Is there a way to use PURCHASED Office 2024 w/o a MS account?

This is so frustrating... I could sorta see needing an MS account to purchase it (but would still argue should not be necessary). And as a follow-on I could sorta see needing to be logged in to activate it. But I went to a lot of trouble to set up my new PC with a Local Account, I don't want a MS account signed on my PC all the time just to use some basic software that I PURCHASED!!

At the top of this site, I see that libreoffice might be an option. I will reluctantly take a peek. I also have a disk somewhere with my Office 2007. I installed it some time ago on Windows 10 laptop (it was tricky but I managed with help), but I don't use/like that laptop at all so I can uninstall it there. I believe I am allowed two total installations of Office 2007. (is an Uninstall the same as de-activating?)

I finally just upgraded to a real PC (and will eventually retire my W7 Dell XPS). Office 2007 is perfectly fine IMO and I would be happy to keep using it. I had thought in the spirit of moving from W7 to W11, I should go all the way and upgrade Office But there is no way I want a MS account on my computer!! And the installation scripts included mandatory agreement to tracking my use of it! I'm not renting it. I bought it.

Any way around this? Is this a well known thing and most people just go along and I shoulda done my research first?

I started to download libre free but it puts me on a Donate page and there is no way to skip. I would certainly consider donating if I like it, but first I gotta try it.

EDIT: Oops nevermind. It downloaded it in silence DUH!

hershey4 said:

Is there a way to use PURCHASED Office 2024 w/o a MS account?

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Yes, sign out of Office..., remove the MS account from your PC.

Edwin said:

Yes, sign out of Office..., remove the MS account from your PC.

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doesn't seem like that will do it. It seems it will just want me to restore it again.

hershey4 said:

doesn't seem like that will do it.

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Sure it will!

hershey4 said:

It seems it will just want me to restore it again.

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It'll want you to, you don't have to!

Once you install it and activate it, there's no need for an MS account, as long as you use Office locally and don't use MS Connected Services.

The day I'm unable to use Office offline is the day MS and I part company!!!

Well, I'll be darned. That was just way too easy!!!!! Thank you Thank Thank you!

it did go through a couple of startup pages where I got to opt out of some tracking (and still have required tracking). So Microsoft still gonna be Microsoft...

follow up if anyone reading this in the future... I also discovered I was logged in to Edge with my MS account. Signed out of that also. (of course I only use edge when windows opens it even though it is not my default browser.. yet another gripe for another day)