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Uninstall Microsoft 365 (Office Applications) – XML File

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A while back, I created a post on how to use Get Help to uninstall the pre-installed Microsoft 365 applications from your new device. As previously mentioned – When purchasing a new Windows computer from a manufacturer, mainly Dell – we have noticed that they like to install different language versions of Microsoft 365, and Microsoft OneNote.

As I mainly deal with computers for businesses and clients who have their Microsoft 365 subscription, we much prefer to uninstall the above and install a fresh copy of Microsoft 365 (Office) directly from their account / subscription.

We can uninstall directly from Control Panel, but each one can take 2-3 minutes, and requires manual intervention each time.

Recently, the Get Help method has been very hit-and-miss. This is a different method using the Deployment Tool and an XML File to quickly uninstall it.

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Allow your organisation to manage your device?

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When signing into one of the Microsoft 365 Desktop Apps (Outlook, Word, etc) – you’ll go through a couple of setup Windows, inserting your email address, password, and being asked whether you want to sign into all apps and finally – Allow your organisation to manage your device?

With the question above, if you use Microsoft Intune – it will allow for a simple enrolment process. But if you don’t, then clicking Yes will often result in a strange error message, which creates confusion to the end user.

In this post, I will show you how to prevent the above from being asked.

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New Outlook – Convert a Shared Mailbox

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There are so many benefits to using a shared mailbox over paying for a subscription. A centralised communication, not extra licensing costs, improves workflow, easier collaboration between a team / department.

If you wish to unlock some additional features, such as creating a separate email signature for this shared mailbox or receiving notifications. You need to look into turning off automapping, then add it as an additional mailbox.

However, with New Outlook – we can now go into the settings and Convert. This means we no longer need to run PowerShell to disable automapping.

In this post, I will show you how.

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