Is it possible to install different versions of office on different user accounts?

Ady2009

Ady2009

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I have a PC with Office 2016 installed and am more than happy with it set up how it is. I have however had to add a new user profile to it for work activities but they are forcing me to use their copy of office 365. The problem is that Office 365 is detecting that Office 2016 is already installed and is refusing to install. Is there a way to completely separate the user accounts so they do not share programs etc? It want my personal profile to be completely separate from my work profile. I suspect the only way to do this is with separate copies of Windows on separate partitions on the hard drive.
 
You used to be able to have side by side Office installs, at least back during the 2003-2010 era.

I don't think you can now, because whether you have Office 2016, Office 365 or whatever the latest non-365 version is - it all gets installed in the "Office16" folder so they'd overwrite each other.
 
Office 2016 and the O365 can't co-exist on the same device.

For work I would create a VM or use online office. This is what I do on my personal computer, no issues running Outlook and Teams. In Chrome or Edge create a new (work) profile and create a browser shortcut pinned to your Taskbar. I set the work profile to open various tabs on start-up, including Outlook, Teams and OneDrive.

I only run in to an issue when I need to open a protected document in a Desktop app on a compliant device, then I pull out the work laptop or personal tablet. The company policies allow me to sign in to Office apps on an Android tablet, but not a personal Windows device.
 
Kurgen said:
bit odd your work expecting you to use your own PC
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Not really, lots of places with limited resources will try and get employees to use their personal devices, e.g. mobile phones.

I always wait to be offered a work device and phone, then choose to use my own for convenience. If they expect me to use my own devices then I refuse.
 
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Setup a Hyper-V/virtualbox VM for work stuff, then you can isolate it completely. The down side is you will need a new Win10/11 key but you can get one cheap from a key site or work.

learn.microsoft.com

Enable Hyper-V on Windows

Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 or Windows 11 either using the Windows control panel, PowerShell or DISM.
learn.microsoft.com
 
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