How to Enable or Disable Automatic Office 2016 Updates Information By default, Click-to-Run installations of Microsoft Office 2016 are co. Microsoft AutoUpdate makes sure your copy of Office will always be up-to-date with the latest security fixes and improvements. If you are an Office 365 subscriber, you'll also receive the newest features and tools. Check for updates and install. Open an Office app such as Word, then on the top menu, click Help Check for Updates.
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Microsoft regularly publishes software updates to improve performance, security, and to deliver new features.
Disable Microsoft Autoupdate Mac
To update Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, a program named Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) is used. By default, MAU automatically checks for updates daily, but you can change that to weekly, monthly, or manually.
If you decide to deploy updates by using your software distribution tools, you should configure MAU to manually check for software updates. You can deploy preferences to configure how and when MAU checks for updates for the Macs in your organization.
Use msupdate
MAU includes a command-line tool, called msupdate, that is designed for IT administrators so that they have more precise control over when updates are applied. Instructions for how to use this tool can be found in Update Office for Mac by using msupdate.
In MAU, the application identifier for Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac is WDAV00. To download and install the latest updates for Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, execute the following command from a Terminal window:
Set preferences for Microsoft AutoUpdate
This section describes the most common preferences that can be used to configure MAU. These settings can be deployed as a configuration profile through the management console that your enterprise is using. An example of a configuration profile is shown in the following sections.
Set the channel name
The channel determines the type and frequency of updates that are offered through MAU. Devices in InsiderFast (corresponding to the Insider Fast channel) can try out new features before devices in External (corresponding to the Insider Slow channel) and Production.
The Production channel contains the most stable version of the product.
Tip
In order to preview new features and provide early feedback, it is recommended that you configure some devices in your enterprise to InsiderFast or External.
| Domain | com.microsoft.autoupdate2 |
| Key | ChannelName |
| Data type | String |
| Possible values | InsiderFast External Production |
Warning
This setting changes the channel for all applications that are updated through Microsoft AutoUpdate. To change the channel only for Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, execute the following command after replacing [channel-name] with the desired channel:
Set update check frequency
Change how often MAU searches for updates.
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| Domain | com.microsoft.autoupdate2 |
| Key | UpdateCheckFrequency |
| Data type | Integer |
| Default value | 720 (minutes) |
| Comment | This value is set in minutes. |
Change how MAU interacts with updates
Change how MAU searches for updates.
| Domain | com.microsoft.autoupdate2 |
| Key | HowToCheck |
| Data type | String |
| Possible values | Manual AutomaticCheck AutomaticDownload |
| Comment | Note that AutomaticDownload will do a download and install silently if possible. |
Change whether the 'Check for Updates' button is enabled
Change whether local users will be able to click the 'Check for Updates' option in the Microsoft AutoUpdate user interface.
| Domain | com.microsoft.autoupdate2 |
| Key | EnableCheckForUpdatesButton |
| Data type | Boolean |
| Possible values | True (default) False |
Disable Insider checkbox
Set to true to make the 'Join the Office Insider Program...' checkbox unavailable / greyed out to users.
| Domain | com.microsoft.autoupdate2 |
| Key | DisableInsiderCheckbox |
| Data type | Boolean |
| Possible values | False (default) True |
Limit the telemetry that is sent from MAU
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Set to false to send minimal heartbeat data, no application usage, and no environment details.
| Domain | com.microsoft.autoupdate2 |
| Key | SendAllTelemetryEnabled |
| Data type | Boolean |
| Possible values | True (default) False |
Example configuration profile
The following configuration profile is used to:
- Place the device in the Insider Fast channel
- Automatically download and install updates
- Enable the 'Check for updates' button in the user interface
- Allow users on the device to enroll into the Insider channels
JAMF
Intune
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To configure MAU, you can deploy this configuration profile from the management tool that your enterprise is using:
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- From JAMF, upload this configuration profile and set the Preference Domain to com.microsoft.autoupdate2.
- From Intune, upload this configuration profile and set the custom configuration profile name to com.microsoft.autoupdate2.