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Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) version 3.18 and later includes the msupdate command-line tool. The msupdate tool can be used to start the update process for Microsoft applications produced for Mac, such as Office. The tool is primarily designed to give IT administrators more precise control over when. Microsoft replaced Excel 4 Macros with VBA in 1993, so it is amazing they still work in Excel 2016 (released 23 years later). The lack of support and documentation should be taken as a clear sign that Microsoft could remove this functionality at any point.
- Use your Start menu to check for updates Windows Update is included in Control Panel. To check for updates: Click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click Windows Update.
- Any of Microsoft's operating systems could experience freezing issues during Windows updates including Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and others. There's an actual issue with Windows that can cause Windows Update installations to freeze like this but it's only applicable to Windows Vista and only if SP1 hasn't yet.
We recommend that you always update to the latest version of Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU).
The following table provides release history information for Microsoft AutoUpdate. The table is ordered by release date, with the most recent release date listed first. All update packages are 64-bit.
Note
- Download links are only provided for the most recent release of Microsoft AutoUpdate
- Microsoft AutoUpdate provides updates to various Mac products from Microsoft. Therefore, you might receive a notification to update Microsoft AutoUpdate even if you're not running Office for Mac.
To view release notes, see Release notes.
January 2021 release
Release Date: January 13, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.31
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- For devices that are not on automatic updates, Microsoft AutoUpdate will now inform about new updates via notification instead of opening MAU UI.
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.31 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
209B444D2831B879BB73C92041A1C7318C1D5BA58B4689F6C4FC842B0930B532
December 2020 release
Release Date: December 15, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.30
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Adds Universal app support for Macs with M1.
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.30 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
9F4C49BE4FCC82DED7BD394F4F2057912B40D0083F754D15495B7BDE9E58EAC4
November 2020 release
Release Date: November 10, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.29
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Updated channel names for Microsoft 365.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented certain OneDrive installs from getting updates.
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.29 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
7EDE97D524CE7E7869A4033D25270057E670588886F7A0E02628CC7FCB4F7851
October 2020 release
Release Date: October 13, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.28
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- MAU UI: Summary View now shows user attention is needed on errors
- Both MAU UI and Update Assistant now self-terminate after 72 hours of no action.
- MAU UI: Now comes with a Windows menu
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.28 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
80171D842C59BA3B26A085DD3AB6E63E32102088078848C95AEBECF4C91B0438
September 2020 release
Release Date: September 16, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.27
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- The MAU Update Assistant will now start updates behind a locked screen even if the regular check cycle is not reached.
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.27 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
7AF6ACDC5E1278CF4D227F305A127A6FE5A275094D945C1504DC108C2090F2CB
August 2020 release
Release Date: August 11, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.26
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- The MAU icon in the dock will now display the number of available updates.
- MAU will now launch in minimized state when updates are detected.
- Added a new 'IgnoreUIOpenAfterInstall' preference that can be used for preventing the MAU UI from launching after install.
- Solved a permissions issue that caused an 'Incorrect installation' message to be displayed
- Extended the persistence of the MAU 'Update deadline' notification message from 60 seconds to 1 hour.
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.26 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
E81CEADF900A0C7E7D593720D08146DBC1C55868D5B21C7E7A175AA36DFE0178
July 2020 release
Release Date: July 14, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.25
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Detect app termination and automatically remove displayed dialog related to 'open app'.
- Reverted the feature introduced in the April release that users with Automatic Updates off would see the Microsoft AutoUpdate UI only once per week.
- Fixed an issue where Update Assistant terminated before install began, after downloading updates.
- Fixed an issue where Update Assistant did not terminate after a prolonged duration when user notifications were pending.
- Fixed an issue where the MAU UI reopened (or didn't reopen) after install. The UI should open after install if the update is started from the MAU UI itself, or if an update is explicitly started by the user (via Finder, Terminal, and so on.).
SHA-256 Hash:
B8E3D4391E48732F42217589784D8B3417F6F14489D9DE04395198A01BFDFA46
June 2020 release
Release Date: June 18, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.24
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Customer Messaging Campaign: Office for Mac 2016 will be out of support in October 2020.
- Security fix for MAU's Helper Tool XPC connection.
SHA-256 Hash:
EEA059A348F7807DE4C0FD18D480F410B28FB729CB2604D9AD8C63484B0EA1E0
May 2020 release
Release Date: May 12, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.23
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- For devices using macOS 10.13 or above and Office 2016 versions, users will see notifications of Office 2016 reaching end of support.
- If the apps Word, Excel and PowerPoint don't have a window open, and the device is in Microsoft AutoUpdate's Automatic mode of updates, users won't need to quit these apps to apply updates. Microsoft AutoUpdate will now automatically refresh it's Update Dashboard with the latest releases on the CDN, without the user having to refresh it or launch a new AutoUpdate Session.
SHA-256 Hash:
7DAB76D11427BACF30D3DBD87374CE755C618262E68FC3CA85B3FB8F3F3750AD
April 2020 release
Release Date: April 21, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.22
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Microsoft AutoUpdate UI won't be displayed on devices that are updating their Office apps via Microsoft AutoUpdate in 'Automatic' mode and for devices taking updates in non-Automatic mode when there are no new updates available.
SHA-256 Hash:
2D672B377C6A1115FDC509E45E6AFF663D8F15412D4EB77E033085700DC1B72B
Note
- Download links are only provided for the most recent release of Microsoft AutoUpdate
- Microsoft AutoUpdate provides updates to various Mac products from Microsoft. Therefore, you might receive a notification to update Microsoft AutoUpdate even if you're not running Office for Mac.
To view release notes, see Release notes.
January 2021 release
Release Date: January 13, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.31
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- For devices that are not on automatic updates, Microsoft AutoUpdate will now inform about new updates via notification instead of opening MAU UI.
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.31 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
209B444D2831B879BB73C92041A1C7318C1D5BA58B4689F6C4FC842B0930B532
December 2020 release
Release Date: December 15, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.30
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Adds Universal app support for Macs with M1.
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.30 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
9F4C49BE4FCC82DED7BD394F4F2057912B40D0083F754D15495B7BDE9E58EAC4
November 2020 release
Release Date: November 10, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.29
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Updated channel names for Microsoft 365.
- Fixed an issue, which prevented certain OneDrive installs from getting updates.
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.29 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
7EDE97D524CE7E7869A4033D25270057E670588886F7A0E02628CC7FCB4F7851
October 2020 release
Release Date: October 13, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.28
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- MAU UI: Summary View now shows user attention is needed on errors
- Both MAU UI and Update Assistant now self-terminate after 72 hours of no action.
- MAU UI: Now comes with a Windows menu
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.28 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
80171D842C59BA3B26A085DD3AB6E63E32102088078848C95AEBECF4C91B0438
September 2020 release
Release Date: September 16, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.27
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- The MAU Update Assistant will now start updates behind a locked screen even if the regular check cycle is not reached.
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.27 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
7AF6ACDC5E1278CF4D227F305A127A6FE5A275094D945C1504DC108C2090F2CB
August 2020 release
Release Date: August 11, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.26
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- The MAU icon in the dock will now display the number of available updates.
- MAU will now launch in minimized state when updates are detected.
- Added a new 'IgnoreUIOpenAfterInstall' preference that can be used for preventing the MAU UI from launching after install.
- Solved a permissions issue that caused an 'Incorrect installation' message to be displayed
- Extended the persistence of the MAU 'Update deadline' notification message from 60 seconds to 1 hour.
MAU Update Link:
Download Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.26 Package
SHA-256 Hash:
E81CEADF900A0C7E7D593720D08146DBC1C55868D5B21C7E7A175AA36DFE0178
July 2020 release
Release Date: July 14, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.25
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Detect app termination and automatically remove displayed dialog related to 'open app'.
- Reverted the feature introduced in the April release that users with Automatic Updates off would see the Microsoft AutoUpdate UI only once per week.
- Fixed an issue where Update Assistant terminated before install began, after downloading updates.
- Fixed an issue where Update Assistant did not terminate after a prolonged duration when user notifications were pending.
- Fixed an issue where the MAU UI reopened (or didn't reopen) after install. The UI should open after install if the update is started from the MAU UI itself, or if an update is explicitly started by the user (via Finder, Terminal, and so on.).
SHA-256 Hash:
B8E3D4391E48732F42217589784D8B3417F6F14489D9DE04395198A01BFDFA46
June 2020 release
Release Date: June 18, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.24
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Customer Messaging Campaign: Office for Mac 2016 will be out of support in October 2020.
- Security fix for MAU's Helper Tool XPC connection.
SHA-256 Hash:
EEA059A348F7807DE4C0FD18D480F410B28FB729CB2604D9AD8C63484B0EA1E0
May 2020 release
Release Date: May 12, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.23
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- For devices using macOS 10.13 or above and Office 2016 versions, users will see notifications of Office 2016 reaching end of support.
- If the apps Word, Excel and PowerPoint don't have a window open, and the device is in Microsoft AutoUpdate's Automatic mode of updates, users won't need to quit these apps to apply updates. Microsoft AutoUpdate will now automatically refresh it's Update Dashboard with the latest releases on the CDN, without the user having to refresh it or launch a new AutoUpdate Session.
SHA-256 Hash:
7DAB76D11427BACF30D3DBD87374CE755C618262E68FC3CA85B3FB8F3F3750AD
April 2020 release
Release Date: April 21, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.22
Bug Fixes and Enhancements:
- Microsoft AutoUpdate UI won't be displayed on devices that are updating their Office apps via Microsoft AutoUpdate in 'Automatic' mode and for devices taking updates in non-Automatic mode when there are no new updates available.
SHA-256 Hash:
2D672B377C6A1115FDC509E45E6AFF663D8F15412D4EB77E033085700DC1B72B
Release Date: April 14, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.22
Feature Updates:
- Security Fix: Microsoft AutoUpdate will be preventing any insecure connections from older versions.
- Users with Automatic Updates OFF will see Microsoft AutoUpdate UI only once per week.
- macOS machines with SSD will experience faster updates and negligible app downtime because of updates.
See CVE-2020-0984
SHA-256 Hash:
2E202B0B65AC093BDBFDA47F2A62758E44E0FBC09383B121EAA76206CF2B3EAB
March 2020 release
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.21
Feature Updates:
- State Restoration Enabled for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, running without any windows open, or running the Docstage state, in automatic updates mode of Microsoft AutoUpdate. Now updates will be even more silent for end users in Automatic Updates mode, as they don't need to quit their apps that qualify for Update via State Restoration.
SHA-256 Hash:
9AF2FAF4854BF06F33322A8530275F8D32965C91D446C45A0CD8BC4C5DF04F44
February 2020 release
Release Date: February 11, 2020
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.20
Feature Updates:
- Microsoft AutoUpdate UI launches only if at least 1 app on the device is registered with MAU
- Bug fixes and Enhancements
SHA-256 Hash:
80DD0637AA60007310FB7B68C01926F6CA0F2771DBB42166C191626607D89B56
January 2020 release
Release Date: January 14, 2020
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Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.19
Feature Updates:
- Bug Fixes and enhancements
SHA-256 Hash:
D480D4FD23BDC07852DEFBADCE4CCBEF00265500E6595FE8B299444EB8F90C3F
December 2019 release
Release Date: December 10, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.18
Feature Updates:
- Channel Per App: Mac Admins can now subscribe to different channels or rings of validation per app.
SHA-256 Hash:
11D051503067DB9819C84C8D1EBE29435A781D29C6B1FE3173DB03DC88F1B4C3
November 2019 release
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.17
Feature Updates:
- What's New in each major update can now be viewed on the Microsoft AutoUpdate dashboard.
- Minimum OS requirements for Office 2019 updates have changed to macOS 10.13 with the release of Catalina. Users will be notified to get upgrade to latest Office Updates.
SHA-256 Hash:
0F8BECB34385711F3D5E54B2944D9C30567B37352C5E59E0A7BC74B83371AB0A
October 2019 release
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.16
Feature Updates:
- Starting Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.16, the all new improved end-user experience is now available for all customers.
SHA-256 Hash:
5BEA94F8AA2BD4F4398B3E5EDE0EA2F406440B8ACAD46B3DACE904824B41052C
September 2019 release
Release Date: September 10, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.15
Feature Updates:
- MAU Update Deadline Notifications will now display time of deadline to end users in their local device's time format.
- MAU AU Daemon is now called Microsoft Update Assistant.
- Fixed an issue where focus was stolen from the foreground app when running the 'msupdate' command.
SHA-256 Hash:
E5D4EADF632745115CD4819DAB3B1A1838FA8263ECDDC6E621AEA19A3C84F6F7
August 2019 release
Release Date: August 13, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.14
Feature Updates:
- Fixed various issues for improving voice over translations, update performance and UI.
- Added telemetry and fixes for troubleshooting.
SHA-256 Hash:
76FA706E9E5B717D333B7EFB5AB95FCF9EE3E571A7FF171CA25E77CA6E9EBD97
July 2019 release
Release Date: July 18, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.13
Feature Updates:
- Privacy Changes for MAU: A Required Data Collection Notice will be shown to end users as part of compliance.
- MAU Update Deadline: Mac Admins can now set a deadline within MAU to enforce updates across their Mac users. Learn more
- Various Bugs and performance fixes.
SHA-256 Hash:
9FDCEAFA05AB070531ECEE50E1E977839C1E2DE2312569F816C59F35DE162B08
June 2019 release
Release Date: June 27, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.12
Feature Updates:
- Fixed an issue with Apple OS beta causing failures in MAU updates for full updaters.
SHA-256 Hash:
85ce26ece89a256711f082e61b313c1ed6a22bfc402d4789a78a08022a96f6fa
Release Date: June 9, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.12
Feature Updates:
- Binary Delta Updates: Smaller updates are available for SSD devices, thereby reducing the bandwidth consumption due to updates.
- Support for Accessory Apps: MAU now supports accessory apps such as Microsoft OneDrive.
- Install on Clone enhancements: Updating clones is now more robust.
SHA-256 Hash:
ABCC7D58DA7DB1B8B24B9B1BE6B1DB93BDC97AE487EFB615EC5695B9E1CC0FC9
May 2019 release
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.11
Feature Updates:
- Privacy Changes for MAU: A Required Data Collection Notice will be shown to end users as part of compliance.
- MAU Update Deadline: Mac Admins can now set a deadline within MAU to enforce updates across their Mac users. Learn more
- Various Bugs and performance fixes.
SHA-256 Hash:
EE3403B79E536191E545E70708A99D3A33B384372F65C028490AFFB551CD1EE2
April 2019 release
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Microsoft AutoUpdate 4.10
Feature Updates:
- Install On Clone Feature Enhancements: For SSD devices, rolling out updates on clone for apps in use, thereby reducing the app downtime because of updates.
- Installation Optimizations: App downtime will be reduced as update process will use parallelized cloning.
SHA-256 Hash:
FF676870D5B3521202095810B85DEF36538B59E00AEA44A2ED0D7EA8B3B99D6C
Release history
| Release date | Version | More information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2019 | 4.15 | ||
| August 13, 2019 | 4.14 | ||
| July 18, 2019 | 4.13 | ||
| June 27, 2019 June 9, 2019 | 4.12 | ||
| May 14, 2019 | 4.11 | ||
| April 16, 2019 | 4.10 | ||
| March 14, 2019 | 4.9.0 | Release notes | |
| February 26, 2019 | 4.8.0 | Release notes | |
| January 16, 2019 | 4.7.0 | Release notes | |
| December 11,2018 | 4.6.0 | Release notes | |
| November 14, 2018 | 4.5.0 | Release notes | |
| October 16, 2018 | 4.4.0 | Release notes | |
| September 11, 2018 | 4.3.0 | Release notes | |
| August 14, 2018 | 4.2.0 | Release notes | |
| July 10, 2018 | 4.1.0 | Release notes | |
| June 12, 2018 | 4.0.0 | ||
| May 15, 2018 | 4.0.0 | ||
| April 10, 2018 | 3.18 | Release notes | |
| March 13, 2018 | 3.17 | ||
| February 13, 2018 | 3.16.0 | Release notes | |
| January 18, 2018 | 3.15.0 | ||
| December 17, 2017 | 3.14.1 | Release notes | |
| December 12, 2017 | 3.14 | ||
| October 10, 2017 | 3.11 | ||
| September 12, 2017 | 3.9.3 | Release notes | |
| August 15, 2017 | 3.9.2 | ||
| July 11, 2017 | 3.9.1 | ||
| June 13, 2017 | 3.9.1 | ||
| May 9, 2017 | 3.9.1 | Release notes | |
| April 11, 2017 | 3.9 | Release notes | |
| February 16, 2017 | 3.8.4 | Release notes | |
| January 11, 2017 | 3.8.3 | Release notes | |
| December 13, 2016 | 3.8.2 | ||
| November 15, 2016 | 3.8.1 | ||
| October 11, 2016 | 3.8.0 | KB 3193438 | |
| August 22, 2016 | 3.6.0 | KB 3179163 | |
| May 10, 2016 | 3.5.0 | KB 3155777 | |
| April 12, 2016 | 3.4.0 | KB 3142577 | |
| January 5, 2016 | 3.4.0 | KB 3133674 |
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Note: I'm writing with regard to Microsoft Office for 2011. It's possible the .plist file updates here is different for other versions of Microsoft Office for Mac.
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If you're using Munki to manage software updates, you don't want the applications themselves to be constantly checking for updates or notifying your users when an update is available. Just as you can disable Java update prompts and disable Adobe Flash player prompts, you can also disable Microsoft Office update prompts.
To do so from the GUI (graphical user interface), you open up an MS Office application like Word, and then go to Help and Check for Updates.
You'll then see something like this, and you can change it from Automatically to Manually.
But with a bunch of Munki clients, you don't want to do that for each user. The whole point of Munki is to automate things, so what you really want to do is invoke a terminal command that you can script:
I created the following script that loops through all the existing users, changes their preferences from automatic to manual, makes sure they're still the owner of the .plist that's been changed (instead of root owning it) and then changing the default global setting from automatic to manual for any users created in the future (and, yes, I've tested it—changing it in /Library/Preferences will affect newly-created users).
# Declare a function to delete the user files
fix_existing_users(){
# Make sure it's not the general 'Shared' user
if [[ $1 != 'Shared' ]]; then
sudo defaults write /Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2 HowToCheck 'Manual'
# Assign a temporary variable for the exit status of the last command
rc=$?
# Check that the exit status is 0 (i.e., good)
if [[ $rc 0 ]]; then
# Make sure, even though we ran sudo, that the user is still the owner of that file
sudo chown $1 /Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist
fi
fi
}
# Loop through the /Users directory
cd /Users
for d in *
do
fix_existing_users $d
done
# Fix the global one, too
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2 HowToCheck 'Manual'
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Just make that package and mark it in the pkgsinfo .plist as an update for Microsoft Office, and then it should push out to your users when they check for updates.