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Excel 2016 C2R constant updates - even after disabled!
Hi Loren,
My guess is what automatic download and install updates in the background and notifications about updates are different settings.
Not sure if the latest is possible to change from user interface. You may try to follow this tip https://www.outlook-tips.net/tips/office-2013-upgrade-banner/ and add to the registry the key like
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\ClickToRun\Updates String: UpgradeAdvertised Value: 0 String: UpgradePackageVersion Value: 0.0.0.0
Perhaps some registry setting are kept from you old/business Excel installation, and clean re-installation could help.
Anyway, i have no exact answer, just gave you the direction.
That looked promising, but maybe it only applies to the "real" Office? "Click-to-Run" seems to operate by its own rules. The closest I can find to that area in my system is in the screenshot:
"UpdateDetectionWatcher" is not found anywhere else in the registry. "Updates" only has "value not set" keys. And none for 16.0 version.
I suspect C2R, like the "new" apps, pretty much ignores the registry. Their updates ignore all your Windows Update settings, ignore "metered connection", and just do whatever Microsoft wants, on their schedule. Guess it's the future.