From 5ca5312c521610865a2e5b0d2b76ad81d959435f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rbalsleyMSFT <53497092+rbalsleyMSFT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 10:50:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Allows Office installation on ARM64 VMs

Comments out the restriction that previously prevented Microsoft 365 Apps and Office from installing on ARM64 virtual machines. This enables users to attempt or perform Office installations on ARM64 architectures where it was previously blocked.
---
 FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM.ps1 | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM.ps1 b/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM.ps1
index 5055dbb..4309a06 100644
--- a/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM.ps1
+++ b/FFUDevelopment/BuildFFUVM.ps1
@@ -5571,10 +5571,10 @@ if (($InstallApps -eq $false) -and (($UpdateLatestDefender -eq $true) -or ($Upda
     WriteLog 'You have selected to update Defender, Malicious Software Removal Tool, OneDrive, Edge, or the latest Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC cumulative update, however you are setting InstallApps to false. These updates require the InstallApps variable to be set to true. Please set InstallApps to true and try again.'
     throw "InstallApps variable must be set to `$true to update Defender, OneDrive, Edge, MSRT, or the latest Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC cumulative update"
 }
-if (($WindowsArch -eq 'ARM64') -and ($InstallOffice -eq $true)) {
-    $InstallOffice = $false
-    WriteLog 'M365 Apps/Office currently fails to install on ARM64 VMs without an internet connection. Setting InstallOffice to false'
-}
+# if (($WindowsArch -eq 'ARM64') -and ($InstallOffice -eq $true)) {
+#     $InstallOffice = $false
+#     WriteLog 'M365 Apps/Office currently fails to install on ARM64 VMs without an internet connection. Setting InstallOffice to false'
+# }
 
 if (($WindowsArch -eq 'ARM64') -and ($UpdateOneDrive -eq $true)) {
     $UpdateOneDrive = $false