Automatic updating for Microsoft Office is non enabled

  • Article
  • 4 minutes to read
  • Applies to:
    Microsoft 365 Apps, Role LTSC Standard 2021, Role LTSC Professional Plus 2021, Office Standard 2019, Office Professional Plus 2016, Office Standard 2016, Office Dwelling and Business 2013, Office Home and Educatee 2013, Office Professional 2013, Part Professional Plus 2013, Office Standard 2013

Note

Part 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this modify, read this blog post.

Symptoms

By default, installations of Microsoft Office are configured to automatically update your Part installation when new updates are fabricated publicly available. Nevertheless, if you examine the Account section of the backstage, you lot may see that updates are disabled or that the control to manage updates is disabled or hidden. For case, the following figure indicates that updates are disabled in the backstage.

Screenshot indicates that updates are disabled in the backstage.

Cause

This event occurs if updates have been manually disabled or are managed through Grouping Policy settings.

Resolution

We recommend that you proceed automated updating enabled for Office installations because this configuration allows Part to automatically update with the latest fixes and security features. To re-enable automatic updates for Office, follow the steps below.

  • Manually configure automatic updates

    If your Office installation is not managed by Group Policy, you can manually re-enable automatic updates past following these steps. If yous cannot follow these steps considering the Update Options control is disabled or missing, your updates are being managed by Group Policy.

    1. Get-go whatever program.
    2. On the File tab, select Account.
      Notation: In Outlook, select Office Account.
    3. On the right side, select Update Options, and then select Enable Updates.
    4. If you are asked whether you desire to let Microsoft Office brand changes to your calculator, select Yes.

  • Automatic updates managed by Group Policy

    Alarm

    Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you alter the registry incorrectly. Before you change it, back up the registry for restoration in instance issues occur.

    If you cannot follow the steps in the "Manually configure automated updates" department, this is because the Update Options control is disabled or missing due to a Group Policy. For example, the following effigy shows the Update Options control when the Enable Updates option is hidden through a Group Policy:

    Screenshot shows the Update Options control when the Enable Updates option is hidden through a Group Policy.

    To examine the registry information that is associated with the Group Policy settings which control this characteristic, follow these steps:

    1. Commencement Registry Editor. To do this, have one of the post-obit deportment:

      • In Windows ten or Windows 8, press the Windows key + X, select Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then printing Enter.
      • In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, select Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and so press Enter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the countersign, or select Let.

    2. Locate and so select the following registry key:

      Note: If this primal does not exist in your Registry Editor, run into How to add together the registry fundamental via policy below.

      Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Office LTSC 2021, Office 2019, and Office 2016

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\OfficeUpdate

      Office 2013

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Wow6432Node\microsoft\role\fifteen.0\common\OfficeUpdate

    3. Examine the following registry values under the \OfficeUpdate key:

      • DWORD: EnableAutomaticUpdates
        Values:
        0 = automatic updates are disabled
        1 = automated updates are enabled

      • DWORD: HideEnableDisableUpdates
        Values:
        ane = hide the menu option to enable or disable automatic updates
        0 = show the card choice to enable or disable automatic updates

    4. If you accept any questions or concerns about these policy settings, run into your domain administrator.

How to add the registry key via policy

The registry key is added automatically when you install ADMX/ADML files. To practise this:

Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Office LTSC 2021, Office 2019, and Office 2016

  1. Ever download the LATEST admin templates to a location of your choice:

    Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, Office 2019, and Function 2016

  2. Select the Download button.

  3. Select either the x64 or the x86 build.

  4. Select Run and follow the prompts to install the software.

  5. Copy the *.admx files into the C:/Windows/PolicyDefinitions/ folder.

  6. Copy the *.adml files from the language-locale subfolder (for instance, "en-U.s.") into the respective language-locale folder under C:/Windows/PolicyDefinitions/.

Warning

Be certain to preserve the same language-locale PolicyDefinitions binder which is applicable to your surroundings.

Office 2013

  1. Go to the Part 2013 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Function Customization Tool page.
  2. Select the Download push button.
  3. Select either the x64 or the x86 build.
  4. Select Run and follow the prompts to install the software.
  5. Re-create the *.admx files into the C:/Windows/PolicyDefinitions/ folder.
  6. Copy the *.adml files from the language-locale subfolder (for instance, "en-US") into the respective language-locale folder under C:/Windows/PolicyDefinitions/.

Warning

Exist sure to preserve the same language-locale PolicyDefinitions folder which is applicative to your environment.

After you copy the Administrative Template files to AD DS, you'll find the update policy settings under Estimator Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Function 2016 (Car) > Updates in the Group Policy Management Console. Y'all'll too find a description of how to configure each policy setting.

More data

For more information about configuring the update settings via GPO, see Configure update settings for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.