How to completely remove a Word from your computer. Scripts to completely uninstall old versions of Office

As part of the task of mass updating Office to the latest version on computers of all users (according to the scheme), we needed to develop a simple solution for the correct automatic removal of any other versions of Microsoft Office previously installed on computers. It is supposed to use these scripts in tasks for automatic removal / installation of Office through SCCM packages.

In most cases, before installing a new version of Office, it is advisable to remove any versions of MS Office previously installed on the computer (the simultaneous use of different versions of Office on the same computer is supported, but not recommended due to potential problems). Therefore, it became necessary to develop scripts that would correctly remove any version of Office previously installed on a PC.

VBS scripts OffScrub

After looking at several ways to remove previously installed Office versions, we settled on using OffScrub scripts from Microsoft Premier Support. Scripts OffScrub are included in the packages of the official EasyFix packages (a package of forced removal of Office 2007 and 2010 if they cannot be removed in the standard way from the Control Panel) To remove Office 2013 and 2016, use another tool - the package O15CTRRemove.diagcab, which also includes OffScrub scripts (see footnote below)

Offscrub scripts are vbs scripts for automating the removal of products from Office. These scripts allow you to completely clean the system from traces of previously installed Office, regardless of its current performance. Here are the main advantages of using Offscrub to uninstall Office:

The ability to uninstall the old version even if the original installation files or the Office cache are missing or damaged
The user's hive in the registry is not affected
Complete removal is ensured
Removal of obsolete settings and all products (including Project, Visio, Visio Viewer)

The script from the O15CTRRemove.diagcab package allows you to determine the installed version of Office and call the Offscrub * .vbs script for the corresponding Office version.

First of all, you need to download the file from the Microsoft website FixIt for those versions of Office and Windows that are used in your infrastructure.

You can download the O15CTRRemove.diagcab package for different versions of Office and Windows from the page (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/971179).

Important note... Previously, this page contained links to both the EasyFix package and O15CTRRemove.diagcab. At the moment, there is only a link to the universal package O15CTRRemove.diagcab, which can be used to uninstall Office 2013/2016 on Window 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. In addition, at the beginning of the year in the archive O15CTRRemove.diagcab since there were Offscrub scripts for new versions of Office, now only PowerShell scripts remain in it. These (and other) versions of vbs Offscrub scripts can now only be obtained from the official Office developer GitHub repository (OfficeDev).

Office version	Windows 7	Windows 8	Windows 10
Office 2003	MicrosoftFixit20054.mini.diagcab		Absent
Office 2007	MicrosoftFixit20052.mini.diagcab		Absent
Office 2010	MicrosoftFixit20055.mini.diagcab
Office 2013	File OffScrub_O15msi.vbs on GitHub
Office 2016	File OffScrub_O16msi.vbs on GitHub
Office 365 / Click-To-Run	OffScrubc2r.vbs file on GitHub

Download the specified files and save them to the C: \\ tools \\ OfficeUninstall directory. * .Diagcab files are regular CAB archives that can be unpacked using the command expand.

So, for convenience, for each version of Office, let's create a separate directory:

set OFFICEREMOVE \u003d C: \\ tools \\ OfficeUninstall \\
md "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2003"
md "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2007"
md "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2010"
md "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2013"
md "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2016"
md "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ O365"

Now we will unpack only vbs files from the downloaded diagcab archives into each directory.

expand -i "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ MicrosoftFixit20054.mini.diagcab" -f: OffScrub * .vbs "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2003"
expand -i "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ MicrosoftFixit20052.mini.diagcab" -f: OffScrub * .vbs "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2007"
expand -i "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ MicrosoftFixit20055.mini.diagcab" -f: OffScrub * .vbs "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2010"

And copy the same vbs files for new versions of Office, downloaded from GitHub.

move / y "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ OffScrub_O15msi.vbs" "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2013"
move / y "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ OffScrub_O16msi.vbs" "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2016"
move / y "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ OffScrubc2r.vbs" "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ O365"

Thus, we will have the following vbs files:

2003 \\ OffScrub03.vbs
2007\ OffScrub07.vbs
2010\ OffScrub10.vbs
2013\ OffScrub_O15msi.vbs
2016\ OffScrub_O16msi.vbs
O365 \\ OffScrubc2r.vbs

The list of available arguments for any OffScrub vbs script can be obtained as follows:

OffScrub_O16msi.vbs /?

Microsoft Customer Support Service - Office 2016 MSI Removal Utility
OffScrub_O16msi.vbs helps to remove Office 2016 MSI Server and Client products
Usage: OffScrub_O16msi.vbs

Features of running vbs scripts OffScrub via SCCM

In order for the Office uninstallation script to work correctly on 64-bit versions of Windows, when launched by the 32-bit Configuration Manager client, you need to run the corresponding version of cscript.exe. Therefore, on a 64-bit system to run scripts, you need to run the cscript.exe processor from the C: \\ Windows \\ SysWOW64 directory.

This functionality can be achieved with a script NativeCScript.cmd:

@echo off
if "% PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432%" \u003d\u003d "AMD64" (
"% SystemRoot% \\ Sysnative \\ cscript.exe"% *
) else (
"% SystemRoot% \\ System32 \\ cscript.exe"% *
)

A ready-made archive with all the necessary files can be downloaded from our website: (1.4 Mb)

Script to completely uninstall Office 2003

The command to manually run the script to completely remove Office 2003 components on the computer will look like this:

Cscript.exe "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2003 \\ OffScrub03.vbs" ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE

If the uninstall task is run as an SCCM package, the uninstall command might look like this:

"% SystemRoot% \\ System32 \\ cmd.exe" / C "NativeCScript.cmd // B // NoLogo" 2003 \\ OffScrub03.vbs "ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE"

Office 2007 clean script

Command to completely remove Office 2007 components for manual launch:

Cscript.exe "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2007 \\ OffScrub07.vbs" ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE

"% SystemRoot% \\ System32 \\ cmd.exe" / C "NativeCScript.cmd // B // NoLogo" 2007 \\ OffScrub07.vbs "ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE"

Script to completely uninstall Office 2010

The command to completely remove Microsoft Office 2010 for manual launch:

Cscript.exe "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2010 \\ OffScrub10.vbs" ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE

When launched via Configuration Manager:

"% SystemRoot% \\ System32 \\ cmd.exe" / C "NativeCScript.cmd // B // NoLogo" 2010 \\ OffScrub10.vbs "ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE"

Script to completely uninstall Office 2013

Command for complete removal of Microsoft Office 2013 components for manual launch:

Cscript.exe "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2013 \\ OffScrub_O15msi.vbs" ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE

To run a script through an SCCM job:

"% SystemRoot% \\ System32 \\ cmd.exe" / C "NativeCScript.cmd // B // NoLogo" 2013 \\ OffScrub_O15msi.vbs "ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE"

Script to completely uninstall Office 2016

The command to manually run the script to completely remove Office 2016 components on the current one will look like this:

Cscript.exe "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ 2016 \\ OffScrub_O16msi.vbs" ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE

Removing Office 2016 from the SCCM package can be run with this command:

"% SystemRoot% \\ System32 \\ cmd.exe" / C "NativeCScript.cmd // B // NoLogo" 2016 \\ OffScrub_O16msi.vbs "ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE"

Script to completely uninstall Office Click to Run / Office 365

Command to completely remove Office Click to Run / Office 365 components for manual launch:

Cscript.exe "% OFFICEREMOVE% \\ C2R \\ OffScrubc2r.vbs" ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / Force / OSE

To run a script through an SCCM job:

"% SystemRoot% \\ System32 \\ cmd.exe" / C "NativeCScript.cmd // B // NoLogo" C2R \\ OffScrubc2r.vbs "ALL / Quiet / NoCancel / OSE"

Automatic detection of Office version

The Remove-PreviousOfficeInstalls Git project also includes a script Remove-PreviousOfficeInstalls.ps1, which should automatically detect the version of MS Office installed on the computer and call one of the OffScrub-advisory scripts. With some modifications, it can also be used in automatic Office uninstallation scripts.

If you have installed Microsoft Office 2010, 2013, 2016 or 365 (these are the versions that are compatible with Windows 10), but they do not work or do not suit you in terms of functionality, how to uninstall Microsoft Office 2010 (or another version) not so much. Therefore, we will consider them in more detail.

See also: Where to download and how to install Free Office for Windows 10?

Uninstalling Microsoft Office through Control Panel

The first and easiest way to uninstall Office 365 in Windows 10 is by using the Control Panel. The removal steps are as follows.

Right-click on the "Start" icon and select "Control Panel".

A new window will open. Among the list of programs we find the required office software package. Click "Delete".

IMPORTANT! Before uninstalling the program, you should end all processes associated with Microsoft Office and disable the service.

Removal using a special program

Microsoft offers to completely remove the program using a special utility. To do this, you need to download the tool to your PC and follow these steps. Ctrremove utility free download:

Size: 85 KB | Downloaded: 71 times | File type: zip | Version: 05/28/2017

Launch the program on your PC and click "Next".

This will start searching for problems, as this is a diagnostic utility. Next, select the "No" option, since the program will offer to restore applications.

In the next window, click "Uninstall the program" and wait for the process to complete.

IMPORTANT! After removing the software with this utility, you should run CCleaner and clean Windows 10 from old files.

Read also: Which office is better for Windows 10

Manual removal of an office program

In order to remove the office program from the Windows 10 system, it is worth doing a number of simple steps:

First, you need to check which version of the account is used on your PC. To do this, open any application, for example, Word, and select "File", "Account". If you see the Update Options button, the installation was click-to-run. If there is no Update Options button, MSI was used.

Go to C: \\ Program Files \\. We find the folder "Microsoft Office". Click on it with the right mouse button and select "Delete".
Now open the command line with Administrator rights and enter the following commands in order.

schtasks.exe / delete / tn "\\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ Office Automatic Updates"

schtasks.exe / delete / tn "\\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ Office Subscription Maintenance"

schtasks.exe / delete / tn "\\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ Office ClickToRun Service Monitor"

schtasks.exe / delete / tn "\\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ OfficeTelemetryAgentLogOn2016"

schtasks.exe / delete / tn "\\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ OfficeTelemetryAgentFallBack2016"

IMPORTANT! The method is described here for Microsoft Office 2016. If you are using the 2010 version, then in the paths where 2016 is indicated, we specify 2010.

Next, we complete all the processes that are associated with office applications.
Now you need to remove the program service. To do this, enter "sc delete ClickToRunSvc" on the command line.
Open the "ProgramFiles" folder and delete "Microsoft Office 16", "Microsoft Office".
Open "ProgramFiles (x86)" and delete the "Microsoft Office" folder.
Press "Win + R" and enter "% CommonProgramFiles% \\ Microsoft Shared". A new window will open. We delete the folder "ClickToRun".
In the hidden folder "ProgramData" we find "Microsoft". Here we delete the "ClickToRun" folder. Also at ProgramData \\ Microsoft \\ Office you need to find and delete the file "ClickToRunPackagerLocker".
You also need to delete the registry branches:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \\ SOFTWARE \\ Microsoft \\ Office \\ ClickToRun

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \\ SOFTWARE \\ Microsoft \\ AppVISV

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \\ SOFTWARE \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ CurrentVersion \\ Uninstall \\ Microsoft Office - en-us

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Office

Run the command line with Administrator rights and enter "% ALLUSERSPROFILE% \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ Start Menu \\ Programs". This command will remove all shortcuts from the Start menu.

IMPORTANT! After removing the office suite, you need to restart your computer and start cleaning the system using any cleaner.

To learn how to remove an office suite from Windows 10, see the video:

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How to completely remove Microsoft Office from the computer system

We all know the Microsoft Office suite very well. Today it is the most popular in Russia, although it is gradually losing ground. Free counterparts appear that are not inferior to him in functionality. But the conversation is not about that now. We will talk about how to completely remove Office from the computer and remove its traces from the system. The fact is that the usual uninstallation process, that is, through the Windows Control Panel in the Add or Remove Programs section, does not give the desired result.

No, of course he removes the program itself, but at the same time there are still a number of components, files and records that the user does not need at all and only take up extra space. How to be?

You can, of course, climb the system disk and manually remove traces. Long and tedious ... Apparently the developers were also criticized about this and they released a special utility EasyFix, which allows you to remove Office 2016, 2013 or Office 365 from the system completely and completely! You can download it for the latest versions of the package here - link. If you already have an outdated version, such as Office 2003, 2007 or 2010, then the utility must be downloaded from here - link. The program is executed as a wizard:

After launching it, it also searches for errors, and therefore the process itself, which will allow you to remove Office from the system, may take some time. So be patient.

Tip: Despite the fact that EasyFix quite carefully wipes off traces, I still strongly recommend that after removing MS Office, go through the operating system with the CCleaner application, and clean up the registry as well.

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How do I completely remove Microsoft Office?

Without a doubt, the Microsoft Office suite has no competitors in its line. The world famous corporation has developed components that are able to satisfy all the "work" and creative needs of the user. Need to print text or arrange a document? Open Word. Do you want to work with databases? Excel at your service. Perhaps you have an important public speech on your nose and you will not be disturbed by meaningful graphic accompaniment? PowerPoint to help. In general, everyone is well aware of the advantages and merits of Microsoft developments, but to paraphrase the words of a popular song, we will say that the article is not about that at all. Sometimes, for one reason or another, the downloaded or installed software package does not work and you need to get rid of it. Actually, we will talk about removing Office.

It is very important to carry out this operation correctly, because in some cases, the consequence of incorrect actions is the partial removal of the software package, which will cause problems with the new "collection" of Microsoft Office.

Remove Office without using utilities

Go to the main menu of the system and open the "Control Panel". In the window that opens, click on the link "Uninstall the program" (Add or remove programs). In some cases, the user may not find such a line in this section. Then go to the subsection "Programs and Features". In the XP version, in Start, click Run, and in the Open line, type appwiz.cpl and click OK.

After completing the action, a list of programs that are installed on your device will appear on the screen. In this list, you need to find the name of Microsoft Office (to view the entire list of applications, use the scroll bar or mouse wheel). Click on the software package with the left mouse button, after which the "Delete" button will appear. Actually, by clicking it, you start the removal process.

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In some cases, Microsoft's Bundle of Programs may prompt you to confirm uninstallation, hoping that you accidentally hit the Uninstall button. Click "Yes" and wait for the uninstallation to complete. As soon as the process comes to an end, we advise you to check your PC through CCleaner.

It should be noted that this method does not always work.

Removal through the corresponding section "Toolbars" can only be partially done if the installation file was damaged or the new software package was not fully installed.

Completing the process with Revo Uninstaller and Uninstall Tool

It is even easier to remove a software package using any "aninstaller". For example, let's take the same Revo Uninstaller (www.revouninstaller.com). Open the utility and look for Microsoft Office in the list. Once you have found the corresponding line, left-click. After that, a number of functions will light up on the program panel, among which the "Delete" option will also be displayed. Click on the option icon, provide an affirmative answer to the removal request, and finally click OK. After a few minutes, Office will disappear from your computer.

After launching the Uninstall Tool, select the appropriate running Office package on the right side, and on the left, activate the link titled "Uninstall". During the uninstallation process, the program will display information about uninstallation (how many components are still left, time of uninstallation, etc.).

Removing Office via Fix It

However, you do not have to bother yourself with searching for appropriate programs, since Microsoft has long developed its own analog of the installer known as Fix It. You can download the utility for your version of Windows after following the link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971179/ru. Regarding this tool, it is worth noting that you need to download the uninstall utility exclusively for the version of the current software package. If you have XP installed, then before working with the Fix It tool, you need to take care of having a service pack called Service Pack 3.

How to remove a program from startup?

Download the tool and click on the icon. In the start window, you need to accept the required condition for using the software, then click "Next". This will be followed by a not very pleasant process in handling the utility. You need to wait until the program window closes (there may be several of them). It may take up to 10-15 minutes, but your expectations were not in vain - this is the specific maneuver that the removal of the software package in Fix It takes. After closing all windows of the tool, be sure to restart the device. Finally, we recommend using the services of the CCleaner application again, which we have already mentioned earlier.

It should be noted that the tool does not remove applications that were downloaded separately from the software package. Even if Office version 2010 and the same release year is a separately downloaded program from the Microsoft.

Nuances of uninstalling Microsoft Office 2013

On your Windows Live / Hotmail account, go to the My Account - Office.com page and click the Disable link, then OK. In the upper right corner, open the dropdown menu and click "Exit". Then close the Windows Live / Hotmail window and quit the Office programs, if any.

Then go to "Start", select "Control Panel" - "Programs and Features". Activate the system account as an administrator and in the list of applications click on Microsoft Office 365 (the version number should look like this: 15.0.4148.1014). In the window that appears, click "Delete". If the "Microsoft Office Click-To-Run" window appears, close it. Do the same with the delete completion notification. Then reboot and go to the "Programs and Features" section again. In the context menu, click Refresh. After that, get rid of SkyDrive (included with Office) and restart your device again. Finally, use a registry cleaner to remove the registration entries.

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This concludes our speech regarding the topic of uninstalling Microsoft Office. Follow the step-by-step instructions and you will not have problems with uninstalling the software package. If you still have questions on the topic "How to remove Office from the computer correctly?", You can ask them in the comments

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How to uninstall Microsoft Office 2016

If you do not know how to uninstall Microsoft Office 2016, then you should read this article, since it is from it that you can gather a lot of useful information for yourself and familiarize yourself with the "correct" - step-by-step instructions for removing this software.

Despite the fact that the standard Microsoft Office 2016 package can be removed through the Add / Remove Programs applet, we recommend using third-party software to remove this software, but developed by Microsoft, since it cleans everything more globally and does not leave the uninstalled program not any temporary files.

Follow the link -\u003e menu "Option 2" -\u003e click on the button "Download" -\u003e wait while the file with the extension "DIAGCAB" is downloaded: Click on the file with the extension "DIAGCAB" twice and wait until a new window opens in which you need to click on "Next":

Wait for the utility to finish scanning your operating system for various problems that are related to Microsoft Office and offer the most optimal solution to eliminate them by uninstalling the program:

In the newly opened window, you need to click on "Yes" after you see a sentence like: "Completely remove all Office apps and settings from your PC":

It remains to wait a little for the program to be able to remove Microsoft Office 2016 entirely.

Please note that the program will not leave any files in the memory of your operating system, but will completely delete them without the possibility of recovering something after that.

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Uninstall Office from a PC

Applies To: Office 2016 Office for business Office 365 Admin Office 365 Small Business Office 365 Small Business Admin Office 2013 More ... Less

The following steps describe how to uninstall Office products on a PC (laptop, desktop, or 2-in-1). To uninstall Office 2011 or 2016 for Mac, see Uninstall Office 2016 for Mac or Uninstall Office 2011 for Mac.

Try uninstalling Office using the Control Panel first. If that doesn "t work use the easy fix tool or try uninstalling Office manually.

Important: You can "t uninstall an individual app such as Word or Publisher that" s included as part of your Office Suite installation. The only way to uninstall an individual app is if you purchased it as a stand-alone version.

If you have an Office 365 subscription, you probably have the latest version of Office installed. However, if you "re not sure if you have Office 2016 or Office 2013 installed as part of your subscription, see What version of Office am I using?

To reinstall Office, follow the steps in Download and install or reinstall Office on your PC or Mac.

Click Start\u003e Control Panel.

Click Programs\u003e Programs and Features.

To reinstall Office, follow the steps in Download and install or reinstall Office on your PC or Mac.

Reinstall Office

To reinstall Office, follow the steps in Download and install or reinstall Office on your PC or Mac.

Note: This easy fix won "t work if you installed Office from the Windows Store. To uninstall Office in the Windows Store, go to Start\u003e Settings\u003e Apps & Features. Scroll through the list until you find Microsoft Office Desktop Apps. Select Uninstall ...

Manually uninstall Office 2016 or Office 365

To reinstall Office, follow the steps in Download and install or reinstall Office on your PC or Mac.

Choose your operating system below to see the steps for uninstalling Office from the Control Panel.

To Office 2013, see Download and install or reinstall Office 2013 on a PC.

Click Start\u003e Control Panel.

Click Programs\u003e Programs and Features.

Right-click the Office application you want to remove, and then click Uninstall.

Note: If you installed an Office suite such as Office Home and Student or you have an Office subscription, search for the suite name. If you bought an individual Office application, such as Word or Visio, search for the application name.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

To Office 2013, see Download and install or reinstall Office 2013 on a PC.

To Office 2013, see Download and install or reinstall Office 2013 on a PC.

If the easy fix tool doesn "t completely uninstall Office from your PC, you can manually uninstall Office. See:

Manually uninstall Office 2013

To Office 2013, see Download and install or reinstall Office 2013 on a PC.

Choose your operating system below to see the steps for uninstalling Office from the Control Panel.

To reinstall Office 2010, see Install Office 2010.

Click Start\u003e Control Panel.

Click Programs\u003e Programs and Features.

Right-click the Office application you want to remove, and then click Uninstall.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

To reinstall Office 2010, see Install Office 2010.

Restart your computer.

Note: This easy fix tool only works if you "re running Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, or Windows 10. If you have an older operating system (such as Windows Vista or Windows XP which are no longer supported), uninstall Office from the control panel or uninstall it manually.

To reinstall Office 2010, see Install Office 2010.

If the easy fix tool doesn "t completely uninstall Office from your PC, you can manually uninstall Office. See:

Manually uninstall Office 2010

To reinstall Office 2010, see Install Office 2010.

Choose your operating system below to see the steps for uninstalling Office from the Control Panel.