Install Office 2024 ProPlus VL-MAK on Windows

Installing Office 2024 ProPlus VL-MAK requires the Office Deployment Tool (ODT) and a configuration file that points to the Perpetual VL 2024 channel and your MAK key. You download ODT, create a configuration.xml with your MAK key, run setup.exe /configure, then activate from any Office app.

Here’s the full workflow.

1. Preparation 📦

• Remove older Office versions to prevent conflicts (Control Panel → Uninstall or Apps & features).
• Download the Office Deployment Tool from the official Microsoft download page.
• Run the downloaded .exe and extract its contents into a folder, e.g. C:\Office2024.

2. Create the configuration file (configuration.xml) 📝

Create a new file in Notepad (or any editor). You can also use the Office Customization Tool and export XML, or copy the sample below and adjust it.

Save it as configuration.xml inside the same folder as setup.exe (e.g. C:\Office2024).

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2024">
    <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
      <!-- Keep only these -->
      <!-- Word, Excel, PowerPoint are installed by default -->

      <!-- Exclude everything else -->
      <ExcludeApp ID="Access"/>
      <ExcludeApp ID="Outlook"/>
      <ExcludeApp ID="Publisher"/>
      <ExcludeApp ID="OneNote"/>
      <ExcludeApp ID="Lync"/> <!-- Skype for Business -->
      <ExcludeApp ID="OneDrive"/>
    </Product>
  </Add>
  <Display Level="Full" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
  <Property Name="FORCEAPPSHUTDOWN" Value="TRUE" />
  <Property Name="SharedComputerLicensing" Value="0" />
  <Property Name="SCLCacheOverride" Value="0" />
  <Property Name="Licensing" Value="Volume" />
  <Product ID="ProPlus2024Volume">
    <Key ID="MAK" Value="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" />
  </Product>
</Configuration>

Replace XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX with your actual MAK key.

• OfficeClientEdition="64" — 64-bit (use 32 for 32-bit).
• Channel="PerpetualVL2024" — Office 2024 perpetual volume channel.
• ExcludeApp — This example installs only Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Access, Outlook, Publisher, OneNote, Lync (Skype for Business), and OneDrive are excluded. Remove any <ExcludeApp ID="..." /> line if you want that app installed.

3. Download and install Office 🚀

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator (right-click → Run as administrator).

2. Go to the ODT folder:

   cd C:\Office2024

3. Run setup with your config:

   setup.exe /configure configuration.xml

   Setup will download and install Office according to the XML. Wait until it finishes.

4. Activate 🔑

1. Open any Office app (e.g. Word).
2. If it’s not activated automatically, go to File → Account.
3. Use Activate Product or Change Product Key and enter your MAK key if prompted.

Mac users 🍎

Office LTSC 2024 on macOS uses a different method. Use the Volume License (VL) Serializer from the Microsoft 365 admin center to activate; ODT and this XML workflow are for Windows only.

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Once the setup finishes and activation succeeds, Office 2024 ProPlus VL-MAK is ready to use. ✨