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Use Microsoft Intune to install Microsoft 365 Insider on Windows devices

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If you already use Microsoft Intune to deploy software in your organization, you can use it to install Microsoft 365 Insider on Windows devices. Intune supports both of these scenarios:

Change an existing Microsoft 365 Apps installation to Microsoft 365 Insider

If Microsoft 365 Apps is already installed on the Windows device, you can use administrative templates for Windows 10 and later to change to Microsoft 365 Insider.

To make that change, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
  2. Go to Devices > Policy > Configuration profiles > Create profile.
  3. In the Create a profile pane, select Windows 10 and later for the platform. Then, select Templates for the profile type, and Administrative Templates for the template name. Then, select Create.
  4. On the Basics page, provide a name (required) and description (optional), and then select Next.
  5. On the Configuration settings page, select Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine). Then, select Updates.
  6. Select Update Channel (2.0) and then select Enabled.
  7. From the drop-down list under Channel Name, choose either Current Channel (Preview) or Beta Channel. (Keep in mind that Beta Channel isn't supported.)
  8. Select OK and then select Next.
  9. Select scope tags (optional), if appropriate for your organization, and then select Next.
  10. Assign the configuration profile to the Microsoft Entra security group with the devices whose channel you want to change, and then select Next.
  11. On the Review + create page, review your selections, and then select Create.

By default, Intune policies refresh in the background every eight hours. Actions such as assigning a new profile immediately notifies the device to check in. If you want to refresh policy assignment immediately, from the device, you can sync your Windows device manually.

After the policy is applied, the "Office Automatic Updates 2.0" scheduled task must run. It detects the updated policy and update the assigned channel. When the task runs again, it detects the new assigned channel and Microsoft 365 Apps updates to that channel. You won't see the new channel name under File > Account until after the update to that channel is complete.

Tip

You can force Microsoft 365 Apps to check for updates by going to File > Account > Update Options > Update Now in an app, such as Word.

Install Microsoft 365 Insider when you do a new Microsoft 365 Apps installation

Follow these steps to use Intune to install Microsoft 365 Insider on a Windows device that doesn't already have Microsoft 365 Apps installed.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
  2. Go to Apps > All apps > Add.
  3. In the Select app type pane, select Windows 10 and later in the Microsoft 365 Apps section.
  4. Choose Select. The Add Microsoft 365 Apps steps are displayed.
  5. On the App suite information page, fill in the fields as you would for a typical app suite in your organization, then select Next.
  6. On the Configure app suite page, make sure Configuration designer is selected for Configuration settings format, then select the apps that you want to assign to devices.
  7. On the Configure app suite page, choose the following settings:
    • Select the appropriate architecture for your organization. The default is 64-bit and is recommended. But if you’re not sure which architecture to use, see Choose between the 64-bit or 32-bit version of Office.
    • For Update channel, select Current Channel (Preview). (If you want Beta Channel, follow these steps )
    • For Version to install, make sure Latest is selected.
    • For Languages, select the appropriate languages for your organization.
    • Make any other selections that are appropriate for your organization, and then select Next.
  8. On the Assignments page, make the selections appropriate for your organization, and then select Next. For more information, see Assign apps to groups with Microsoft Intune.
  9. On the Review + create page, review your selections, and then select Create.
  10. After Microsoft 365 Apps downloads and installs on the user’s device, open an app, such as Word, and go to File › Account. Under the About section, you should see Current Channel (Preview).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Beta Channel?

To install Beta Channel, in Step 6, choose Enter XML data for the Configuration settings format. Selecting this option displays the Configuration file text box. Enter the following text into the text box, and then select Validate XML. After validating the XML, select Next.

<Configuration>
  <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="BetaChannel" >
    <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
      <Language ID="en-us" />
    </Product>
  </Add>
 </Configuration>

Note

I have Microsoft 365 Apps for business, not Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. What do I do?

Intune doesn't support Microsoft 365 Apps for business. Use the Office Deployment Tool instead. For more information, see Use the Office Deployment Tool to install Microsoft 365 Insider on Windows devices.