6 - Methods to Fully Remove or Uninstall Microsoft Office

1- Uninstall Office automatically

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Choose the web browser you're using for exact steps on how to download and run the automated solution.

• Download the automated tool.
• At the bottom of the browser window, select Run to launch the SetupProd_OffScrub.exe file.
• Select the version you want to uninstall, and then select Next.
• Follow through the remaining screens and when prompted, restart your computer.
• After you restart your computer, the uninstall tool automatically re-opens to complete the final step of the uninstall process. Follow the remaining prompts.
• If you need to reinstall Office, select the version you want to install and follow those steps: Microsoft 365, Office 2019, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010, or Office 2007.

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• Download the automated tool.
• At the bottom of the browser window, select Run to launch the SetupProd_OffScrub.exe file.
• Select the version you want to uninstall, and then select Next.
• Follow through the remaining screens and when prompted, restart your computer.
• After you restart your computer, the uninstall tool automatically re-opens to complete the final step of the uninstall process. Follow the remaining prompts.
• If you need to reinstall Office, select the version you want to install and follow those steps: Microsoft 365, Office 2019, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010, or Office 2007.

 Chrome

• Download the automated tool.
• In the lower-lower left corner right-click SetupProd_OffScrub.exe > Open.
• Select the version you want to uninstall, and then select Next.
• Follow through the remaining screens and when prompted, restart your computer.
• After you restart your computer, the uninstall tool automatically re-opens to complete the final step of the uninstall process. Follow the remaining steps.
• If you need to reinstall Office, select the version you want to install and follow those steps: Microsoft 365, Office 2019, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010, or Office 2007.

 Firefox

• Download the automated tool.
• Select Save File, and then click OK.
• From the upper-right of the FireFox browser window, select the downloads arrow and then select SetupProd_OffScrub.exe.
• Select the version you want to uninstall, and then select Next.
• Follow through the remaining screens and when prompted, restart your computer.
• After you restart your computer, the uninstall tool automatically re-opens to complete the final step of the uninstall process. Follow the remaining prompts.
• If you need to reinstall Office, select the version you want to install and follow those steps: Microsoft 365, Office 2019, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010, or Office 2007.

2 - Uninstall Microsoft Office From Control Panel Or Settings

The first method that you should always use to uninstall software such as Microsoft Office is from the official uninstaller. This will be found in Programs and Features in the Control Panel or Apps in Windows 10 Settings.

Select the version of Microsoft Office from the list and click the Uninstall button. You will be asked to confirm if you want to remove Microsoft Office from your computer. Click either the Yes or Uninstall button to proceed with the uninstallation.

If the built-in uninstaller fails to remove Microsoft Office from your computer, then refer to other methods shown below.

3- Remove Microsoft Office Using The Setup File

Running the setup executable file that is used for installation can also trigger the option to remove the Microsoft Office installed on the computer. Open the optical drive letter or disc image to view where the install files are located.

 

Running the setup.exe will open a window giving you the option to add or remove features, repair, remove, or enter a product key.

Uninstalling from the Setup executable on the disk doesn’t work for all versions of Office. We tested the installers for 2013, 2010, and 2007 and they do have the remove option, 2016 didn’t have it.

4- Uninstall Office With The Microsoft Office Uninstall Support Tool

After discontinuing or making some other Office uninstall tools unavailable, Microsoft has come out with another utility to handle the task. The Office uninstall support tool says it can completely uninstall Office 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and various versions of Office 365. It’s worth noting the tool did not detect our Office 2007 install during testing but did work with 2010, 2013 and 2016.

Download the tool from Option 2 on the Microsoft webpage and double click it, .NET Framework 4.6 or higher is required on Windows 7. It will first install the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant of which the uninstall support tool is a part. Run the executable again and select the version of Office that has been detected, then click Next. Read the warning, check the box, and click Next.

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After some minutes, the process will complete and you will be prompted that the computer is going to be restarted.

The tool will popup after a reboot with the results of the uninstall process with some links to help you reinstall Office if you don’t have a CD/DVD/ISO/IMG with the install files. The Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant will need to be uninstalled from Programs and Features or Settings > Apps.

Download the Microsoft Uninstall Support Tool 

5- Delete Microsoft Office Using FixIt

FixIt used to be a useful set of free troubleshooting tools by Microsoft to repair a variety of common problems including uninstalling Office. Sadly it was discontinued in 2018 in favor of the built-in Windows troubleshooters. FixIt’s came as small tools that each focused on one or two specific tasks so you will need to use the correct version for your installed version of Microsoft Office and Windows.

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To use one of these tools, download it, and double click on the diagcab or MSI file. All you have to do is essentially click Yes or the Next button a few times while the tool attempts to find and completely remove the Office installation.

The tool might scan for Office a couple of times before finishing but just keep pressing Next until you reach the completed window and the Close button, then restart the computer
:  Download Office FixIt for MSI installation setup with Name Under Attached file " O15CTRRemove.diagcab "or Download Office FixIt for office Click To Run setup with Name Under Attached file " O15CTRRemovev2.diagcab

6- Clean Up Microsoft Office Using OffScrub VBScript

OffScrub is an Office Removal Utility created in VBScript by Microsoft that is found in many of the Fix it tools mentioned above. You’d have to extract the MSI or diagcab file of the Fix it tool to obtain the OffScrub .vbs file using a third-party tool such 7-Zip (for the diagcab files only) or Universal Extractor.: 

Some of the advantages of using OffScrub are the ability to remove Office standalone products which you would not be able to do if you were running the Fixit tool and also the possibility of automation using the command line. For the more advanced user, you can also see the different removal stages in real-time which could be helpful in pinpointing the cause of uninstallation problems. Download Office OfficeScrub VBScript for MSI installation setup with Name Under Attached file " Remove-PreviousOfficeInstalls.7Zip " or Download  Office OfficeScrub VBScript for office Click To Run setup with Name Under Attached file " Remove-OfficeClickToRun.Zip

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Read: Get Rid Of Microsoft Office Using A Third Party Uninstall Utility

While there are many third-party software uninstaller utilities, we don't recommend any Third-party tools. Some times there are features that are required to analyze leftover files/folders/registry entries based on a given path.

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