


Click on File at the top left and select Options at the bottom of the left menu. Open any Office product, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. There's only so much of 'Pages' and 'Numbers' I can take before I completely loose my mind. If the above does not remove the get genuine office message, let’s try solution 2. I'm going around in circles which is driving me absolutely bananas. After getting in touch with Apple support via chat, they told me to talk with Microsoft rather than look into a potential compatibility issue. This is the error I receive in all MS applications: Note that it was a 2017 iMac running Catalina and does not have the M1 chip) Used my license on another mac to load software (it worked perfectly fine on this computer. I have tried the following:Ĭheck all licensing is up to date and valid for use on my mac I am able to do this but when I open the apps and log in, the apps allow me to 'view only' making them completely useless for any kind of functional work value.Īfter many, many conversations with microsoft the problem is still unresolved.

I have a Microsoft office subscription that allows me to download the office suite of apps. I'm having a very frustrating battle with my new MacBook Pro (M1, 2020 running Big Sur 11.0.1). Microsoft Office should be completely removed.Microsoft Office Apps allow me to "view only" on MacBook Pro with M1 chip but seem to load correctly on older macs? Hi all, Once the process is completed, go ahead and restart your system. You should have an option to select “Microsoft Office products” to remove Microsoft Office using the tool. Open the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant and follow the instructions as prompted. The Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant should work for any version of Microsoft Office (Office 2007, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 365) on any modern version of Windows (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10)

Using Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant (Formerly Microsoft Office Removal Tool)ĭownload the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant (Formerly Microsoft Office Removal Tool). If removing Microsoft Office this way doesn’t work or you want a cleaner un-installation, Microsoft also offers a less advertised Office Removal Tool that works much better. Normally, you’d remove Microsoft Office by going through Windows Programs and Features tool and using the Office un-installation utility. Chances are, you probably don’t want to remove Microsoft Office, but sometimes Microsoft Office decides to be a buggy mess and you may need to remove it for diagnostic purposes.
