Office 2013 Administrative Template files and Office Customization Tool

In the eventuality that you would like to Microsoft Office with Group Policy, then you would need to install Administrative Template files for Microsoft Office. So far, Microsoft released Office 2013 Administrative Template files and Office Customization Tool that is essentially designed to work with Office 2010, 2013 as well as some versions of Microsoft 365.

Installing the Administrative Template files is a relatively straightforward process that should be run as administrator to avoid errors. During the installation, you need to create an Office ADMX folder where the contents of the files you download can be extracted.

Functionality wise, you need to place the Central Store for Group Policy Administrative Templates or a similar domain controller in the same folder and should be able to manage them. You can check whether the installation was successful via the Group Policy Management Editor by right-clicking on the Default Domain Policy and accessing the Edit function. If the installation was successful, then you should see the Microsoft Office folders now.

There are numerous guides online that provide step-by-step instructions on installing the Administrative Template files for a specific Office, so do not hesitate to check them out if you are having a hard time with the installation or configuration.