How to convert Office LTSC to "normal" Professional Plus 2021?

Hi Timmy,

YOUR QUESTION: Is there a way to convert this setup or to install the "regular" 'Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2021' with just Excel, Word & PowerPoint?

REPLY: If you have an Office LTSC installation and want to switch to Office Professional Plus, you’ll likely need to uninstall the existing LTSC version and then install the Professional Plus version. Unfortunately, direct conversion between the two isn’t straightforward due to their distinct features and licensing models.

YOUR QUESTION: "Aren't both of them a perpetual license?"

REPLY: Both Office LTSC and Office Professional Plus are perpetual licenses.

YOUR QUESTION: "Why is there a difference between these?"
REPLY: Are distinct versions of Microsoft Office.

• Office LTSC is designed for organizations that prefer infrequent feature updates and prioritize stability. It’s typically used in scenarios where feature changes are carefully managed.
• Office Professional Plus is part of the standard Office 2021 suite and follows the regular feature update cycle.

Figured out the way to just install Excel, Word & PowerPoint.

1. Visit the Microsoft Download Center and download the Office Deployment Tool.
2. Extract it to whatever folder
3. Create a config.xml with following content:

      <Configuration>
        <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="PerpetualVL2021">
          <Product ID="ProPlus2021Volume" PIDKEY="INSERT_YOUR_PRODUCT_KEY_HERE">
            <Language ID="en-gb" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Access" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Publisher" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="OneNote" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="OneDrive" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Outlook" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="SkypeforBusiness" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Skype" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Lync" />
            <ExcludeApp ID="Teams" />
          </Product>
        </Add>
        <Display Level="Full" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
      </Configuration>
   

4. In an elevated cmd, run: setup.exe /configure config.xml

I ran it with just the 'SkypeforBusiness' entry, but that installed Skype for Business anyway, so I added 'Skype' and 'Lync' (someone let me know if that works?). You can add and remove to your own liking.

Seriously, considering some systems still come with 256GB SSD drives, why wouldn't you give people the choice of installing just what they need? Not cool, Microsoft!