

The streaming technology enables you to download and begin to use an Office product before the whole product. Click-to-Run is a Microsoft streaming and virtualization technology that reduces the time that is required to install Office. Microsoft now have a strong preference toward “ click to run” as an Office deployment and patching model. The Windows clients have a few variables. The “ Basic” variants of the Windows client’s, a licence free version with slightly less features.Lync Windows store App (there is no Skype for Business store app).There are some more corner case clients too.Office 2016 MSI (Office Professional Plus 2016, Volume Licensing only).


It's for Office 2010 but the same principles apply to other standalone Office products, including the admin interface.Īs for removing Communicator 2007, the Lync/SfB install should clear that out but I'd test first just to make sure. Sadly, there's no SfB 2015 base installer from VLSC yet, only Lync 2013 w/ SP1 and the subsequent updates downloaded from WSUS (unless you package them in the updates folder of the installer).įollow this guide on how to deploy Office products through SCCM. They need to be in MSP format which should be extractable from the cumulative update MSUs/EXEs. Download the standalone installer of the Lync 2013 client or SfB 2016 client from VLSC (which ever you're licensed for) and include all the update files in the updates folder (if Lync 2013).
