This article describes an Microsoft office 365/2021/2019 installation error code 0x4004f00c. There are cases which have been discussed related to office 365/2021 product activation and licensing related issues due to the hardware changes. If more no of activation are being done using the same office product key, Microsoft office 365/2021 installation Error code 0x4004f00c office 365 may cause office 365/2021/2019 product activation issues. Applicable to the following Operating systems.
Diagnose your computer to Fix Microsoft office 365/2021/2019 installation Error Code 0x4004f00c
There are few ironically shown Microsoft Office 365 installation error code 0x4004f00c that require immediate action. There will be a log for every action on your computer which records all the events. It is termed as an Event viewer. This is a Windows Inbuilt program under system tools, it provides all the information for the problem causing keys.
How to perform system file scan (SFC Scan)?
System file scan in short SFC scan is windows inbuilt program to fix altered/modified and damaged files of the operating system. It can fix several updates failures, other violations done by several mismatched files. To Run system file scan in your windows operating system, first Open command prompt (CMD) in admin mode and Run the command SFC/SCANNOW
Microsoft Office 365/2021 installation Error code 0x4004f00c also can be fixed with this SFC scan if they are not damaged much. If you see any file violations still exists after the scan then move to Event viewer to check what has caused the office 365/2021/2019 Activation Error code 0x4004f00c . Watch video to know how to perform SFC SCAN to fix Microsoft office 365 error code 0x4004f00c.
How to use Event viewer to check office error logs?
Click on a start button
Type “RUN” and open the Run command prompt
Type “EVENT VIEWER” and press enter key to open Event viewer logs
Double click on “windows logs” from the left-side panel and select “application”
Now you can see many logs in the Centre panel
Filter the logs to find office related issues and warnings by selecting Filter current log option from the Right side panel
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Find any critical, error logs the caused Microsoft office 2021/2019 installation Error code 0x4004f00c.
If you can’t find any reasons for the issues then just take a chance to do a clean office 365 installation to save your time.
Windows troubleshooting
Basic Windows troubleshooting start with the checking of system date and time. There could be network challenges due to Intermittent connectivity issues. If the time zone is set incorrectly, the system cannot be recognized by Microsoft servers. Make it your local time zone from where you are trying to activate Office or Windows. In other words, the office/windows activation keys are blocked, try to take the assistance of a technician here. So that we can track the product keys on Microsoft Product Error code 0x4004f00c activation pages to verify the validity.
Quick ways to Fix this Microsoft Office 365/2021/2019 Installation Error Code 0x4004f00c
Remove temporary files
Clean the previous version of office 365/2021/2019 installation
Repair/uninstall office
Install the office 365/2021 program again
Windows registry fix
Sometimes the office won’t install due to several reasons like internet connectivity, dependencies for the product or any virus that affected your computer files, etc. Then all you have to do a clean Microsoft 365/2021 installation by removing traces of office 365/2021 program files existed from previous versions or by multiple office 2021 installation trails by you due to several errors.
Remove Temporary Files
In the process of installing office 365 or any product on your windows machines, there are so many files gets created which are meant for temporary purpose for memory management, within application purposes like MDI, etc. Under normal conditions, these files are closed and deleted by Windows when you quit a Windows session. However, if you quit Windows in an irregular way (for example, restarting the computer or turning it off during an active Windows session) the files are not closed or deleted.
To remove temporary files, Follow these steps
Firstly, Click on windows start button + “R” to open the run command window
Then type “%temp%” and click on the enter button, this leads to a window with temp files and folders
Finally, select all (CTRL+A) “Shift + Delete” to remove permanently
There may be some files requires admin permission to remove, Just click on ok. Only a few files can’t be deleted because there are some application might be using them internally. Skip those files.
Error code 0x4004f00c Fix – By removing Office traces from Program files
In some cases, Office 365/2021 installation may stop because of several reasons like slow internet, server issues, etc. Then your machine creates some of files required to Microsoft office 365/2019/2021 product. When you try to office re-install this time, you may see issues like these type of Microsoft 365/2021 installation Error code 0x4004f00c and different series based on the reason of failure. You have to delete these Office traces from the computer before trying the office re-installation process.
Applies To – Office 2019, Office for business, Office
Repair/Uninstall office 365/2021 program
365 Admin, Office 365 Small Business Admin, Office 2019
The following steps describe how to uninstall Office 2019 or 2021 products on a PC (laptop, desktop, or 2-in-1). For other versions of Office, including Office 2019 for Mac, or older versions of Office, see the section, Uninstall Office for Mac, Office 2019, or Office 2007 below. Try uninstalling Office using the Control Panel first. If that doesn’t work use the easy fix tool or try uninstalling Office manually.
For Windows 8 / Windows 11/10
Firstly, Go to control panel from the start button, Select Programs and features there to reach a list of installed programs on your computer (In Windows 10 you can just type “programs and features in the Cortana search bar beside windows start logo)
From the list, search for Microsoft Office product and click on Change
After that, a window will open like here showing Add, Repair, Remove options
Finally, proceed to repair and wait for sometimes. Once the repair is successful you are ready to use Microsoft office product again
To uninstall follow the first 4 steps from the repair process, and choose to Remove instead of repair
IMPORTANT – It’s impossible to uninstall office applications (word, excel, publisher etc) individually from total office product. The only way to uninstall the office 365/2019/2021 an individual app is if you purchased it as a stand-alone version.
Installing Office 365/2021 Product for the Error code 0x4004f00c
Once you have done the uninstallation part, now do a clean installation of office 365/2019/2021.
Firstly, Login to your Microsoft office account www.office.com/signin
Secondly, Go to your dashboard to see the Office 2021 product you purchased
After that, Select “Install Office “ option and then let it download, (you may see click Save, Run, Setup, or Save File depends on browser type, select “save” for future purpose)
Finally, Go to downloads in your computer and Double click on office setup file to install
If the error code 0x4004f00c still persists then try an advanced registry fix if you are familiar with it.
Windows Registry Fix for Microsoft office 365/2021/2019 installation Error Code 0x4004f00c
The registry in Windows is a console that shows the structure of your Windows Operating system and it’s internal office programs. The Hex codes inside the registry may change due to some unwanted conflicting programs which use the same resources. To fix the Microsoft office 365/2021/2019 installation error code 0x4004f00c in office 365/2019/2021 you need to delete the altered Office Registry keys or remove and re-create the keys with previous values. (HEXA CODE or H-KEYS).
Note – Don’t do Registry changes if you are not aware of the structure, as it damages applications with one single change. Sometimes damages your computer operating system too. Take support from Online experts regarding any unresolved issues on your computer.
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