Microsoft recently decided to remove Office from Microsoft Store. It's a decision that raises questions about the future of the company's online store.
Office can no longer be installed from the Microsoft Store and although the applications, such as Word and Excel still point to the Store, the download appears to be via the installer click-to-run.
In other words, when the page opens productof Office in the Microsoft Store, there are all of them information, but when the install button is clicked, users are taken to the web where they should download and run the classic installer.
The reason for this change is not yet known, but Microsoft seems to be preparing something, and according to the company this change will not change anytime in the future.
“Users will continue to find Office in the Store. If Office is not already preinstalled, you will be directed to address https://account.microsoft.com/ to install it ", says the company.
Users running Windows 10 in S mode, which restricts installed applications to those of the Microsoft Store only, can also install Office with the click-to-run installer, as this process works as with normal Windows.
Once you have purchased Office, you can install it from the Services & Subscriptions section at Microsoft Account Page.
For more help on downloading, installing, reinstalling, or enabling Office, and / or more instructions on Office updates, see this article in Office Support.
Microsoft's decision to withdraw the suite from Microsoft Store may lead many to think that the company intends to close the Store entirely. It's no secret that the Microsoft Store is not very successful and UWP applications in Windows 10 don't have many fans.
Microsoft seems to be trying to focus on products that make sense and so the removal of the Microsoft Store may well happen at some point in the long run. If this is indeed the company's plan, we should expect further changes in the coming months.
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