The Office apps are still listed in the Store, and they still have 'install' buttons on their app pages. If the Office image isn't already preinstalled, they will be directed to to install it. People will continue to be able to find Office in the Store.
Unfortunately, it appears this change is deliberate, according to a Microsoft spokesperson: I much prefer being able to install Office from the Microsoft Store because of these reasons, so not being able to do so over the last couple of weeks has been incredibly frustrating. Naturally, many have been frustrated with this, as downloading from the Microsoft Store directly comes with benefits such as automatic updates through the Store, the ability to choose which Office apps you want installed, and more.īut with the classic installer, known as 'click-to-run,' users have to install all Office products by default and have updates handled through Office's own updater. Over the last few weeks, users attempting to download Office applications from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 have been unable to do so, and instead, are being redirected to the Office website which would then automatically download the classic installer.
