result in data loss.
If you're using RemoveMSI on a Windows 7 SP1 computer, pinned shortcuts that the user created might sometimes remain even though the previous version of Office and all of its other shortcuts have been removed. To remove the pinned shortcut, simply click on it and you'll be prompted to remove it. Or, sign in as the user who created the pinned shortcut, and then run the Office Deployment Tool to upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps.

By Nathan E. Malpass, Last updated: August 27, 2019

Microsoft Office 2016 is a powerful tool in handling Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook documents in our daily working or everyday learning. However, a fly in the ointment is that the Microsoft Office 2016 coexists with Microsoft Office’s earlier version including 2003, 2007, and 2010, except for the 2013 version.

Therefore, if you prefer to the Microsoft Office 2013 version, you’d better uninstall the Microsoft Office 2016 on your Mac or computer first. Steps are simple and easy to uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac. Let us see how to process the steps together.

Note: The following steps need you to sign in as an administrator. It is also OK for you if you can provide an administrator name with a password.

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I Uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 in Applications

One of the most direct ways to remove the Microsoft Office 2016 on your Mac is to uninstall it via the Applications under Finder.

Step 1. Launch Finder on your Mac and then choose Applications.

Step 2. Press the Command button on the keyboard and click the whole Microsoft Office applications.

Step 3. Ctrl + click or right-click and select Move to Trash in the menu list later.

Uninstalling Microsoft Office 2016 in Applications under Finder is the first easy and simple method to uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac.

II Remove Microsoft Office 2016 from User Library Folder

To begin with, as far as the second method, you are supposed to set the Finder View options and then start the steps to remove Microsoft Office 2016 from your user library folder.

Step 1. Press Command + Shift + H on your keyboard in Finder.

Step 2. Open the menu list at the top side in Finder and click View, as List and Show View Options in turn.

Step 3. Then, tick Show Library Folder after you chose the Show View Options in the last step. Save the instruction you set and you can finish this step later.

Then, go forward and see how to further get Microsoft Office 2016 out of your user library folder.

Step 4. You need to Ctrl + click the files below and confirm Move to Trash. These files can be found in Finder> Library> Containers.

microsoft.errorreporting
microsoft.Excel
microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess
microsoft.Office365ServiceV2
microsoft.Outlook
microsoft.Powerpoint
microsoft.RMS-XPCService
microsoft.Word
microsoft.onenote.mac

Note: You are no need to delete all the files above as not the whole files would be shown on your Mac.

Step 5. Outlook data on your Mac will be deleted or erased at the same time if you remove the three files in the list. Therefore, you are better to back up the files before you remove them to Trash. Back to the Library and enter Group Containers, you can delete the three files if they can be shown.

ms
Office
OfficeOsfWebHost

It is much more complicated compared to the first method to remove Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac. However, it is also advisable for you who are seeking for ways to uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 on Mac.

III Remove Microsoft Office 2016 from Dock and Restart

If Microsoft Office 2016 is added in the Dock on your Mac, you can remove Microsoft Office 2016 on your Mac through removing Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook from the Dock. It is the third method for you to uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 on your Mac.

Here are the steps:

Step 1. First of all, press Ctrl + click the Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook under Microsoft Office 2016 on the Dock to enter the menu list.

Step 2. Then, choose Options and Remove from Dock.

Step 3. Microsoft Office 2016 will be entirely removed after you restart your Mac.

If Microsoft Office 2016 is put in the Dock on your Mac, this method is extremely easy for you to complete the uninstalling.

IV Uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 with FoneDog Mac Cleaner

Except for the three methods to remove Microsoft Office 2016 on your Mac, you can also consider uninstalling Microsoft Office 2016 with the help of a third-party application. Here, the FoneDog Mac Cleaner is a good alternative for you.

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Refer to the 6^th point, FoneDog Mac Cleaner excels in uninstalling apps on your Mac as well, including Microsoft Office 2016.

Step 1. Download the FoneDog Mac Cleaner from the FoneDog official website or click the button below.

Step 2. Launch the tool on your Mac and choose Uninstaller in Toolkit.

Step 3. Then, the Uninstaller begins to scan the apps on your Mac.