Office 2016 Deployment Tool Released

Admins can now grab the final version of the new Office 2016 Deployment Tool from Microsoft's Download Center to manage Click to Run installations of Office 2016 on their networks.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

September 22, 2015

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Office 2016 Deployment Tool Released

The release of Office 2016 today means management tools are also being rolled out to assist IT Pros and system administrators with the management of Office 2016 installations across their networks.

One of those key tools is the Office 2016 Deployment Tool has been in preview over the last few months as Microsoft has been finalizing Office 2016.

By default, Office 2016 installations that use Click-to-Run will download the Office product from the Internet, with full UI, and with automatic updates enabled. Some administrators will need more control beyond the default Click-to-Run installation behavior in order to work best in their environments.

The Office 2016 Deployment Tool allows administrators to gain that control through the following actions:

  • Download an Office installation source to a network share location

  • Configure an installation to use a network share as the installation source instead of the Internet

  • Configure an installation to suppress all UI

  • Configure whether Office will automatically update or not

  • Configure which products and languages to install

  • Remove Office Click-to-Run products

More information about the Office Deployment Tool is available at these sites:

 

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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