Microsoft Office 2016 Updates - Block 2019

yurypanasyuk
New Contributor III

Hello All! Our company still runs on Office 2016 only and the updater auto updates to Office 2019 almost right away. How can I block this from happening? Its breaking the license and puts Office into read only mode. I need the updater to be on for security patches and for folks who are not on the latest versions of the app (we push patches via jamf). We use a config profile for Office but only a single preference key: HowToCheck= AutomaticDownload. Is deploying a caching server the only way (ManifestServer)? Hoping for a simpler approach....... Any help is greatly appreciated!

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rqomsiya
Contributor III

Use the MAU app array profile. Look for details here:

https://github.com/pbowden-msft/Payloads?files=1

sdagley
Esteemed Contributor II

@yurypanasyuk To expand on what @rqomsiya posted, the MAU configuration you want to deploy as a Configuration Profile is https://github.com/pbowden-msft/Payloads/blob/master/MAU_FullyManaged.plist as it blocks all automatic updates as well as preventing the user for manually initiating an update.

pbowden
Contributor III

@yurypanasyuk it sounds like you have a Config setting that’s out of whack as you should only be offered 2016 updates if that’s how you’re licensed. Feel free to send me email (pbowden@microsoft.com) and we’ll figure it out.

yurypanasyuk
New Contributor III

Thanks! pbowden helped resolve it. Users who have installed 2019 in the past have left over autoupdate.plist files that allows the updater to jump over from2016 to 2019.