and download the suite directly from your "Services & subscriptions" page. Microsoft Learn XML configuration for installing Office 2021 via the Deployment Tool?

…it means that an older Office feature or an add-in is trying to call a function from the Visual C++ 2008 runtime, but that runtime is either corrupt, missing, or blocked by a newer Windows update.

Right-click the and select Installed Apps (or Apps & Features). Find Microsoft Office 2021 in the list.

while opening an Office program, or

If your intent was to find a within Office 2021 (like a research paper or report template), you can: Open Microsoft Word . Go to File > New .