So Microsoft quietly activated the Office 2010 Starter files again, but will they pull the plug again in the near future ? Sometime around 2012, Microsoft pulled the plug, so the installation files couldn't be downloaded anymore.Ī few days ago, I found the old executable and behold, I got it working again on my old computer with Windows 10 installed. Office 2010 Starter could be installed using a setup ( SetupConsumerC2ROLW.exe) which downloaded the installation files from internet. If you are using drive Q: already, Office 2010 Starter won't work.
To do this it creates a drive Q: which is not user accessable. It does not really install Office on your computer, but a virtualized office (like Office in a virtual machine). Microsoft Starter 2010 works with a virtualization technology like V-App. It installed only Microsoft Word and Excel and showed Microsoft advertisments during use.
Office 2010 Starter was a free Office 2010, however some functions were disabled. Several years ago Microsoft published Office 2010 Starter.
