


To manually update Microsoft Office for Windows, open Word, and select the “File” tab.Ĭlick “Account”at the bottom of the left-hand pane. If you want to keep Automatic Updates disabled, you’ll need to manually check for and install any updates Office brings. Microsoft Office will now automatically update with each release. Select “Automatically Download And Install.” If you want to download updates but not install till the user acts on it then you can set the registy value to 3. reg add 'HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsUpdateAuto Update' /v AUOptions /t REGDWORD /d 0 /f. If “Manually Check” is selected, automatic updates aren’t enabled. To enable automatic updates we need to set the registry value to 0. The “Microsoft AutoUpdate” window will appear. In the drop-down menu that appears, select “Check For Updates.” To turn on automatic updates for Microsoft Office on Mac, open Word, and select the “Help” tab in the system menu bar (not the Word menu bar). In the drop-down menu that appears, select “Enable Updates.” If automatic updates are turned off, you’ll see a message stating “This product will not be updated” under “Office Updates.” Select the “Update Options” button.
