It is now possible to install Visio and Project 2016 applications using Click to Run whilst still using on-premises traditional licensing. At some point, this has changed. Based on the release history of the Office Deployment Tool, it seems that this change came about in April. The solution, sadly, was to continue to install Office 2016 using the Windows Installer application. When Office 365 ProPlus and Click to Run first appeared, there was not a workaround for this. You cannot have Office 365 ProPlus via Click to Run and Visio or Project via Windows Installer installed side-by-side. You cannot combine installation technologies. When you install Office 2016 applications using the Office 365 ProPlus Click to Run installer and then try to install Visio or Project, you will receive the following error message.įor a change, the error message is quite clear. Being totally honest, the pricing for Visio and Project seem pretty steep. For many organisations, they will continue with the licenses they already own under their EA for this pair. It does not give you access to Visio or Project applications. When you purchase Office 365 Business Premium, E3 or E5, this gives you access to Office ProPlus. The licenses are activated by users signing in to Office 365 applications with their Office 365 account. Users with Office 365 Business Premium, E3 or E5 CALs get the rights to Office applications on the desktop. The licensing for this works with your purchased Office 365 services. Instead of a traditional Windows Installer package, Click to Run uses application virtualisation to host the Office applications within a virtual package. Click to Run is ideally suited to Office 365 and it’s rapid cadence approach. The recommended model for Office application deployment with Office 365 uses a technology called Click to Run. To read out what the changes are and how we can work with them, read on below the fold.

These changes can have a major impact on Project and Visio applications for some customers.

When you move to Office 365, this model changes. The license for this would have come from your Enterprise Agreement (EA) and would typically be licensed using a KMS host. Traditionally, an enterprise, we have installed Office 2016 ProPlus using a Windows Installer package. Office 365 co-existence with volume licensed products is something which has been a bone of contention for many Office 365 users.

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