If the Windows Installer engine is corrupted, disabled, or installed incorrectly, this may cause program installation issues. Use the following methods to identify any Windows Installer issues that may be causing problems when you install, uninstall, or update programs.

Windows Installer uses logging to help you troubleshoot issues that may occur when you install software packages. After you enable logging, you can try the unsuccessful installation again. Windows Installer tracks the progress and records the data in a log file.

Download the offline installer from your account portal. To download the offline installer, go to www.office.com. If you're not already signed in with the Microsoft account associated with your copy of Microsoft 365 or Microsoft 365 do that now.

Help to fix install errors for Office, such as "can’t install Office", "something went wrong" or situations where install hangs or activation fails.

Solution. To resolve this error, follow the steps in the Windows Update Troubleshooter. Did this resolve the issue? Learn how to fix error code 0x80070422 so you can install Xbox Game Pass games on your Windows PC.

You see the following error code when you try to install an Xbox Game Pass game on your Windows 10 PC: 0x80073CF4. This might mean that your PC does not have enough drive space to install the game.

If you see this error message when trying to sign in to your Microsoft account to install Office, here are some things you can try to fix the problem. We've listed the most common solutions first, so try them in order.

Check here for the known game issues that we're currently tracking and find out what you can do about them. You see the following error code and message when you try to install a game in the Xbox app for PC: 0x8007007B. The drive for download is not available, please fix the volume and try again.

Install Microsoft 365 for the first time Some Office 2019, Office 2016, and Office 2013 products come with a product key. If yours did, before installing Microsoft 365 for the first time, sign in with an existing or new Microsoft account and enter your product key at office.com/setup .

If you see error 0x80070057, try installing the game or app on your PC's primary drive. Find more solutions here.