Turn off auto update

To turn off automatic updates for Office on macOS, disable Microsoft AutoUpdate and/or automatic app updates, depending on how Office was installed.

1. Open any Office app (for example, Word or Excel).
2. In the top menu bar, select Help > Check for Updates to open Microsoft AutoUpdate.
3. In Microsoft AutoUpdate, turn off or uncheck any option that enables automatic updates (for example, deselect automatic checking or installing of updates), if available.

If using macOS Ventura or later and want to stop AutoUpdate from running in the background:

1. Open System Settings from Launchpad.
2. Select General > Login Items & Extensions.
3. In Allow in the Background, turn Microsoft AutoUpdate off.

If Office was installed from the Mac App Store and automatic updates are enabled there, they can also be controlled at the system level by turning off automatic app updates in the App Store settings (note that the context only covers how to update, not how to disable that feature).

If reverting to an earlier Office build and wanting to prevent future updates after that, disable updates from within Office (Windows example in context, conceptually similar on Mac):

1. Open an Office app such as Outlook.
2. Go to File > Account (or equivalent account/settings page on Mac).
3. Under Product Information, choose Update Options and select Disable Updates (where available).

References:

• Allow Microsoft AutoUpdate to run in the background on macOS
• Update Office for Mac automatically
• How to revert to an earlier version of Office
• Update Office with Microsoft Update
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