Make sure you have an active subscription or an active license.You have not crossed the limit of the number of allowed devices for install.Use the same account to activate Office with which you made the purchase.

The fixes can be done by individuals if they are using Office for home, Office 2019, Office 2016 and Office 2013. Users of Office for Business & Enterprise admins should view the issues, and resolve it.

Troubleshooting problems during Office installation

If Microsoft Office encountered an error during setup & it is not installing on Windows 10, then this post will help troubleshooting problems during Office installation.

1] Uninstall Office for a quick fix

The first thing you should do is abort the installation, restart your computer, and try resuming the installation. If that doesn’t work,  this easy fix tool to uninstall Office completely. Download the Microsoft Office Uninstall Tool from Microsoft. Use it to uninstall the existing installation, and reinstall Office. TIP: This post will help you Fix Office is taking a long to install, or you’re on a slow connection message.

2] Unsupported operating system error

It is possible that you may have downloaded an incorrect version, and when you try to install, you get this error. The best way to install Office is from Office.com or products.office.com. You may have to install uninstall 32-bit & reinstall 64-bit.

3] Stop, you should wait to install Office

It is a common Office error. It occurs in two scenarios The resolve this, you need to update Office by going to File > Account > Product Information > choose to Update Options > Update Now. The second option is to uninstall the standalone version of Office.

4] The Install button doesn’t install Office

If the Install button is inactive or greyed out, it means you do not have an active Office 365 subscription. For Home version, you can manually renew it, and for the enterprise, connect with your Admin. These suggestions should take care of most of the general issues around Office installation issues. If there are some specific error code, do share in the comments, and we will cover it in separate posts to solve the problems during Office installation.

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