For example, if you use the ODT to download Office in English and German to a folder that already contains Office in English, only the German language pack will be downloaded. When you download Office to a folder that already contains that version of Office, the ODT will conserve your network bandwidth by downloading only the missing files. Example: setup.exe /download downloadconfig.xml. To download Microsoft 365 Apps products and languages, use download mode. When running the ODT, you provide the location of the configuration file and define which mode the ODT should run in: For more information, see Overview of the Office Customization Tool. With the Office Customization Tool, you can easily create and modify configuration files in a web-based interface.

You can continue to create the configuration file in a text editor, but we recommend using the Office Customization Tool instead. Best practice: This article shows the XML elements and attributes in the configuration file for the Office Deployment Tool.

Office 2019 standard deployment tool