Install Visio with M365 Apps using Intune

09 February 2024

How to add Visio to an existing Microsoft 365 Apps installation using Intune

Adding Visio to an existing M365 installation

What happens when you install Visio over the top of an existing MS Office installation?

The Office Deployment Tool (ODT) will reinstall Office with Visio included

Do I need to uninstall MS office first before installing Visio?

If you've already installed Office using the ODT, running setup again will re-configure (reinstall) MS Office with Visio

Will this install duplicate versions of Office?

Not if you are using the same M365 Apps version. However, if you try to install Visio using a different Product ID, e.g. O365BusinessRetail from the one that's already installed, you will get two versions of MS Office installed

Before you begin

Download the Office Deployment Tool

Office Deployment Tool
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49117
Download the ODT and extract to C:\Temp\ODT

Download Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool

Download the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool from GitHub and extract to `C:\Temp`
https://github.com/Microsoft/Microsoft-Win32-Content-Prep-Tool

Create an XML configuration file

Use the Office customization tool to create a new configuration XML file or use the example XML file below

Office Customization Tool - Create a new configuration
https://config.office.com

Office XML configuration options

User interface	Display Level="Full"	Office is installed with the full GUI. Set Display Level to Full to show error messages when troubleshooting installation issues
	Display Level="None"	The installation does not show any user interface or error messages
Office update channel	Channel="SemiAnnual"	SemiAnnual channel releases feature updates for Office less often (twice a year) which may be better if your environment needs more stability and doesn't need the latest Office features deployed every month.
	Channel="MonthlyEnterprise"	MonthlyEnterprise channel installs new features for Office once a month. MonthlyEnterprise channel is the best option if you want the latest Office features to be installed monthly
MS Office version	Product ID="O365BusinessRetail"	Define the Office version to install. Microsoft 365 Apps for Business - O365BusinessRetail (M365 Business Premium License)
	Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail"	Define the Office version to install. Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise - O365ProPlusRetail (M365 E3 License)
Exclude Apps	ExcludeApp ID="Access"	Set apps that will not be installed. e.g. Do not install MS Access

Both channels receive monthly security updates.

Example: Configuration XML file for installing Visio

 
<Configuration>

  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="SemiAnnual">

    <Product ID="O365BusinessRetail">

      <Language ID="MatchOS" />

      <ExcludeApp ID="Access" />

      <ExcludeApp ID="Groove" />

      <ExcludeApp ID="Lync" />

      <ExcludeApp ID="Bing" />

    </Product>

    <Product ID="VisioProRetail">

      <Language ID="MatchOS" />

      <ExcludeApp ID="Access" />

      <ExcludeApp ID="Groove" />

      <ExcludeApp ID="Lync" />

      <ExcludeApp ID="Bing" />

    </Product>

  </Add>

  <Updates Enabled="TRUE" />

  <Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="True" />

</Configuration>

Create Intune Win32 app package

Save both these files into the same folder to be packaged as a Win32 app using IntuneWinAppUtil.exe

e.g. C:\Temp\Office-Visio
Setup.exe from the Office Deployment Tool
Configuration.xml

IntuneWinAppUtil.exe command line options

-c setup folder containing all the files you want to package.
-s application setup file .exe or .msi
-o output file

Create App package using IntuneWinAppUtil.exe

Open a Command Prompt (run as Administrator)

cd C:\Temp\Microsoft-Win32-Content-Prep-Tool-master

IntuneWinAppUtil.exe -c "C:\Temp\Office-Visio" -s "C:\Temp\Office-Visio\setup.exe" -o "C:\Temp\Office-Visio-Intune"

Create Intune Windows app for deployment

Create a Windows app (Win32) with these settings

Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center
Apps - Windows - Add
App type: Windows app (Win32)

App information

Select the setup.intunewin file

Name: MS Visio
Description: Install MS Office - Visio
Publisher: Microsoft
App Version: 16.0.16731.20504

Add the Visio Logo

Program

Install command: setup.exe /configure Configuration.xml
Uninstall command: setup.exe /configure Configuration.xml
Install behaviour: System
Device restart behaviour: No specific action

Requirements

Operating system architecture
Minimum operating system

Detection rule

Rule type: File
Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16
File or folder: VISIO.EXE
Detection method: String (version)
Operator: Greater than or equal to
Value: 16.0.16731.20504