How to disable Office 2016 First Things First - Install updates only - Ask me later

Nayan Patel 1 Reputation point
2020-10-27T23:12:01.863+00:00

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016 (16.0.4266.1001)

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016 is installed on Windows Server 2016 Standard.

How can I disable this notification and office updates for Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016 using the registry or GPO?35535-office-2016-first-things-first-install-updates-onl.jpg35562-microsoft-office-professional-plus-2016.jpg

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  1. Emily Hua-MSFT 27,796 Reputation points
    2020-10-28T03:07:46.5+00:00

    @Nayan Patel ,

    I would suggest you install Office administrator templates.

    Then go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Office 2016 > Privacy > Trust Center > "Disable Opt-in Wizard on first run", enable it.


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  2. Nayan Patel 1 Reputation point
    2020-10-28T06:36:13.497+00:00

    Thank you, Emily.

    It has fixed the issue.

    Kind regards,
    Nayan


  3. Smorgydorg 0 Reputation points
    2023-02-27T07:53:16.6+00:00

    Unfortunately, I cannot open the user templates because Excel is giving me the same prompt and it hangs just like every other office product the first time I run it. It's infuriating.

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