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How to update Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise (aka Office) on WVD?
I have built a custom image that was originally based on the "Windows 10 multi-session + Microsoft 365 Apps" image in the Azure gallery. As far as I can tell, the Office apps are installed on this im...
Check this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration\UpdatesEnabled
Enable it there and then check via a random Office application under Account> Update Options. You should be able to trigger an update that way.
Don't forget to change the regkey back before sysprepping.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration\UpdatesEnabled
Enable it there and then check via a random Office application under Account> Update Options. You should be able to trigger an update that way.
Don't forget to change the regkey back before sysprepping.
Great! They don't make that registry key easy to find.
Now why is it so critical that updates are disabled on the deployed session hosts? It seems to me that I will want to go through the process of updating an image, capturing the image to the gallery, and deploying new hosts to the pool from the new image as infrequently as possible, because it's kind of a pain. If an Office update is the only change that's needed, why not have a way to do that directly on a machine in production, even if it means having all the users log out for a bit? (I understand that I can use this registry switch you just taught me to accomplish the task, but that seems to be a workaround rather than a suggested method.)
Now why is it so critical that updates are disabled on the deployed session hosts? It seems to me that I will want to go through the process of updating an image, capturing the image to the gallery, and deploying new hosts to the pool from the new image as infrequently as possible, because it's kind of a pain. If an Office update is the only change that's needed, why not have a way to do that directly on a machine in production, even if it means having all the users log out for a bit? (I understand that I can use this registry switch you just taught me to accomplish the task, but that seems to be a workaround rather than a suggested method.)
Was there ever a resolution to this issue. As you stated, it seems incredibly burdensome to have to hack the template/image and recreate hosts (especially when there remain some things that cannot be completed on the template, requiring domain join)
I have lots of unhappy users and do not look forward to all the work.
- Not that I know of, but I'm scheduled to attend a webinar tomorrow (12-Jan-2022) called "Best Practices to Deploy and Operate Azure Virtual Desktop" so perhaps I'll get some updated info about that.
- That's hilarious, I am booked for the same webinar with the same hopes. "Great Minds" and all that...
