How to Solve Microsoft Office Error Code 3-4

by Emma Justine Web Designer

If we talk about Microsoft Office, then it has become an important component of our daily life which helps in our education, office work, business etc. Microsoft Office includes Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint and Outlook which has an everyday use in the western world. Microsoft is in development stages, so it has launched Office 365 and Office 2019 which are well developed and secure products and also Office 2013 which was preceded by Office 365 and Office 2016.

Solution: Disable Firewall and Antivirus temporarily

When we install or update Microsoft Office, it may appear subject to network or firewall restriction. In network or computer, the network rules or firewall rules may block the installation of Office program. It can also be blocked as a part of security measures by the network supplier who applies these firewall rules and Antivirus on the computer or the computer user on its core system or registry.

You can fix Microsoft Office error code by disabling the firewall and antivirus temporarily from the method listed below:

Follow the steps to disable Firewall:

Go to “Control Panel.”
Navigate to “system and security” and then to “Windows Firewall.”
Snap-on “turn windows firewall On or Off.”
Turn Off the firewall for both private and public network.
While installing or updating Microsoft Office and examine if the Error code 3-4 is fixed or not.

Follow the steps to disable antivirus:

Unlock Antivirus application installed on the computer.

Hit on settings and move to real-time protection.

Turn off real-time protection.

Move to Antivirus firewall.

Turn off Antivirus firewall.
If prompted click-on YES or OK verification prompt.
While installing or updating Microsoft Office and examine if the Error code 3-4 is fixed or not.

Emma Justine is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Emma has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.

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