

Now 64-bit Office is installed by default. Up until late 2018, 32-bit Office was installed by default. Many users install Microsoft Excel with an Office 365 subscription. MS Excel 32-bit or 64-bit is displayed.If your workbook has features that require a newer version of Excel or you don't need backwards compatibility for Excel 2007 users, see the Modern Excel Users section below. Instruct the user to ensure that your installed application is trusted by their Virus Scanner including Windows Defender.

Instruct the user to install the appropriate EXE for their computer and set Trust Center options Enable All Macros and Allow Trusted Locations. To satisfy all users with Excel 2007 or later, include both EXEs on your website.

A user can uninstall and reinstall as needed.ĪppProtect and QuickLicense can generate 32-bit or 64-bit EXEs. In recent years, Microsoft gives the user the ability to install either 32-bit or 64-bit Excel on a Windows computer. Originally, Excel was only available as a 32-bit EXE. If you distribute an Excel workbook as a protected EXE built with AppProtect or QuickLicense, make sure the customer computer will support your App. There are many versions in use by your potential customers. To reactivate your Office applications, reconnect to the Internet.Microsoft Excel has been evolving for decades. If you don’t connect to the Internet at least every 31 days, your applications will go into reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print your documents but cannot edit the documents or create new ones. You should also connect to the Internet regularly to keep your version of Office up to date and benefit from automatic upgrades. Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app. For Microsoft 365 plans, Internet access is also needed to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office on other PCs or to change billing options. However, Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites and all Microsoft 365 subscription plans. You don’t need to be connected to the Internet to use Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, because the applications are fully installed on your computer.
