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Posting this for anyone that works with an organization that wants to disable Microsoft AutoUpdate with a Jamf Pro configuration profile.


Preference Domain: com.microsoft.autoupdate2


 


 


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>ChannelName</key>
<string>Custom</string>
<key>EnableCheckForUpdatesButton</key>
<false/>
<key>HowToCheck</key>
<string>Manual</string>
<key>StartDaemonOnAppLaunch</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</plist>

 


 



 


 

@bwoods Be aware that Microsoft now considers the Manual setting for the HowToCheck option to be deprecated although it is currently still supported: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/mac/mau-preferences#howtocheck

@bwoods Be aware that Microsoft now considers the Manual setting for the HowToCheck option to be deprecated although it is currently still supported: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/mac/mau-preferences#howtocheck


@sdagley , thank you for contributing to the post. I'm posting this as an alternative to deleting the Microsoft AutoUpdate.app. I'll take note to update this post when this configuration is no longer effective. Hope this helps someone out there. Thank you.

@bwoods Be aware that Microsoft now considers the Manual setting for the HowToCheck option to be deprecated although it is currently still supported: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/mac/mau-preferences#howtocheck

Is it still deprecated? Because the linked page just names the “Automatic” value to be deprecated. 

I hope the manual value will stay in place

​@dsghealighlwei It’s possible MS listened to feedback that not being able to disable automatic updates wasn’t an acceptable option for some of their customers.

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