Should I uninstall Office 365 from my new computer?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

My new computer has Windows 11 on it, and has Office software pre-installed, sort of. If I launch Word or Excel, it brings up a screen explaining that if I give them a credit card number, the software will be activated and the subscription will start.

If all I want is to install Libre Office (sp?) or my old copy of Office 2013 on this machine, do I need to uninstall the current Office Ad-ware first?

Fortunately, I have recent copies of all important files, as my previous computer is on its last legs.

[LuvLoogie]

1. You should be able to uninstall it.

I'm not sure of the Windows 11 path to control panel, but maybe a taskbar search will lead you to it. From there you can locate the programs option and select Uninstall. You'll get a Window listing installed apps and programs. Office will be listed. Select and choose Uninstaller. You'll likely need to restart after.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. Thanks, I'll try the uninstall tomorrow.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. I'll try the uninstaller that is part of Win 11. If that fails, I'll get Revo.

But I won't try it tonight. It was a two-wine supper.

Thanks for the hints.

[Ptah]

7. Google suggests not compatible:

Will MS Office 2013 work on Windows 11?

Office 2013 is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 through Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019. A version of Office 2013 comes included on Windows RT devices. It is not supported on Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022.

[Earth-shine]

9. Did you read your own links?

From your second link ...

‘Not Supported’ does NOT mean Office won’t work

That doesn’t mean those versions of Office won’t work, just that Microsoft doesn’t recommend it and won’t help if you try. There’s no harm in trying. "

I am running Office 2010 under Windows 11 without any difficulty.

Office 2013 is just a worse version of Office 2010.

[GreenWave]

6. Libre Office is my godsend.

I also use Linux for the OS but it does have seemingly unsolvable issues with Acrobat.

[ItsjustMe]

11. Microsoft has a free web version of Office that may fit your needs

https://www.office.com/

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. Thanks for this suggestion, I took a look at it, but ...

... in the end, I uninstalled Office 365 and downloaded/installed Office Libre. It has handled a few of my spreadsheets and word documents with no problem.

A lot of good ideas arose in this group, this thread.

Regards