Microsoft 365 Installation

Students, Faculty and Staff are eligible for a free Microsoft 365 (a.k.a. Microsoft Office) subscription with your WFU account. This allows you to install the Microsoft 365 ProPlus programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, and Publisher. You can install Microsoft 365 on five (5) devices. Your Microsoft 365 software will automatically update to the latest version once your WFU account is active. Upon graduation (students) or separation from the university (faculty & staff), you must purchase a subscription to continue using Microsoft 365.

See Microsoft 365 Desktop Apps for more information.

NOTE: If you are in a country that restricts access to Google products, you must connect to a VPN client to activate Office.

Microsoft 365 applications can be installed on your Desktop (instructions below) or accessed on your browser. WFUSB requires students to use the Desktop version because it offers each application’s full functionality, whereas the online version does not. Once Microsoft 365 is installed, students will access the Desktop version using the Start Menu or Taskbar.

To learn more about the different versions of Microsoft 365, click here.

Step 1: Request your Microsoft 365 License

CLICK HERE TO REQUEST MICROSOFT 365 LICENSE
Click Submit on the Google Form screen to automatically request your WFU Microsoft 365 license (make sure you are logged in to your wfu.edu Google account).
It can take up to one hour for your license request to sync with the Microsoft 365 portal. You will not receive an email when your license is available.
To check if your license is ready:
- Check if Microsoft 365 is available in your Google App Launcher. You may want to try signing out and back into your account or doing this in an incognito browser window.
- Visit portal.office.com and try to log in with your Wake Forest credentials.
- If you get a “403. That's an error" or "Error: app_not_configured_for_user” message, please review the following steps on Managing Multiple Google Accounts to ensure that you are authenticating with your WFU Google account.

Step 2: Install Microsoft 365

Open the browser of your choice and navigate to: https://portal.office.com
Enter your WFU email address (you must include the @wfu.edu) and click Next. The Microsoft portal will redirect you to sign in using your WFU Google mail account.
Click the "Install and more" button (located in the upper right corner of the screen) and select Microsoft 365 apps.
The Setup.xxx.exe file will begin to download.
Locate the Setup.xxx.exe file located in your Downloads folder. Double-click to begin installation.
Office will begin the installation process.
After a few moments, Office will begin a setup wizard. Click Next and Accept to step through the wizard process.
Once you complete the setup wizard, click No Thanks.
Office will continue installation in the background. Full installation may take up to 10 minutes.
Once installation is complete, click All done! Office is now fully installed on your Windows computer.
Open any M365 application (Excel, Word, or PowerPoint), and it will ask you to sign in. Enter your WFU email, and it will open a tab to log into Google. Use your WFU email and password to login.
NOTE: If you are located in a country that restricts access to Google products, you will need to connect to a VPN client to activate Office.
Once completed, Office will be activated and ready for use.