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Office 2016 Trial Version Will Not Uninstall Entirely
Hi all,
I'm hoping someone can help me with this most irritating issue that started in the last few months:
The trial version of Microsoft Office 2016 that comes pre-installed on new laptops does not uninstall entirely.
We use Volume Licensing, so when we uninstall Office via the Control Panel, it acts as though it's uninstalling as in it no longer appears in ControlPanel/Programs. I also remove all instances of it in the start panel, and anywhere else it may be lurking. After uninstalling it, I install our own standalone version of Microsoft Office 2016 Standard and activate it with the key. I usually restart the system after activation, and when I bring up Excel it nags about product activation, with the option of "signing in" or activate by product key. I opt for product key. All looks good until I go to use Excel, Word, then the nag begins again.
I've used this: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninstall-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US Option 2, but still have the same issue. As a last resort, I have to totally wipe the system and rebuild it. It's freaking crazy.
Has anyone else encountered this, and if so, what do you do to fix it?
Thanks in advance!