Applies To: Excel 2016 for Mac Outlook 2016 for Mac PowerPoint 2016 for Mac More. To uninstall Office 2016 for Mac, move the applications and user preference files to the Trash. Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process.
For those of us who utilize the 'Public Software - Microsoft Office 2016' here is a script that uninstalls and removes Microsoft Office 2016 Files. Although the dockutil portion of the script is not quite working yet to remove dock icons. Here is the script that I would be open for constructive criticisms or improvements on the script itself. The easiest way to completely uninstall Office 2016 for Mac and ensure that no files or folders are left behind is with an uninstaller app. Using an uninstaller is more effective than just dragging and dropping programs to the Trash because they detect all associated files and folders that could be left behind. Office 2016 for Mac better resembles the Windows version, which will likely please switchers. Speaking of Windows, uninstalling Office on it is a simple matter of opening Programs & Features from the Control Panel and removing the application there. It takes a few minutes and is entirely automated. The Office uninstall support tool says it can completely uninstall Office 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and various versions of Office 365. It's worth noting the tool did not detect our Office 2007 install during testing but did work with 2010, 2013 and 2016.
To uninstall Office 2016 for Mac, move the applications and user preference files to the Trash. Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process. You can also perform a complete uninstall for Office 2016 for Mac if you are troubleshooting an issue.
You must be signed in as an administrator on the mac or provide an administrator name and password to complete these steps.
1. Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications
Open Finder > Applications.
Command +click to select all of the Office 2016 for Mac applications.
Ctrl+click an application you selected and click Move to Trash.
2. Remove files from your user Library folder
To remove files from your user Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.
In Finder, press +Shift+h.
On the Finder menu at the top, click View > as List, and then click View > Show View Options.
In the View Options dialog box, select Show Library Folder and save.
Back in Finder, open Library > Containers and ctrl+click each of these folders and Move to Trash. Not all of these folders may be present.
com.microsoft.errorreporting
com.microsoft.Excel
com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess
com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2
com.microsoft.Outlook
com.microsoft.Powerpoint
com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService
com.microsoft.Word
com.microsoft.onenote.mac
Warning: Outlook data will be removed when you move the three folders listed in this step to Trash. You should back up these folders before you delete them.
Click the back arrow to go back to the Library folder and open Group Containers. Ctrl+click each of these folders if present, and Move to Trash.
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3. Remove from dock and restart
If you put any of the Office applications in your dock, go to each one and ctrl + click > Options > Remove from Dock.
Restart your Mac to complete the uninstall.
*Reference: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-2016-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3
In some cases, you may want to uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 and then reinstall it, for example, when Office 2016 apps can't run properly due to file corruption or other errors. Now, this post shows you how to completely uninstall Office 2016 in Windows 10. There are at least two ways for you to choose from.
Microsoft update for mac. That'll download to your Downloads folder as a.pkg file.
The easiest way to completely uninstall Office 2016 for Mac and ensure that no files or folders are left behind is with an uninstaller app. Using an uninstaller is more effective than just dragging and dropping programs to the Trash because they detect all associated files and folders that could be left behind. Script Lab, a Microsoft Garage project With Script Lab you can create and run Office Add-in code snippets from within Excel, Word, or PowerPoint, using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and data from the web. Script Lab is available for Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2016 for Mac, and Office Online.
Way 1: Uninstall Office 2016 in Windows 10 through Control Panel
- May 20, 2019 Nice work! However, I found an issue when I use this script to uninstall my Office for Mac 2016 (version 15.20), it leaves two packages named 'com.microsoft.package.Frameworks' and 'com.microsoft.pkg.licensing' behind, it seams like Microsoft has made some change there, maybe we should also use pkgutil to forget those two, right?
- I've been searching for a script that will uninstall everything but have not found anything yet. I've found scripts that will uninstall Office 2007, but not individual applications installed. For example, some of our systems have Microsoft Office 2007 Standard installed with Access 2010 as well. Uninstalling Office 2007 doesn't uninstall Access.
- May 16, 2018 I've found that in the new Dell computers that we got has windows 10 pro and come with office 2016 (trial I suppose). I right clicked all of them and clicked 'uninstall' but to my horror, it's coming up under every user profile that logs on.
Step 1: Open Control Panel, and then click the Uninstall a program link under Programs.
Step 2: On the Programs and Features panel, select the Microsoft Office 2016 program, right click on it, and then select Uninstall.
Step 3: Click Uninstall.
Step 4: Wait while removing Office. This will take several minutes.
Step 5: When uninstalling is done, click Close, and you are recommended to restart your computer to remove some possible remaining files.
If this way can't work for you, the second way below is available for you.
Uninstall Office 2011 Mac
Way 2: Uninstall Office 2016 in Windows 10 with Fix tool
Step 1: Download the Office fix tool and save it on your computer.
Step 2: Open the fix tool, and then click 'Next'.
Office 2016 Uninstall Cmd
Step 3: After detecting problems, it asks you whether to completely remove all Office apps and settings from your PC. Click 'Yes' to continue.
2. Remove files from your user Library folder
To remove files from your user Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.
In Finder, press +Shift+h.
On the Finder menu at the top, click View > as List, and then click View > Show View Options.
In the View Options dialog box, select Show Library Folder and save.
Back in Finder, open Library > Containers and ctrl+click each of these folders and Move to Trash. Not all of these folders may be present.
com.microsoft.errorreporting
com.microsoft.Excel
com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess
com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2
com.microsoft.Outlook
com.microsoft.Powerpoint
com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService
com.microsoft.Word
com.microsoft.onenote.mac
Warning: Outlook data will be removed when you move the three folders listed in this step to Trash. You should back up these folders before you delete them.
Click the back arrow to go back to the Library folder and open Group Containers. Ctrl+click each of these folders if present, and Move to Trash.
3. Remove from dock and restart
If you put any of the Office applications in your dock, go to each one and ctrl + click > Options > Remove from Dock.
Restart your Mac to complete the uninstall.
*Reference: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-2016-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3
In some cases, you may want to uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 and then reinstall it, for example, when Office 2016 apps can't run properly due to file corruption or other errors. Now, this post shows you how to completely uninstall Office 2016 in Windows 10. There are at least two ways for you to choose from.
Microsoft update for mac. That'll download to your Downloads folder as a.pkg file.
The easiest way to completely uninstall Office 2016 for Mac and ensure that no files or folders are left behind is with an uninstaller app. Using an uninstaller is more effective than just dragging and dropping programs to the Trash because they detect all associated files and folders that could be left behind. Script Lab, a Microsoft Garage project With Script Lab you can create and run Office Add-in code snippets from within Excel, Word, or PowerPoint, using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and data from the web. Script Lab is available for Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2016 for Mac, and Office Online.
Way 1: Uninstall Office 2016 in Windows 10 through Control Panel
- May 20, 2019 Nice work! However, I found an issue when I use this script to uninstall my Office for Mac 2016 (version 15.20), it leaves two packages named 'com.microsoft.package.Frameworks' and 'com.microsoft.pkg.licensing' behind, it seams like Microsoft has made some change there, maybe we should also use pkgutil to forget those two, right?
- I've been searching for a script that will uninstall everything but have not found anything yet. I've found scripts that will uninstall Office 2007, but not individual applications installed. For example, some of our systems have Microsoft Office 2007 Standard installed with Access 2010 as well. Uninstalling Office 2007 doesn't uninstall Access.
- May 16, 2018 I've found that in the new Dell computers that we got has windows 10 pro and come with office 2016 (trial I suppose). I right clicked all of them and clicked 'uninstall' but to my horror, it's coming up under every user profile that logs on.
Step 1: Open Control Panel, and then click the Uninstall a program link under Programs.
Step 2: On the Programs and Features panel, select the Microsoft Office 2016 program, right click on it, and then select Uninstall.
Step 3: Click Uninstall.
Step 4: Wait while removing Office. This will take several minutes.
Step 5: When uninstalling is done, click Close, and you are recommended to restart your computer to remove some possible remaining files.
If this way can't work for you, the second way below is available for you.
Uninstall Office 2011 Mac
Way 2: Uninstall Office 2016 in Windows 10 with Fix tool
Step 1: Download the Office fix tool and save it on your computer.
Step 2: Open the fix tool, and then click 'Next'.
Office 2016 Uninstall Cmd
Step 3: After detecting problems, it asks you whether to completely remove all Office apps and settings from your PC. Click 'Yes' to continue.
Step 4: Wait while uninstalling Microsoft Office. This may take several minutes.
Uninstall Microsoft Office 2016 Mac Script Software
Step 5: When uninstallation is successful, you are asked to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Click 'Next'.
Step 6: The fixing tool will detect additional problems, and then fix the problems once any problems are found. Ahnlab free download. Click 'Close the troubleshooter' or click 'Close'.
Uninstall Microsoft Office 2016
Step 7: Now, restart your Windows 10 for the changes to take effect. Then the problems are fixed and your Microsoft Office 2016 product is completely uninstalled as well.