Setup.exe Configure. Configuration-office2021enterprise.xml |work| Jun 2026

Then call setup.exe /configure configuration-modified.xml .

Replace setup.exe with the actual path to the executable if necessary, and ensure configuration-office2021enterprise.xml is in the correct location or provide the full path to the file.

<Configuration> <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2021"> <Product ID="ProPlus2021Volume" PIDKEY="YOUR-ACTUAL-KEY-HERE"> <Language ID="en-us" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Groove" /> <ExcludeApp ID="Teams" /> </Product> <Product ID="VisioPro2021Volume"> <Language ID="en-us" /> </Product> <Product ID="ProjectPro2021Volume"> <Language ID="en-us" /> </Product> </Add>

Execute the command, walk away, and return to a fleet of workstations fully armed with Office 2021 Enterprise—no clicks, no licenses prompts, just productivity.

setup.exe /configure configuration-office2021enterprise.xml

<AppSettings> <User Key="software\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\options" Name="defaultformat" Value="51" Type="REG_DWORD" App="excel16" Id="L_ExcelDefaultFormat" /> </AppSettings>

: After creating or editing the XML file, validate it to ensure it's free of syntax errors.

: With the ODT, you can specify a wide range of settings, including:

Package setup.exe and the XML as a Win32 app. Detection rule: Look for HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration\ProductReleaseIds containing ProPlus2021Volume .

Alex didn't want to spend the whole night clicking "Next" on every single screen. Instead, Alex turned to a powerful artifact known as the .

With a deep breath, Alex typed the ancient command: setup.exe /configure configuration-office2021enterprise.xml

Save the command in a .cmd file. Place it in SYSVOL . Add a check to prevent reinstallation: