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microsoft-365-apps/best-practices/performance-recommendations.md

@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ ms.service: o365-proplus-itpro
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.collection: Tier3
 description: "Provide guidance and recommendations to Office admins on how to improve the performance of Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10."
-ms.date: 02/28/2024
+ms.date: 09/19/2024
 ---
 
 # Performance recommendations for Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > This article was written by Microsoft experts in the field who work with enterprise customers to deploy Microsoft 365 Apps.
 
-When a Microsoft 365 user experiences poor performance using any of the core Office applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), it can have an impact on their productivity. It's Microsoft's goal that users have a positive experience with Microsoft apps and services. However, there are many factors that our customers can influence directly that can also impact the end-user experience. This article will help you understand these factors and provide recommendations that will allow you to take the appropriate steps necessary to provide your end users with successful performance on the Microsoft 365 platform.
+When a Microsoft 365 user experiences poor performance using any of the core Office applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), it can have an effect on their productivity. It's Microsoft's goal that users have a positive experience with Microsoft apps and services. However, there are many factors that our customers can influence directly that can also impact the end-user experience. This article will help you understand these factors and provide recommendations that will allow you to take the appropriate steps necessary to provide your end users with successful performance on the Microsoft 365 platform.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Although this article was developed using Windows 10 data, most of the recommendations should also be applicable to Windows 11.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ If your users create large or complex files in Office, they may see performance
 
 ### System requirements
 
-While the [Microsoft 365 minimum hardware specs](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources) are expected to provide an acceptable user experience, it's not uncommon for performance to be negatively impacted if there are other services or applications also running on the device, or if device drivers are out of date. Providing your end users with devices that are powerful enough to support all the demands that they regularly place on their devices will result in better productivity and a better user experience. There's no single device profile that is best for every user or for every company. However, based on our experience working with many large customers, we have observed the following performance behaviors:
+While the [Microsoft 365 minimum hardware specs](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/13eda659-3dfc-448e-b2cd-70ebb989be47) are expected to provide an acceptable user experience, it's not uncommon for performance to be negatively impacted if there are other services or applications also running on the device, or if device drivers are out of date. Providing your end users with devices that are powerful enough to support all the demands that they regularly place on their devices will result in better productivity and a better user experience. There's no single device profile that is best for every user or for every company. However, based on our experience working with many large customers, we have observed the following performance behaviors:
 
 - Solid State Drives (SSD) are twice as fast as traditional spinning disks when launching Office applications.
 - 8 GB of RAM is twice as fast when launching Office applications compared to devices using 4 GB of RAM.

microsoft-365-apps/deploy/about-microsoft-365-apps.md

@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.custom: intro-overview
 recommendations: true
 description: "Provides Office admins with an overview of Microsoft 365 Apps, including information about deploying and licensing."
-ms.date: 03/01/2023
+ms.date: 09/19/2024
 ---
 
 # About Microsoft 365 Apps in the enterprise
 
-Microsoft 365 Apps is a version of Office that's available through many Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) plans. It includes the applications that you're familiar with, including Access, Excel, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Skype for Business, Teams, and Word. You can use these applications to connect with Office 365 (or Microsoft 365) services such as SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Skype for Business Online. 
+Microsoft 365 Apps is a version of Office that's available through Office 365 plans. It includes familiar apps like Access, Excel, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Skype for Business, Teams, and Word. You can use these applications to connect with Office 365 (or Microsoft 365) services such as SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, and Skype for Business Online. 
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > - Project and Visio aren't included with Microsoft 365 Apps, but are available from other subscription plans.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Microsoft 365 Apps is similar to other versions of Office that you can deploy to
 
 - Microsoft 365 Apps is a full version of Office.  
 
-- Its system requirements (for example, memory, hard disk space, and operating system) are similar to other current versions of Office. For more information, see [System requirements for Office](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources).
+- Its system requirements (for example, memory, hard disk space, and operating system) are similar to other current versions of Office. For more information, see [System requirements for Office](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/13eda659-3dfc-448e-b2cd-70ebb989be47).
 
 - Like other versions of Office, Microsoft 365 Apps is available in a 32-bit and a 64-bit version. To decide which version is right for your environment, carefully review [Choose between the 64-bit or 32-bit version of Office](https://support.microsoft.com/office/2dee7807-8f95-4d0c-b5fe-6c6f49b8d261) before you deploy.
 
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ The most significant difference is that Microsoft 365 Apps is updated regularly,
 ### Deployment differences
 <a name="BKMK_Deployment"> </a>
 
-- By default, Microsoft 365 Apps installs as one package. This means that all Office applications are installed on the user's computer. But, you can configure the deployment to [exclude or remove](overview-office-deployment-tool.md#BKMK_excludeorremove) certain Office applications, such as Access, from client computers.
+- By default, Microsoft 365 Apps installs as a single package, meaning all Office apps are installed on the user's computer. But, you can configure the deployment to [exclude or remove](overview-office-deployment-tool.md#BKMK_excludeorremove) certain Office applications, such as Access, from client computers.
 
 - Because Microsoft 365 Apps uses a different installation technology, called Click-to-Run, there's a different way to apply software updates, such as security updates. By default, Microsoft 365 Apps is configured to automatically install updates from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN) on the internet. But, you can configure Microsoft 365 Apps to install updates from a location within your own network or you can [manage updates to Microsoft 365 Apps with Microsoft Configuration Manager](../updates/manage-microsoft-365-apps-updates-configuration-manager.md).
 
-- Microsoft 365 Apps also provides the ability to control how often users receive feature updates. For example, users can get new features to Microsoft 365 Apps as soon as they're ready, or once a month (on the second Tuesday of the month), or twice a year (in January and July, on the second Tuesday). For more information, see [Overview of update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps](../updates/overview-update-channels.md).
+- Microsoft 365 Apps lets you control how often users receive feature updates. For example, users can get new features to Microsoft 365 Apps as soon as they're ready, or once a month (on the second Tuesday of the month), or twice a year (in January and July, on the second Tuesday). For more information, see [Overview of update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps](../updates/overview-update-channels.md).
 
-- Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) provides a web-based portal where users can install Microsoft 365 Apps themselves. Keep in mind that users have to be local administrators on their computers to install Microsoft 365 Apps. If users aren't local administrators, you'll have to install Microsoft 365 Apps for them. Also, if you don't want your users to install from the portal, you can prevent that. For more information, see [Choose how to deploy](plan-microsoft-365-apps.md#step-1---choose-how-to-deploy).
+- Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) provides a web-based portal where users can install Microsoft 365 Apps themselves. Keep in mind that users have to be local administrators on their computers to install Microsoft 365 Apps. If users aren't local administrators, you need to install Microsoft 365 Apps for them. Also, if you don't want your users to install from the portal, you can prevent that. For more information, see [Choose how to deploy](plan-microsoft-365-apps.md#step-1---choose-how-to-deploy).
 
 ### Licensing differences
 <a name="BKMK_Licensing"> </a>
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ The most significant difference is that Microsoft 365 Apps is updated regularly,
 
 - Microsoft 365 Apps is offered as a subscription. If you cancel your subscription, Microsoft 365 Apps goes into reduced functionality mode. In reduced functionality mode, users can open and view existing Office files, but users can't use most of the other features of Microsoft 365 Apps. For more information, see [Overview of licensing and activation in Microsoft 365 Apps](../licensing-activation/overview-licensing-activation-microsoft-365-apps.md).
 
-- To use Microsoft 365 Apps, a user must have an Office 365 (or Microsoft 365) account and have been assigned a license. If the user's license or account is removed, the user's installations of Microsoft 365 Apps go into reduced functionality mode.
+- To use Microsoft 365 Apps, a user must have a Microsoft 365 account and assigned a license. If the user's license or account is removed, the user's installations of Microsoft 365 Apps go into reduced functionality mode.
 
-- Even though users don't need to be connected to the internet all the time to use Microsoft 365 Apps, users must connect to the internet at least once every 30 days. This is so that the status of their Office 365 (or Microsoft 365) subscriptions can be checked. If users don't connect within 30 days, Microsoft 365 Apps goes into reduced functionality mode. After users connect to the internet and their subscription status is verified, all the features of Microsoft 365 Apps are available again.
+- Users don’t need to stay connected to the internet to use Microsoft 365 Apps, but they must connect at least once every 30 days to verify the status of their Microsoft 365 subscriptions. If users don't connect within 30 days, Microsoft 365 Apps goes into reduced functionality mode. After users connect to the internet and their subscription status is verified, all the features of Microsoft 365 Apps are available again.
 
 ## More information about Microsoft 365 Apps
 <a name="BKMK_MoreInfo"> </a>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The most significant difference is that Microsoft 365 Apps is updated regularly,
 
 - Microsoft 365 Apps isn't the same as the [web versions of the Office applications](/office365/servicedescriptions/office-online-service-description/office-online-service-description). The web versions let users open and work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote documents in a web browser. The web versions of these Office applications are included with all Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) plans.
 
-- Read the [Microsoft 365 and Office 365 service descriptions](/office365/servicedescriptions/office-365-service-descriptions-technet-library) to learn more about what's included in Office 365 (and Microsoft 365).
+- For more information about the services included in Microsoft 365, see [Microsoft 365 and Office 365 service descriptions](/office365/servicedescriptions/office-365-service-descriptions-technet-library).
 
 ## Related articles
 

microsoft-365-apps/deploy/assess-microsoft-365-apps.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.collection: Tier1
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 recommendations: false
 description: "This article gives step-by-step instructions for how to assess your environment and requirements before deploying Microsoft 365 Apps.  The article is intended for administrators in enterprise environments working with hundreds or thousands of computers."
-ms.date: 12/15/2023
+ms.date: 09/19/2024
 ---
 
 # Assess your environment and requirements for deploying Microsoft 365 Apps
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ In addition to this guidance, we recommend that you use [Microsoft FastTrack](ht
 
 Review the number and details of your client devices, including platform (Windows or Mac); operating systems; architectures (32-bit or 64-bit); required languages; and existing versions of Office, Visio, Project, and other Office applications. 
 
-As part of this review, make sure that your client devices meet or exceed the [minimum system requirements for installing Microsoft 365 Apps](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources).
+As part of this review, make sure that your client devices meet or exceed the [minimum system requirements for installing Microsoft 365 Apps](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/13eda659-3dfc-448e-b2cd-70ebb989be47).
 
 Review the client requirements for your on-premises server workloads as well. For example, verify if your on-premises Exchange servers meet the minimum requirements as described in the [Exchange Server Supportability Matrix](/exchange/plan-and-deploy/supportability-matrix#clients).
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Review your network capability, including bandwidth and distribution of client d
 
 ## Step 4 - Assess application compatibility
 
-Before deploying Microsoft 365 Apps, you may want to test your business-critical VBA macros, add-ins, and complex documents and spreadsheets to assess their compatibility.
+Before deploying Microsoft 365 Apps, you might want to test your business-critical VBA macros, add-ins, and complex documents and spreadsheets to assess their compatibility.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > The vast majority of add-ins, VBA macros, and complex documents and spreadsheets that work with Office 2010 or newer will work with Microsoft 365 Apps as well. 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ To complete that assessment, do the following steps:
 
 1. If you use the current version of Configuration Manager, you can use the Office 365 ProPlus Pilot and Health Dashboard to help you plan, pilot, and perform your Microsoft 365 Apps deployment. For more information, see [Office 365 ProPlus Pilot and Health Dashboard](/mem/configmgr/sum/deploy-use/office-365-dashboard#bkmk_pilot).
 
-As part of your deployment, you'll deploy the apps first to the targeted group from step 1, and then do another round of testing to ensure compatibility between Microsoft 365 Apps and the add-ins and client devices in that group. After verifying compatibility, you can deploy to the rest of your organization. That first group can continue to be a pilot for testing future updates ahead of the rest of your organization. For more information, see [Plan your enterprise deployment of Microsoft 365 Apps](plan-microsoft-365-apps.md).
+As part of your deployment, deploy the apps first to the targeted group from step 1, and then do another round of testing to ensure compatibility between Microsoft 365 Apps and the add-ins and client devices in that group. After verifying compatibility, you can deploy to the rest of your organization. That first group can continue to be a pilot for testing future updates ahead of the rest of your organization. For more information, see [Plan your enterprise deployment of Microsoft 365 Apps](plan-microsoft-365-apps.md).
 
 ## Review exit criteria 
 

microsoft-365-apps/deploy/deploy-microsoft-365-apps-remote-desktop-services.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.collection: Tier2
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 recommendations: false
 description: "Provides guidance and steps for Office admins for running Microsoft 365 Apps on Remote Desktop Services."
-ms.date: 07/26/2024
+ms.date: 09/19/2024
 ---
 
 # Deploy Microsoft 365 Apps by using Remote Desktop Services
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The following is a list of prerequisites that you need to deploy Microsoft 365 A
 - The Office Deployment Tool, which is available on the [Microsoft Download Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=626065). 
 - A separate user account for each user who signs in to the shared computer.
 - A license from a listed plan [assigned](/microsoft-365/admin/manage/assign-licenses-to-users) to each user account.
-- A version of Windows listed in the [Microsoft 365 plans for business, education, and government system requirements](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources#areaheading-oc60f6).
+- A version of Windows listed in the [Microsoft 365 plans for enterprise, business, education, and government](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/13eda659-3dfc-448e-b2cd-70ebb989be47).
 - Reliable connectivity between the shared computer and the internet.
 
 > [!NOTE]

microsoft-365-apps/deploy/deployment-guide-for-project.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.collection: Tier1
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 recommendations: true
 description: "Provides Office admins with an overview of how to deploy Project to users in their organization."
-ms.date: 09/18/2024
+ms.date: 09/19/2024
 ---
 
 # Deployment guide for Project
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ How you deploy Project to the users in your organization depends on which versio
 - Project Professional 2019 or Project Standard 2019, available as a one-time purchase through a volume licensing agreement.
 - Project Professional 2016 or Project Standard 2016, available as a one-time purchase through a volume licensing agreement.
 
-Before you deploy, be sure to [review the system requirements](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources) for the version of Project that you plan to deploy to the users in your organization.
+Before you deploy, be sure to [review the system requirements](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/9e73a4c7-f110-473b-9223-1ab62769ec59) for the version of Project that you plan to deploy to the users in your organization.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > There are some combinations of Office, Visio, and Project that can't be installed together on the same device. For more information, see [Supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Visio, and Project on the same computer](install-different-office-visio-and-project-versions-on-the-same-computer.md).

microsoft-365-apps/deploy/deployment-guide-for-visio.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.collection: Tier1
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 recommendations: true
 description: "Provides Office admins with an overview of how to deploy subscription and volume licensed versions of Visio to users in their organization."
-ms.date: 09/18/2024
+ms.date: 09/19/2024
 ---
 
 # Deployment guide for Visio
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ How you deploy Visio to the users in your organization depends on which version
 - Visio Professional 2019 or Visio Standard 2019, available as a one-time purchase through a volume licensing agreement.
 - Visio Professional 2016 or Visio Standard 2016, available as a one-time purchase through a volume licensing agreement.
 
-Before you deploy, be sure to [review the system requirements](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources) for the version of Visio that you plan to deploy to the users in your organization.
+Before you deploy, be sure to [review the system requirements](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/9e73a4c7-f110-473b-9223-1ab62769ec59) for the version of Visio that you plan to deploy to the users in your organization.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > There are some combinations of Office, Visio, and Project that can't be installed together on the same device. For more information, see [Supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Visio, and Project on the same computer](install-different-office-visio-and-project-versions-on-the-same-computer.md).