Office Deployment Tool XML Configuration Examples for Office 2021 & 2024

Need a copy-ready Office Deployment Tool XML file? Use the examples below for Office LTSC 2024, Office LTSC 2021, Visio LTSC and Project LTSC. Each template is designed for a specific job: install, download, silent deployment, local-network deployment, languages, app exclusions or removal.

This page is the technical XML reference for the Office Deployment Tool guide. Use that guide for the overall download and setup workflow; use this page when you need the exact configuration.xml to copy, adapt and run.

Before you begin: Office Deployment Tool (ODT) deploys Click-to-Run Office products on Windows. Match the product ID, update channel and 32-bit or 64-bit architecture to the licence and existing Office installation on the device. All Office products installed on one device must use the same architecture.

Quick start: create, download and install

1. Download and extract the latest Office Deployment Tool from Microsoft.
2. Save one of the examples below as configuration.xml in the same folder as setup.exe.
3. For a local or offline source, run setup.exe /download configuration.xml first.
4. Run setup.exe /configure configuration.xml from an elevated Command Prompt to install or remove products.

setup.exe /download configuration.xml
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

The download command is optional when the device can install directly from Microsoft’s Content Delivery Network. For Microsoft’s current deployment guidance and supported options, see Deploy Office LTSC 2024.

Choose the right product ID and channel

Use only the product ID that matches your licence. Do not use a Microsoft 365 Apps ID such as O365ProPlusRetail when deploying an Office LTSC volume product.

Copy-ready Office Deployment Tool XML examples

1. Install Office LTSC Professional Plus 2024

Use this standard 64-bit English template for Office LTSC Professional Plus 2024.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

Run setup.exe /configure configuration.xml.

2. Install Office LTSC Standard 2024

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="Standard2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

3. Install Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021

Use the 2021 channel and product ID together. Do not mix 2021 and 2024 values in the same configuration file.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2021">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2021Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

Need a retail Office 2021 product rather than LTSC? Use the product ID that matches the retail edition and omit the LTSC channel; see Microsoft Office 2021 Professional Plus for the relevant edition.

4. Download Office LTSC 2024 files for a local or offline install

Save this as download-office-ltsc-2024.xml. The SourcePath must be a writable folder when you run the download command.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024"
       SourcePath="C:\ODT\OfficeLTSC2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
</Configuration>

setup.exe /download download-office-ltsc-2024.xml

After the download completes, use the local-source template below to install from those files. Download 32-bit and 64-bit packages separately.

5. Silent install from a local network share

Replace \\FileServer\OfficeLTSC2024 with your actual UNC share. The user or deployment account must have read access to it.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024"
       SourcePath="\\FileServer\OfficeLTSC2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

This is suitable for branch offices, imaging, restricted-bandwidth sites and other offline deployment scenarios.

6. Remove older MSI Office while installing Office LTSC 2024

RemoveMSI is for older Windows Installer (MSI) Office products, such as Office 2016 and earlier. It does not remove Click-to-Run Office 2019; plan that removal separately.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <RemoveMSI />
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

7. Install extra languages and proofing tools

This installs English Office with French and German proofing tools. Use full language packs instead of proofing tools where users need the complete Office interface in another language.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
    <Product ID="ProofingTools">
      <Language ID="fr-fr" />
      <Language ID="de-de" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

To match the primary Office language to Windows, replace en-us with MatchOS.

8. Install Office LTSC 2024 but exclude selected apps

ODT installs an Office suite, then excludes the applications you do not want. This example leaves Word, Excel and PowerPoint while excluding Access, Outlook, OneNote and Publisher.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Access" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Outlook" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="OneNote" />
      <ExcludeApp ID="Publisher" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

Other commonly used values are Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Confirm that the application is included in the suite before trying to exclude it.

9. Install Office LTSC 2024 with Visio and Project

Use one configuration file when the products use the same architecture and the 2024 LTSC channel. Ensure you own a valid licence for each product.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
    <Product ID="VisioPro2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
    <Product ID="ProjectPro2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

For Standard editions, replace the ID with VisioStd2024Volume or ProjectStd2024Volume. You can also deploy Visio LTSC Professional 2024 or Project LTSC Professional 2024 alone by keeping just that product block.

10. Keep Office LTSC 2024 updates enabled

Office LTSC does not receive ongoing feature updates, but it should receive security and quality updates. The default update source is the Office CDN. Use an UpdatePath only when you actively maintain updates on a local share.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Updates Enabled="TRUE" Channel="PerpetualVL2024" />
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

11. Use MAK activation securely

If your organisation uses MAK activation, add the key as PIDKEY. Store the XML in a restricted deployment location; do not expose a real product key in a public share, support ticket or source repository.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume" PIDKEY="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

12. Remove Office LTSC Professional Plus 2024

Save this as remove-office-ltsc-2024.xml, then run the configure command.

<Configuration>
  <Remove>
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume" />
  </Remove>
  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>

setup.exe /configure remove-office-ltsc-2024.xml

Common XML deployment errors

Deployment checklist

• Use the correct LTSC year, channel and product ID.
• Choose 64-bit unless a tested add-in or application requires 32-bit.
• Test the XML on a pilot device before wide deployment.
• Keep separate XML files for download, installation and removal tasks.
• Document the deployment’s channel, language, architecture, exclusions and activation method.
• Keep security and quality updates enabled unless a controlled change process requires otherwise.

Next steps

For the full ODT workflow, including where to obtain the tool and how to run it, read the Office Deployment Tool guide. For 2024-specific deployment steps, see the Office Deployment Tool 2024 setup guide.