Office 2021 Changed to Microsoft 365 on Opening File from Cloud


Steve C

Well-known member
Power User
VIP
Local time
4:17 AM
Posts
917
OS
Windows 11 Pro
I opened a link to a Word file on the my local school server which uses OneDrive sent to me in a school email. I selected the option to "Open in Desktop" on my own desktop PC which runs my own licence for Microsoft Office 2021. On doing this the file opened on my PC and requested my approval to start Microsoft 365 which I do not have. I rejected and the application closed. I then found my entire desktop PC Office 2021 installation was set to Microsoft 365! I did a repair install of Office 2021 which did not fix the problem. I had to recover my PC from yesterday's automatic PC backup (Macrium Reflect to the rescue again) and all is now fine. This issue should not be possible and indicates a possible problem with the school's software configuration.

Has anyone experienced this issue and can explain why it happened?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender

Latest Support Threads

Latest Tutorials

Back
Top Bottom