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Standard Release and First Release settings on Admin Portal
I am getting confused with the various update options. There are a few settings: * Current Channel and Deferred Channel (4 months) -- I think this setting is for MS Office products, correct? ...
Hi RobOK.
Here are the answers to your questions:
* Current Channel and Deferred Channel (4 months) -- This setting determines the initial channel of Office 2016 C2R when you download and install it directly from the Office 365 site. Anyway, you can change subsequently the channel to whatever you want using Group Policy. Also, you can choose the initial channel using configuration.xml if you install using ODT, instead.
* First Release vs. Standard Release -- This is for every service in Office 365 (i.e., say, for the Web UIs). Not for Office 2016.
* Office Insider - A.K.A First Release for Current Channel. Not to be confused with Windows Insider. Again, you can choose it by Group Policy (before or after the installation) or by ODT.