Microsoft AutoUpdate
com.microsoft.autoupdate2
Microsoft AutoUpdate settings
macOS
Configuration Keys (23)
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| Key | Type | Description | Default | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PFC_SegmentedControl_0stringrequired | string | — | Default: — | Range: — |
Acknowledged Data Collection Policy | string | The first time Version 4.12 or later of Microsoft AutoUpdate is launched, users will see a Required Data Notice dialog which provides them with information about what data from MAU is sent to Microsoft. If you don't want your users to see this Required Data Notice dialog for Microsoft AutoUpdate, you can set the following preference. Regardless of which value you set, the dialog won't be shown to your users. If you let your users see this dialog, then when the user chooses OK, the value RequiredDataOnly is used and the dialog is not shown to the user again. | Default: "RequiredDataOnly" | Range: Required Data Only (RequiredDataOnly), Required And Optional Data (removed in version 4.70) (RequiredAndOptionalData) |
ChannelNamestringChannel Name | string | Set the update channel that is used to check for updates. Click the documentation link for more information about which channel to use. Depends on: ManifestServer | Default: "Production" | Range: Production (pre MAU 4.29) (Production), Current (MAU 4.29+) (Current), Office Insider Slow: "External" (pre MAU 4.29) (External), Preview (MAU 4.29+) (Preview), Office Insider Fast: "InsiderFast" (pre MAU 4.29) (InsiderFast), Beta (MAU 4.29+) (Beta), Custom (Custom) |
DisableInsiderCheckboxbooleanDisable Insider Checkbox | boolean | Set this option to disable the "Join the Office Insider Program..." checkbox. | Default: false | Range: — |
EnableCheckForUpdatesButtonbooleanEnable Check for Updates Button | boolean | Disable this option to make the "Check for Updates" button in unavailable. | Default: true | Range: — |
ExtendedLoggingbooleanEnable Extended Logging | boolean | Enabled extended logging for Microsoft AutoUpdate operations. Writes logs to: /Library/Logs/Microsoft/autoupdate.log | Default: false | Range: — |
HowToCheckstringHow to Check for Updates | string | Control how updates are checked for and handled. | Default: "AutomaticCheck" | Range: No auto updates or checks: "Manual" (Manual), Automatically check for updates: "AutomaticCheck" (AutomaticCheck), Automatically check for and install updates: "AutomaticDownload" (AutomaticDownload) |
ManifestServerstringManifest Server | string | Force Microsoft AutoUpdate to pull collateral using a custom server. This is good when enterprise wants to have strict control on which version of Office applications get installed. Ensure that a trailing slash is used when specifying the value as this is mandatory. This requires "ChannelName" to be set to "Custom". | Default: — | Range: — |
SendAllTelemetryEnabledbooleanSend Telemetry Data | boolean | Set to false to send minimal heartbeat data, no application usage, and no environment details. Replaced by "AcknowledgedDataCollectionPolicy" in MAU 4.12. | Default: false | Range: — |
StartDaemonOnAppLaunchbooleanStart Daemon on App Launch | boolean | Enable this option to trigger the MAU Daemon when other Office applications are launched. | Default: true | Range: — |
IgnoreUIOpenAfterInstallbooleanIgnore UI Open After Install | boolean | Enable this option to prevent MAU UI from launching after install. | Default: false | Range: — |
DisableOptInNotificationbooleanDisable Opt-In Notification | boolean | When Set to TRUE, prevents Opt-In notification/pop-up window from showing even when HowToCheck is set to Automatic. | Default: false | Range: — |
UpdateCachestringUpdate Cache Server | string | Force Microsoft AutoUpdate to pull update binaries from a custom server. This is good when internet bandwidth is limited. Ensure that a trailing slash is used when specifying the value as this is mandatory. | Default: — | Range: — |
UpdateCheckIntervalintegerUpdate Check Interval | integer | Specifies the number of minutes between checking for updates. Default is set to check every 13 hours. | Default: 780 | Range: — |
UpdateCheckFrequencyintegerUpdate Check Frequency | integer | Change how often the Microsoft AutoUpdate daemon will look for updates. The default is 720 minutes (12 hrs). By reducing this value MAU will look for updates sooner. | Default: 720 | Range: — |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit applications and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. | Default: — | Range: — |
Update Deadline: Final Countdown Timer | integer | How many minutes is the final countdown timer once the update deadline is reached. | Default: 60 | Range: — |
Update Deadline: Start Automatic Updates | integer | How many days in advance of the deadline that Automatic Download and Install mode begins. Temporarily overrides "HowToCheck" with "AutomaticDownload" until all updates are applied. | Default: 3 | Range: — |
UpdaterOptimizationstringUpdater Optimization | string | If you have a security agent like CrowdStrike installed and updates cause beachballs; Set UpdaterOptimization preference to "CPU" to prefer file-based delta updates (instead of binary deltas). The trade-off will be larger monthly updates. | Default: "Size" | Range: Size, CPU |
OptionalUpdatesDeferralsDaysintegerGlobal Deferral Days | integer | Global number of days after a release for which updates and offers to update will be postponed. | Default: — | Range: 1 – 28 |
App Specific Deferral | dict | Number of days after a release for which updates and offers to update will be postponed, per individual app. This setting takes precedence over the global setting. | Default: — | Range: — |
DeferralDaysdictApp Specific Deferral Days | dict | Number of days after a release for which updates and offers to update will be postponed, per individual app. This setting takes precedence over the global setting. | Default: — | Range: — |
{{key}}stringApplication Identifier | string | — | Default: — | Range: XCEL2019, IMCP01, OLIC02, MSau04, WDAVCONSUMER, WDAV00, WDAVSHIM, ONDR18, ONMC2019, OPIM2019, PPT32019, MSQA01, MSRD10, MSRH01, MSFB16, TEAMS10, TEAMS21, MSWD2019 |
{{value}}integerNumber of Days | integer | — | Default: — | Range: — |
DeferralVersionsdictApp Specific Deferral Versions | dict | Upper limits to the update version, per individual app. Discovered updates are offered/applied to and including the specified version. | Default: — | Range: — |
{{key}}stringApplication Identifier | string | — | Default: — | Range: XCEL2019, IMCP01, OLIC02, MSau04, WDAVCONSUMER, WDAV00, WDAVSHIM, ONDR18, ONMC2019, OPIM2019, PPT32019, MSQA01, MSRD10, MSRH01, MSFB16, TEAMS10, TEAMS21, MSWD2019 |
{{value}}integerVersion | integer | — | Default: — | Range: — |
ApplicationsdictApplications | dict | Register applications that Microsoft AutoUpdate should update. If this is not managed MAU might have issues finding updates for applications that a user has never opened. Language Code IDs are legacy and always "1033". | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft AutoUpdate | dict | Register /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSau04" | Range: AutoUpdate <= 4.6 (MSau03), AutoUpdate => 4.7 (MSau04) | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft Defender ATP | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft Defender.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "WDAV00" | Range: WDAV00 | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft Edge | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft Edge.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "EDGE01" | Range: EDGE01 | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft Excel | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft Excel.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "XCEL2019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (XCEL15), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (XCEL2019) | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft OneNote | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "ONMC2019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (ONMC15), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (ONMC2019) | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft Outlook | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft Outlook.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "OPIM2019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (OPIM15), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (OPIM2019) | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft PowerPoint | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft PowerPoint.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "PPT32019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (PPT315), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (PPT32019) | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Windows App | dict | Register /Applications/Windows App.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSRD10" | Range: MSRD10 | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft Remote Desktop | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft Remote Desktop.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSRD10" | Range: MSRD10 | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft Teams | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft Teams.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "TEAMS10" | Range: Teams 1.0 classic (TEAMS10), Teams 2.1 (TEAMS21) | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft Word | dict | Register /Applications/Microsoft Word.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSWD2019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (MSWD15), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (MSWD2019) | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Company Portal | dict | Register /Applications/Company Portal.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "IMCP01" | Range: IMCP01 | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
OneDrive | dict | Register /Applications/OneDrive.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "ONDR18" | Range: ONDR18 | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Skype for Business | dict | Register /Applications/Skype for Business.app. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSFB16" | Range: MSFB16 | |
| integer | — | Default: 1033 | Range: 1033 | |
Update Deadline: Days Before Forced Quit | integer | Force quit this application and update X number of days after MAU first detects the update on each computer. Can be used in conjunction with the higher level option of the same setting for more restrictive per-application updating. | Default: — | Range: — |
Update Deadline: Applications Forced Update Schedule | dict | Configure a deadline for a specific update version at a specific date and time for each application. | Default: — | Range: — |
Microsoft AutoUpdate | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft AutoUpdate. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSau04" | Range: AutoUpdate <= 4.6 (MSau03), AutoUpdate => 4.7 (MSau04) | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft Defender ATP | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft Defender ATP. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "WDAV00" | Range: WDAV00 | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft Edge | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft Edge. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "EDGE01" | Range: EDGE01 | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft Excel | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft Excel. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "XCEL2019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (XCEL15), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (XCEL2019) | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft OneNote | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft OneNote. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "ONMC2019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (ONMC15), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (ONMC2019) | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft Outlook | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft Outlook. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "OPIM2019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (OPIM15), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (OPIM2019) | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft PowerPoint | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft PowerPoint. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "PPT32019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (PPT315), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (PPT32019) | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Windows App | dict | Schedule an update for Windows App. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSRD10" | Range: MSRD10 | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft Remote Desktop | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft Remote Desktop. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSRD10" | Range: MSRD10 | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft Teams | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft Teams. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "TEAMS10" | Range: TEAMS10 | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Microsoft Word | dict | Schedule an update for Microsoft Word. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSWD2019" | Range: 2016 Volume License (MSWD15), 2019 Volume License/Office 365 (MSWD2019) | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Company Portal | dict | Schedule an update for Company Portal. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "IMCP01" | Range: IMCP01 | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
OneDrive | dict | Schedule an update for OneDrive. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "ONDR18" | Range: ONDR18 | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
Skype for Business | dict | Schedule an update for Skype for Business. | Default: — | Range: — |
| string | — | Default: "MSFB16" | Range: MSFB16 | |
| date | The date and time to force the update. | Default: — | Range: — | |
| string | The version of the update. | Default: — | Range: — |