

In this post I’ll show you how to install Office 2013 ProPlus using the OEM Pre-Installation Kit, which can be stored on a USB thumb drive for quick deployment. Not to mention the initial download that’s required, which on a slow connection will still take a long time. The Deployment Tool is the ideal choice, but for smaller networks the overhead of getting things setup are not worthwhile. To speed things up in this situation there are two options – the Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run or the OEM Pre-installation Kit. Typically this happens when the client has a slow internet connection or a large number of workstations. The Office LTSC 2021 release, Long Term Servicing Channel release, has the exact same support end as the regular Office 2021 product for Home users.If you work with Office 365 then chances are you’ll encounter a situation where deploying Office 2013 ProPlus from the portal is very slow. Microsoft switched from a ten year of support cycle to a five year of support cycle.

Here are the end of support dates for the standalone Office products.

The end of support dates and functionality that is provided is different for each of the products. Available for purchase are Office 2016, Office 2019 and Office 2021, which Microsoft released last year. Customers have other options, including purchasing newer standalone copies of Office. Microsoft suggests that customers migrate to Microsoft 365, or Office 365 respectively.

Mainstream support for Office 2013 ended on Aponly security updates and major issue fixes were released for the Office program since then. The company released a single service pack for Office in 2014, and this version will be supported until April 2023. Originally released on January 9, 2013, Microsoft has supported Office 2013 with updates since then. Server: Exchange Server 2013, Lync Server 2013, Office Web Apps Server 2013, Project Server 2013, SharePoint Foundation 2013, SharePoint Server 2013.
