: It removes both the Office suite and related applications like Microsoft Teams to allow for a completely fresh reinstall. How to Use the Tool To run the tool effectively, follow these standard steps:
Whenever you install a new copy of Office, or when Office automatically updates via Click-to-Run (the streaming installation technology Microsoft uses), setupprodoffscrubexe runs briefly to remove any remnants of prior installations. This prevents conflicts, DLL mismatches, and registry errors. setupprodoffscrubexe
: When a new version of Office won't install because remnants of an old version are detected. Version Upgrades : It removes both the Office suite and
