We recommend that you follow the provided methods in this article in order. However, if you have previously tried one of the methods to remove Office and it has failed, you can jump to another method quickly from this list:
Method 1: Uninstall Microsoft Office 2010 suites from Control Panel
Click here to show information on how to uninstall Microsoft Office suites from Control Panel.
WARNINGIf you have a "Microsoft Office 2010" entry in Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7 or Vista) in Control Panel, it is NOT the entry for the Office 2010 edition on your computer. This entry is for a program that provides purchase, activation, and Office Starter 2010 installation options and is normally only found on some preloaded computers. You should uninstall an entry that contains the full edition name, such as Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010.
To remove Microsoft Office 2010 from Control Panel, follow these steps:
- Click Start.
- Click All Programs, and then open the Accessories folder (skip this step in Windows XP).
- Click Run, and then click in the Open box.
- Type appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
- Locate the Microsoft Office entry in the list of currently installed programs and select it.
Note The Microsoft Office 2010 entry is not the entry for the Office 2010 edition installed on your computer.
- Click Uninstall (or Remove in Windows XP).
To see an alternate way to uninstall Office from the Windows 7 Control Panel, click the icon to view a video:
Video: How to uninstall a program in Windows 7
If you have problems uninstalling Microsoft Office 2010 in Control Panel, go to the next method.
Method 2: Uninstall Microsoft Office 2010 suites with Microsoft Fix it
Click here to show information on how to uninstall Microsoft Office suites with Microsoft Fix it.
WARNING: The Fix it solution does not remove individual Office programs that were installed separately on your computer. For example, if you have Microsoft Office Professional 2010 and Microsoft Office Visio 2010, the Fix it solution will only remove Microsoft Office Professional 2010. Visio 2010 will not be removed.
Click here to view information about removing individual Office programs.(
Install or remove individual Office programs and components - Excel - Office.com)
IMPORTANT - Read these notes before you use the Fix it solution:
- If you have a Windows 64-bit operating system, download and save the Fix it solution to your desktop, and double-click and run it on your computer. If you try to run the solution directly from the article, you will have problems running it correctly.
- You must restart your computer after you successfully run one of the Fix it solutions.
- The wizard may be in English only. However, the automatic fix it also works for other language versions of Windows.
- If you are not on the computer that has the problem, save the Fix it solution to a flash drive or CD and then run it on the computer that has the problem.
The Fix it solution for Microsoft Office 2010 suites will remove all Office 2010 editions. This includes all Office 2010 trial editions.
To uninstall the 2010 Microsoft Office suite automatically, click the
Fix this problem button or link. Click
Run in the
File Download dialog box, and then follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.
a.button { background: url(/library/images/support/KBGraphics/PUBLIC/cn/FixItButton.jpg) no-repeat 0 0; width: 139px; height: 56px; display:block; cursor
ointer; } a.button:hover { background-position: bottom right; }
Fix this problem
Microsoft Fix it 50450
If you still cannot uninstall the Microsoft Office suite, go to the next method.
Method 3: Uninstall Microsoft Office 2010 suites with the Program and Uninstall troubleshooter
Click here to show information on how to uninstall Microsoft Office 2010 suites with the Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter.
WARNINGThe troubleshooter provided in this section is created to look at traditional MSI-based installation files. If you have a Microsoft Office Click-to-Run 2010 entry in Control Panel and you are trying to uninstall it, the troubleshooter will not uninstall this type of Office 2010 installation.
You can try to uninstall the Microsoft Office suite by running the Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter. To run the troubleshooter, visit the following Microsoft knowledge base article:
2438651 - Troubleshoot problems installing and uninstalling programs on Windows-based computers(
How to troubleshoot problems when you install or uninstall programs on a Windows-based computer)
If you still cannot uninstall the Microsoft Office suite, go to the next method.
Method 4: Remove Microsoft Office 2010 suites manually
Click here to show information on how to remove Microsoft Office 2010 suites manually.
