▲ 117 ▼ My laptop came with Office pre-installed but I have this banner showing up every time I open it, is there a way to disable it for good? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by 0Xero0@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments Turning off all connected experiences doesn't work.
[–] palarith@aussie.zone 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) double check but it looks like a “trial” version office. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) trial? there are no pop-ups or notifications saying it's a trial version though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) New computers will often come with a trial of Office 365, installed as "Office Click-to-Run." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) these are the only things that came up when I search "office", I don't see any Click-to-Run, this is the first time I've heard of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago Well, yeah - once you first open the applications, then they are installed, hence the "Click-to-Run." Microsoft Office is never free, although it can be very reasonably priced if you have a student discount. As other people have said, you have a few choices: If you really want to use an installed version of Microsoft Office, pay for the Office 365 subscription. If you really want to use an installed application, but don't want to pay money, there's LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and many others noted elsewhere. If you don't need a locally installed application, you can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in Office Online, free for personal use; or the online Google suite of productivity applications. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sloonark@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I don't think it is a trial version. A trial would not give a warning about being counterfeit. If OP legitimately paid for a laptop with Office, I think they should take it back. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) trial? there are no pop-ups or notifications saying it's a trial version though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) New computers will often come with a trial of Office 365, installed as "Office Click-to-Run." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) these are the only things that came up when I search "office", I don't see any Click-to-Run, this is the first time I've heard of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago Well, yeah - once you first open the applications, then they are installed, hence the "Click-to-Run." Microsoft Office is never free, although it can be very reasonably priced if you have a student discount. As other people have said, you have a few choices: If you really want to use an installed version of Microsoft Office, pay for the Office 365 subscription. If you really want to use an installed application, but don't want to pay money, there's LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and many others noted elsewhere. If you don't need a locally installed application, you can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in Office Online, free for personal use; or the online Google suite of productivity applications. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) New computers will often come with a trial of Office 365, installed as "Office Click-to-Run." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) these are the only things that came up when I search "office", I don't see any Click-to-Run, this is the first time I've heard of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago Well, yeah - once you first open the applications, then they are installed, hence the "Click-to-Run." Microsoft Office is never free, although it can be very reasonably priced if you have a student discount. As other people have said, you have a few choices: If you really want to use an installed version of Microsoft Office, pay for the Office 365 subscription. If you really want to use an installed application, but don't want to pay money, there's LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and many others noted elsewhere. If you don't need a locally installed application, you can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in Office Online, free for personal use; or the online Google suite of productivity applications. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0Xero0@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) these are the only things that came up when I search "office", I don't see any Click-to-Run, this is the first time I've heard of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago Well, yeah - once you first open the applications, then they are installed, hence the "Click-to-Run." Microsoft Office is never free, although it can be very reasonably priced if you have a student discount. As other people have said, you have a few choices: If you really want to use an installed version of Microsoft Office, pay for the Office 365 subscription. If you really want to use an installed application, but don't want to pay money, there's LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and many others noted elsewhere. If you don't need a locally installed application, you can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in Office Online, free for personal use; or the online Google suite of productivity applications. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago Well, yeah - once you first open the applications, then they are installed, hence the "Click-to-Run." Microsoft Office is never free, although it can be very reasonably priced if you have a student discount. As other people have said, you have a few choices: If you really want to use an installed version of Microsoft Office, pay for the Office 365 subscription. If you really want to use an installed application, but don't want to pay money, there's LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and many others noted elsewhere. If you don't need a locally installed application, you can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in Office Online, free for personal use; or the online Google suite of productivity applications. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sloonark@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago I don't think it is a trial version. A trial would not give a warning about being counterfeit. If OP legitimately paid for a laptop with Office, I think they should take it back. permalink fedilink source parent
