Windows 10: will i be okay without a Microsoft Office 15 program file it's been permanently deleted...

I accidentally permanently deleted Microsoft Office 15 from ProgramFiles,

:)

 

question on how to permanently delete files?

Can some one tell me how to permanently delete files that i delete from the recycle bin.?

 

Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\winword.exe.

I am beginning to suspect that your problem does not lie with MS Office but with the Windows file system. If so then installing Office 2016 might or might not solve your problem.

What happens when you do this while working in an elevated console session (cmd.exe):

1. Copy the file C:\Windows\write.exe to the folder
   
   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15
2. Run the file
   
   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\write.exe
   
   from the Command Prompt.
3. Run the file
   
   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\write.exe
   
   from File Explorer

 

Modify Microsoft Office Icons/Tiles


EDIT: only works for icons, not for tiles :/

Ok, I just found a way but it is not really straightforward. It consists in creating a shortcut toward a homonym application for each of the Microsoft Office programs, and then deleting the homonym application and renaming the real Microsoft Office program. If you create a shortcut directly to one of the program, you will not be able to modify the icon.

Step by step:
1. Go in Microsoft Office folder (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15 for Windows 10 and Office 15)
2. Rename EXCEL.EXE in EXCEL2.EXE, or any other application whose icon you want to edit
3. Create a new text document (or whatever you like) on your desktop, and give it the initial name of the Office application you are working on (EXCEL.exe here)
4. Move the fake file into the Office folder
5. Create a shortcut toward the fake application on your desktop, and change shortcut icon (you will not be able to do it anymore after step 6)
6. Delete the fake file in the Office folder, and give the real Office program its original name
7. Pin your new shortcut to your Start menu