How to Downgrade to Office 2013 From Office 2016

3 tested methods to roll back to the superior Office 2013

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Newer isn’t always better, especially when it comes to software, and sometimes newer versions of software can cause certain compatibility issues.

In some instances, Office 2016 can be the cause of these issues, and today we’re going to show you how to downgrade to Office 2013 from Office 2016 on Windows 10.

How can I roll back to Office 2013?

1. Use Office 2013 Subscription

Microsoft has recently added a way to roll back to Office 2013 on yourMy Accountpage. From it, you can downgrade from Office 2016 to Office 2013 in a few clicks, without having to use any third-party tools.

Open your preferred browser.
Navigate to theMicrosoftsite.

3.Sign into your account using your credentials.

Click onInstall.
Select the language and the install options.
ChooseAdditional install options.
PickOffice 2013as the preferred version, in the32 or 64 bit version, depending on your operating system and processor.
You can now use Office 2013 on your device.

2. Remove Office 2016 and install Office 2013

This is a pretty straightforward solution:

After Office 2013 installation you might want todisable automatic updatesso it doesn’t update to Office 2016 on its own.

To do so follow these steps:

If you don’t know how to do this, skip this step and instead download and runthis file.

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3. Download Office 2013 offline installation package

As we already mentioned mind the quotes, so please keep all the values between the quotes. If you don’t do that, theinstallationwill fail.

Can’t install Office 2016 due to Error 30015-6 (-1)? Fix that with this guide!

That’s about it. As you can see, the solutions aren’t very complicated, but you need to be aware of the quotes and the lines you enter. One missed letter can be enough to ruin theinstallationprocess.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section below.

How to Downgrade to Office 2013 From Office 2016#

How can I roll back to Office 2013?#

1. Use Office 2013 Subscription#

2. Remove Office 2016 and install Office 2013#

3. Download Office 2013 offline installation package#

How to Downgrade to Office 2013 From Office 2016

How can I roll back to Office 2013?

1. Use Office 2013 Subscription

2. Remove Office 2016 and install Office 2013

3. Download Office 2013 offline installation package