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Once Publisher disappears...help please.
1. Check if your Microsoft 365 subscription includes Publisher
Supported subscription plans:
Microsoft 365 Business Standard / Premium
Office 2019 / 2021 Professional Plus
Independently purchased Publisher 2021 / 2019
Unsupported subscriptions:
Microsoft 365 Home / Personal
Office Online
How to confirm this:
Visit the Microsoft Account Services page → View subscription details.
2. Reinstall Publisher
Added via Office installer (administrator permissions required):
Open the control panel > Applications and Features.
Find the Microsoft 365 app → Click "Change."
Select Add or Remove Features → Expand Office Tools.
Check Publisher → Click "Continue" to complete the installation.
Using the Office Deployment Tool (ODT):
For enterprise administrators, Publisher can be forced to install through a configuration file.
3. Repair Office installation
Quick fixes:
Open Settings > Applications > Installed Applications → Find Microsoft 365 → Select "Repair."
Online repair:
Select "Online Repair" in the Office installation options
4. Check group policy or registry limits (Enterprise users)
Group strategy:
Administrators may restrict installation through the "Disable Publisher" policy, check:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Office 2016 / 365 > Features > Disable Publisher
Registry (operate with caution):
Make sure the following key values are not set to disable:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Publisher\Disable
5. Other attempts
Download Publisher Standalone Edition manually:
If the subscription is not supported, consider purchasing the Publisher 2021 / 2019 standalone edition
Contact an IT administrator or Microsoft Support:
In an enterprise environment, administrators may be required to adjust licenses or deployment policies.
Im not going to lie...I read and re-read your reply .. and thank you for it..but I haven't got a clue what to do with it..sorry.
Im far too old and haven't got anthing like the technical savvy to do this
The first part checks if it is installed:
1. Open the Windows Start Menu
2. Search for “Publisher”
3. If you find it → Right-click and fix it to the start menu/taskbar
4. If you can't find it → continue to the next step
Part II Reinstalling Publisher
1. Install through Office:
2. Open Control Panel > Programs and Features
3. Locate Microsoft 365 or Office and click “Change”.
4. Select “Add or Remove Features”.
5. Check Publisher and complete the installation.
Part 3 Check if the subscription includes Publisher
1. Subscriptions that include Publisher:
2.Microsoft 365 Business Edition
3.Office Professional Plus
4. Subscriptions without Publisher:
Microsoft 365 Home/Personal
Part IV Quick Fixes for Office
1. Open Settings > Apps > Apps & Features
2. Find Microsoft Office and click “Repair”.
Part 5 Other things to try
1. Update Windows: Make sure your system is up to date.
2. Restart your computer: simple but may work
3If you still can't find Publisher, your version of Office may not contain the program, we recommend contacting your IT administrator or upgrading your subscription.
You can try the above five methods if you can not solve the problem, please contact IT!I do currently have PUB. It is part of the Office M365 package that I subscribe to.
The issue is what do I do once PUB is no longer available ( late 2026 )
