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Disable Microsoft Office Updates

Anonymous
2022-02-14T02:41:07+00:00

Hi,

I have a question w.r.t disabling Microsoft Office updates programmatically on Windows 10/11 OS.

Is there any direct Windows commands/APIs to turn off the Microsoft Office Updates instead of following manual steps by Opening Office app, Go to File > Account->Update Options?

We noticed that though Windows Update is being turned off on the system, sometimes Microsoft Office still goes and tries to get the updates.

Please help

Thanks

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  1. Stefan Blom 339K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-15T09:15:00+00:00

    In a business environment, you (or the local Office admin) can make use of group policies to control Office updates. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/configure-update-settings-microsoft-365-apps.

    Note that the setting in Windows to "Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows" has no effect on Office. Office updates are separate.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-14T19:45:40+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for your response.

    Is it a good approach to add below Register entries in the Register Editor using batch script to turn off the Windows Office updates? I tried manually adding these registry keys to turn off Office updates and it worked.

    REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\OfficeUpdate" /v "EnableAutomaticUpdates" /t REG_DWORD /d 0

    Just wanted to confirm if this is an efficient solution?

    Appreciate your help

    Thanks,

    Santhosh

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-14T03:22:25+00:00

    Hi Santhosh_rkk

    Thanks for posting the thread on our forum

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    According to your description, it seems that you want  to know if there is a direct Windows commands to disable the office updates .

    1. As you mentioned, the first way is open an office application>File>Account>update office>to disable office update.
    2. The second way is opening Settings> Update & security > Windows Update> Advanced options > Turn off the option labeled Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows.
    3. Besides, you also can Open the Windows 10 Store app> Click on the three dots icon and then click Settings> App updates> turn off the Update apps automatically option.

    It’s a pity that there is no a direct way or commands can disable the office updates directly. For the situation you encountered, we do understand the inconvenience caused and apologize for it. We understand that you want to disable the office updates directly.

    So we kindly suggest you send feedback to Feedback · Community (microsoft.com) to share your ideas, this is the best platform to let us hear from you and make our products and services better for you and others.

    Your understanding and patience will be highly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Stacey

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-15T07:15:36+00:00

    Hi Santhosh_rkk

    Thank you for coming back to forum. We also appreciate that you provide the very detailed information.

    We did a test in our end according to the information you provided, it seems like a solution can turn off the Office updates temporarily. Maybe it’s a good way to solve your problem in the current situation.

    Meanwhile, we also appreciate that you share your ideas in here, which can help other community members who have the same problems like yours.

    Best regards,

    Stacey

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