How to Deploy Office 2019 VLK
Step-by-step guide to deploying Microsoft Office 2019 using a Volume License Key (VLK) and the Office Deployment Tool — since Microsoft no longer provides an MSI installer.
Microsoft no longer provides a traditional .msi installer for Office 2019. Instead, you use the Office Deployment Tool (ODT) with a configuration XML file to download and deploy Office with your MAK or VLK key.
Download the Office Deployment Tool
Go to microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117 and download the Office Deployment Tool. Extract it to a folder — for example C:\Office.
Create the configuration XML
In the C:\Office folder, delete any existing 365 XML files. Create a new file called configuration.xml with the following content — replacing the PIDKEY value with your actual licence key from Volume Licensing:
<Configuration>
<Add
SourcePath="C:\Office"
OfficeClientEdition="64"
Channel="PerpetualVL2019"
AllowCdnFallback="True">
<Product ID="ProPlus2019Volume" PIDKEY="YOUR-LICEN-CEKEY-GOES-HERE">
<Language ID="en-us" />
</Product>
</Add>
<RemoveMSI All="True" />
<Display Level="Full" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
</Configuration>
Download the Office source files
Open Command Prompt as Administrator. Navigate to your Office folder and run the download command:
cd C:\Office setup.exe /download configuration.xml
This will download approximately 2GB of Office source files to the folder. Be patient — it can take a while depending on your connection speed.
Deploy Office
Once the download is complete, run:
setup.exe /configure configuration.xml
Office 2019 will install with your VLK. This may take several minutes.
Office 2019 deployed
Office Professional Plus 2019 is now installed and activated with your volume licence key.
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