Microsoft Office 2016 Updates - Block 2019

[yurypanasyuk]

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!

[rqomsiya]

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

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

[sdagley]

@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]

@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]

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.