Policy
Enable Automatic Updates
Microsoft Office 5532.1000
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether the Office automatic updates are enabled or disabled for all Office products installed via Click-to-Run. This policy has no effect on Office products installed via Windows Installer. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Office periodically checks for updates. When updates are detected, Office downloads and applies them in the background. If you disable this policy setting, Office won't check for updates.
Internal name
L_EnableAutomaticUpdates
Policy ID
0a98499b1c91
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate\enableautomaticupdates | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
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