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tiewinwt
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Feb 05, 2025

Automate tab not appearing even though I meet the requirements in the Learn article

The account I'm using Microsoft Office with is part of a Microsoft 365 Family subscription, and according to this page, signing up to the Microsoft 365 Insider program and enabling connected experiences should be enough for me to start being able to use Office Scripts, but sadly the Automate tab still won't show up for me. I've enabled the option for it in the Customize Ribbons category of the Options menu, and have tried reinstalling Office and using both the Preview and Beta channels, to no avail. Has anyone else had issues with the Automate tab not showing up while using a Family Subscription? If so, did you manage to fix them? Thank you!

  • With shifting on Beta new functionality not necessary appears immediately, sometimes it could take few days while features will be activated on Microsoft servers.

    Another variant Automate was rolled out from Beta channel for consumer subscribers. That happens from time to time with deployed functionality if critical bug was found.

    Third option that's the prohibition through Group Policy, practically zero probability on consumer computer.

    In general it's not possible to add this or that built-in feature though settings, they are activated on Microsoft servers.

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