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Click-to-run. CTR. C2R. At this point you have probably seen mention of one of these – this is Microsoft’s alternative to the traditional Windows Installer-based (MSI) method of installing and updating Office. It has actually been around for a few versions of Office now, but organizations are really just starting to adopt this deployment method. As a quick summary of the technology – this is Microsoft’s streaming and virtualization technology which enables organizations to download and begin to use Office products before the whole product is installed. Click-to-run is licensed on a per-user basis and each user may install the software on up to 5 devices. Activations are processed and tracked in the O365 cloud every 30 days.