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How to install Office 2024
Complete step-by-step guide to installing Office 2024 from your product key, including the Office Deployment Tool route for Pro Plus.
What you need
Your 25-character Office product key, a stable internet connection, and ~6 GB of free disk space. Office 2024 requires Windows 10 or 11.
Path A — Home & Business / Home & Student
Go to setup.office.com, sign in (or create) a Microsoft account, paste the product key, and click Redeem. The page automatically associates the license with the account.
Click Install → run the downloaded OfficeSetup.exe → wait for the streaming install (typically 5–10 minutes). Sign in to Office when prompted to complete activation.
Path B — Pro Plus (recommended)
Pro Plus uses the Office Deployment Tool (ODT). Download ODT from Microsoft's Download Center, extract it, and run setup.exe with a configuration XML pointing at the ProPlus2024Volume product.
The included install guide we email with your key contains a ready-to-use configuration.xml — just paste your key and run two commands.
After install, open Word → File → Account → Activate Product → enter your key. Activation completes within seconds.
Common issues
If the install hangs at 90%, close all Office processes via Task Manager and retry. Antivirus software occasionally blocks the click-to-run installer.
If activation fails with error 0x8007007B, run ospp.vbs /act from an elevated cmd inside the Office install directory.
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