Office C2R 2019/2021 VL

Notes

If the below guide is confusing to you then the simplest option for you is to use Office C2R Retail.
Please note that in the official C2R VL office installation method, there is no ISO or any one-click solution available. Below is the simplest guide to installing VL office.

First clear previous installation of Office,

Uninstall the office with App and Features option in Windows settings.
Run OfficeScrubber.cmd file from Office Scrubber by abbodi1406 and select [R] Remove all Licenses option. You can skip this step if Office was never installed on the system.

Once done,

Download Office Deployment Tool (ODT)
Copy the downloaded setup.exe file to the root of the C drive, i.e. C:\setup.exe
Goto config.office.com
Select Office LTSC Professional Plus 2021 - Volume License (Don't select SPLA version) in the office suites section. You can add Visio and Project apps if you need them. Customize other things and leave them as default where you don't understand something. Don't select language which is not available for Project/Visio if you are installing these apps.
Once you go through all the options, click on the export button and it will download a file named Configuration.xml
Copy the downloaded Configuration.xml file to the root of the C drive, i.e. C:\Configuration.xml
Open the command prompt as admin and run the below commands
```
cd /d C:\
setup.exe /configure Configuration.xml
```

It will now download and install Office. You can activate it with your preferred method.