Microsoft
Office 2024 is a powerful suite of productivity tools used for office work,
college projects, and more. In this guide, I'll walk you through the steps to
download and install Microsoft Office 2024 Preview for free and legally.
Brief description: Microsoft Office 2024 comes with AI-infused features, new Excel formulas, and enhancements across it's applications. you can test it before the official release.
Step-by-Step
Instructions:
- Remove Older Versions:
- Uninstall any existing Microsoft Office versions from your computer.
- Restart your computer.
- Download the Office Deployment Tool:
- Visit the Microsoft official Office Deployment Tool page and download the tool.
- Launch the Deployment
Tool:
- Run the Office Deployment Tool as administrator.
- Accept the terms and conditions.
- Choose an Empty Folder:
- Create an empty folder (e.g., name it "Office") where you'll download Office 2024.
- Open the folder and you will see the four xml files along with setup file.
- Keep any one xml file and delete rest all xml files.
- Rename the configureation-Office2023Enterprises.xml to configuration.xml
5. Edit the Configuration file:
·
Right-click
on configuration.xml and edit it.
·
Delete the
all the content in the file. (we don't need it).
·
Replace it
with the following command (including the PIDKey for activation):
<Configuration>
<Add OfficeClientEdition="64"
Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
<Product
ID="ProPlus2024Volume"
PIDKEY="2TDPW-NDQ7G-FMG99-DXQ7M-TX3T2">
<Language ID="en-us" />
</Product>
<!-- Add similar lines for Visio and
Project -->
</Add>
<RemoveMSI />
<Property Name="AUTOACTIVATE"
Value="1" />
</Configuration>
6. Save the Configuration File.
7. Open Command Prompt:
·
Navigate to
the Office folder.
·
Type CMD in
the address bar and press Enter to open the command prompt.
8. Download Office 2024:
·
In the
command prompt, type:
·
Setup /download
configuration.xml
·
Wait for
the download to complete (size: 2.3 to 3 GB).
9. Install Office 2024:
·
After
download type:
·
Setup /configure
configuration.xml
·
Office 2024
Preview will be installed on your PC.
10. Activate Office:
·
Open any
Office application
·
Sign in
with your Microsoft account.
·
Office will
be activated.
11. Changing the Product Key:
·
Open any
app like Excel
·
Click on
Account
·
Click on change
Product Key
12.Get the Preview Product Key:
·
Open this URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/preview-ltsc2024/install-ltsc-preview#activate-office-ltsc-preview
·
You can
copy the provided Product Key
o
This the
above key is not working then scroll down the same page, you can use the
product key for Mac. This key also works for windows office.
Remember that this method is for testing purposes, and you should consider purchasing a licensed version for long-term use. Enjoy using Office 2024! 😊
