Baylor ITS is utilizing a new deployment model of Microsoft Office for Windows desktop clients called Click to Run. Since Microsoft no longer releases features. You can install a free trial of Microsoft Office 2010 with Click-to-Run, which is a program that streams Office to your computer. With Click-to-Run you can begin.

Important. Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, starting with Version 2004. To learn more,. In our documentation, we'll usually just refer to it as Microsoft 365 Apps. We’re making some changes to the update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps, including adding a new update channel (Monthly Enterprise Channel) and changing the names of the existing update channels. To learn more,.In the past, Microsoft Teams was a separate installation from Microsoft 365 Apps. But starting with Version 1902, Teams is included as part of new installations of Microsoft 365 Apps.

If Teams is already installed on the device, no changes are made to that installation of Teams.Teams is also being added to existing installations of Microsoft 365 Apps on devices running Windows. For more information about when that occurs, see. NoteTo complete the installation of Teams on new or existing installations of Microsoft 365 Apps, either restart the device or have the user log off and log back on.If Skype for Business is already installed on the device, Skype for Business won't be removed and will continue to function as before. Skype for Business will continue to be installed with new installations of Microsoft 365 Apps, unless you configure your installation to exclude it.You don't have to wait if you're ready now to deploy Teams to the users in your organization. You can deploy Teams for your users by or you can have your users install Teams for themselves from.We also have the steps you can take to exclude Teams from or installations of Microsoft 365 Apps if your organization isn't ready to deploy Teams.

ImportantIf you're in a GCC High or DoD environment, currently you need to exclude Teams from being installed with Microsoft 365 Apps. Instead, you need to install Teams by using the separate MSI-based installer. For links to the correct version of the MSI-based installer for your environment, see. In the future, you'll be able to install Teams along with Microsoft 365 Apps in GCC High or DoD environments without needing to use the separate MSI-based installer.If you're using Office for Mac, see.If you're using shared computers or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), see. When will Microsoft Teams start being included with new installations of Microsoft 365 Apps?The date when Teams starts being installed with new installations of Microsoft 365 Apps depends on which you're using. The following table shows the schedule. Update channelVersionDateMonthly ChannelVersion 1902March 4, 2019Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)Version 1902March 12, 2019Semi-Annual ChannelVersion 1902July 9, 2019.

NoteTeams is also included with the following new installations:. Microsoft 365 Apps for business, starting with Version 1901, which was released on January 31, 2019. Microsoft 365 Apps for business is the version of Office that is included with some Microsoft 365 business plans, such as Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Office for Mac, starting with Version 16.21, which was released on January 16, 2019. Office for Mac comes with any plan that includes Microsoft 365 Apps.

For more information, see.How to exclude Microsoft Teams from new installations of Microsoft 365 AppsIf you don't want Teams included when you install Microsoft 365 Apps on devices running Windows, you can use or the Office Deployment Tool. Or, as an alternative, you can let Teams be installed, but use Group Policy to when the user signs in to the device.If you want to use the, you can use the in your configuration.xml file, as shown in the following example.

TipInstead of using a text editor to create your configuration.xml, we recommend that you use the. The OCT provides a web-based interface for making your selections and creating your configuration.xml file to be used with the Office Deployment Tool. ImportantIf you're updating your existing installation of Microsoft 365 Apps to Version 1908 (Build 0) or later, Teams will be added. To complete the installation of Teams after the update, either restart the device or have the user log off and log back on.The date when Teams can start being added to existing installations of Microsoft 365 Apps depends on which update channel you're using.

The following table shows the schedule. Update channelVersionDateMonthly ChannelVersion 1906July 9, 2019Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)Version 1908September 10, 2019Semi-Annual ChannelVersion 1908January 14, 2020If you don't want Teams to be added to existing installations of Microsoft 365 Apps when you update to a newer version, you can use or the Office Deployment Tool. Or, as an alternative, you can let Teams be added, but use Group Policy to when the user signs in to the device.If you want to use the, you need to run the Office Deployment Tool in /configure mode on each device before you update to the new version of Microsoft 365 Apps.

The following is a configuration.xml file you can use with the Office Deployment Tool to exclude Teams from being added to your existing installation of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. Note. Be sure you're using the most current version of the Office Deployment Tool available on the. If your existing installation of Microsoft 365 Apps has excluded other apps, such as Access, you need to include a line in your configuration.xmi file for each of those excluded apps. Otherwise, those apps will be installed on the device. If you have Microsoft 365 Apps for business installed, use O365BusinessRetail for the Product ID in your configuration.xml file.Also, in some situations, doing an Online Repair results in Teams being installed. For example, if Microsoft 365 Apps is configured to get updates from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) and the update channel or version you're using includes Teams as part of the installation.

Use Group Policy to control the installation of Microsoft TeamsIf your organization isn't ready to deploy Teams and you use Group Policy, you can enable the Don't install Microsoft Teams with new installations or updates of Office policy setting. You can find this policy setting under Computer ConfigurationPoliciesAdministrative TemplatesMicrosoft Office 2016 (Machine)Updates.

Important. This policy setting only applies if you are installing or updating to the following versions of Microsoft 365 Apps:.

Version 1906 or later of Monthly Channel. Version 1902 (Build 8) or later of Semi-Annual Channel or Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted). To use this policy setting, download at least version 4882.1000 of the, which were released on July 9, 2019.If you have Microsoft 365 Apps for business or can't use Group Policy for some other reason, you can add the PreventFirstLaunchAfterInstall value to the HKEYCURRENTUSERSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftOffice16.0Teams key in the registry. The type for PreventFirstLaunchAfterInstall is REGDWORD and the value should be set to 1 if you don't want Teams to automatically start after installation. Shared computer and VDI environments with Microsoft TeamsIf devices in your organization are shared by multiple users, be aware that Teams is installed separately for each user that signs into that device.

Installations of Teams average about 500 mb, so hard disk space, as well network bandwidth for updates, might become an issue for these shared devices installed with Teams. In cases where shared devices are used by a significant number of users, you might want to consider not installing Teams on those shared devices.If you plan to use Teams in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment, see. Teams installed with Microsoft 365 Apps as described in this article is NOT currently supported in VDI environments.

Feature and quality updates for Microsoft TeamsAfter Teams is installed, it's automatically updated approximately every two weeks with new features and quality updates. This update process for Teams is different than the update process for the other Office apps, such as Word and Excel.

For more information, see. Microsoft Teams installations on a MacIf you're using Version 16.21, or later, of the Office suite install package to deploy on a Mac, Teams will be included as part of the installation.If you don't want Teams included as part of the installation, there is an Office suite install package available that doesn't include Teams. You can also use the install packages for individual applications, such as Word or Excel. For links to the most current install packages, see.If you're letting your users install Office for themselves on a Mac, such as from, you can't exclude Teams from being included as part of the installation.To uninstall Teams on a Mac, quit Teams by right-clicking the Teams app in the dock, then hold down Option and choose Force Quit.

Open the Application Folder, select Microsoft Teams, and move it to the Trash. What about Office 365 plans that don't include Microsoft Teams?Some Office 365 plans include Microsoft 365 Apps, but don't include the Teams service. Even if a plan doesn't include the Teams service, Teams will still be installed with Microsoft 365 Apps, as described earlier in this article.

To prevent Teams from being installed, follow the steps outlined earlier in this article.For Office 365 plans that don't include the Teams service, a free trial version of Teams that's valid for 1 year is available. Your users can start using it when they sign in to Teams.

For more information about this free trial version and providing your users access to it, see. Additional information about installing Microsoft Teams. There is no change to new or existing installations of Office 2019, such as Office Professional Plus 2019.

Teams is installed with Microsoft 365 Apps in the same way that Teams is installed if you use the. For each new user that signs into the device, the Teams installer runs and the Teams application is installed in the user's AppData folder.

The architecture (sometimes referred to as the bitness) of Teams and Microsoft 365 Apps installed on the device don't have to match. For example, you can install the 32-bit version of Teams on a device running the 64-bit versions of Microsoft 365 Apps. To change the architecture of Teams, for example from 32-bit to 64-bit, you need to uninstall the 32-bit version of Teams and then install the 64-bit version of Teams.

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Client Technology:Microsoft Office is currently installed locally in one of two ways:. Windows Installer (MSI executable file).

Click to Run - Office programs are installed into a sequestered virtual hard drive on your computer and run in isolation to all other programs running on the system. The programs are downloaded from secured Microsoft servers as needed. This virtual environment is secured against customer side access, and updates are downloaded as they are released. While Microsoft claims that this helps protect users from malware infections that corrupt Office programs, it also blocks legitimate access to Microsoft Office files by other programs.Microsoft Office is currently accessed in one of two ways:. Locally on your computer.

From the Cloud (accessed through a web browser)If you are planning to import PowerPoint files into a Collaborate Web Conferencing session, please be aware that only the full MSI installation is capable of supporting this functionality. The Click-to-Run and cloud based versions of Microsoft office cannot be used to import PowerPoint files.The Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing PowerPoint conversion utility uses the Microsoft Programmable Interop Assemblies to communicate with and control the Microsoft PowerPoint program as part of the conversion process. How to tell if newer versions (2016, 2019, Office 365) of Office are Click-to-Run:Go to File  Account in any Office app (Word, Excel etc.).Look at the Product Information section. Installation method will be listed here (MSI, Click to Run). Also look at the Product Information section. If you see an Update Options, Office was installed by using Click-to-Run. If you don’t see Update Options, then Office was installed by using Windows Installer (MSI).The information contained in the Knowledge Base was written and/or verified by Blackboard Support.

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