Policy

Update Channel

Microsoft Office

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine) > Updates
Supported on
Windows7

This policy setting controls which update channel Office gets updates from. If you enable this policy setting, Office gets updates from the update channel that you select. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Office gets updates from its default channel, or by the update channel specified by the Office Deployment Tool. The default channel is determined by which Office product that is installed. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, and to subscription versions of Project and Visio.​

Internal name
L_UpdateBranch
Policy ID
4fa03e517695
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Computer
Channel Name:
ID L_UpdateBranchID
enum
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
Value name
updatebranch
Type
REG_SZ
Options: Current Channel (Current), Current Channel (Preview) (FirstReleaseCurrent), Monthly Enterprise Channel (MonthlyEnterprise), Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Deferred), Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) (FirstReleaseDeferred), Beta Channel (InsiderFast)
Channel Name:
Computer · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
Value name
updatebranch
Type
REG_SZ
Details
Options: Current Channel (Current), Current Channel (Preview) (FirstReleaseCurrent), Monthly Enterprise Channel (MonthlyEnterprise), Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Deferred), Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) (FirstReleaseDeferred), Beta Channel (InsiderFast)