How to Uninstall the 60 Day Trial Offer of Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is a program that integrates several office applications into one suite, including Word, Power Point and Excel. To familiarize yourself with their product, Microsoft offers free trial offers, and if you purchase a new computer, you may even find the free trial has been pre-installed. If you do not wish to use the free trial, or it has expired, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows XP makes it very easy remove it from your computer and free-up disc space.

Things You'll Need

• PC with Windows OS

Instructions

1. Close out any open programs or browser windows that may be running as running other programs can interfere with the "Uninstall" process.

2. Click on "Start" on your desktop.

3. Click on "Control Panel."

4. Select "Uninstall a program" from the program listing in the Control Panel window in Windows 7 or Vista. For XP, click on "Add/Remove Programs."

5. Select "Microsoft Office" trial version from the programs list, and then select "Uninstall" at the top of the Programs window. In XP, click on the "Change/Remove" button that appears under the Microsoft Office listing.

6. Confirm that you wish to uninstall when prompted. Wait for the uninstall to complete. This can take several minutes, but you will be able to view the progress in the progress bar in the uninstall window.

7. Click "Close" when the window displays that the "uninstallation" is complete. Select "Yes" to restart your computer to complete the uninstall.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have used the Microsoft Office free trial offer, be sure to save any documents that you wish to keep.

• Do not open any programs or windows while the uninstall is in progress.

References

• Microsoft Support: Uninstall or change a program
• Microsoft Support: How to change or remove a program in Windows XP