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Copper Contributor

Apr 18, 2019

Solved

Targeted release not deploying on one PC...

I want the new Office icons! :) * O365 set to "Targeted release for everyone" * deployed 1904 to three other PC's fine But MY (main) PC, hasn't picked this up. And it hasn't for quite some ...

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Ethan Stern
Apr 18, 2019
DuncanMcC-NZ Hi Duncan, without knowing your ent. configuration the best bet is to try the REG value- if you aren't deploying using Group Policy this should work. You can set or update the following REG Key

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
Value name: updatebranch
Value type: REG_SZ
Here are the strings to choose from:
InsiderFast
FirstReleaseCurrent
Current
FirstReleaseDeferred
Deferred

Next open an Office application and go to File-> Office Account-> Update Options-> Update Now, it should update (or downgrade) your Office installation to the latest version of that release channel. Try that and let me know- I had have luck with it before!

Ethan Stern

Iron Contributor

Apr 18, 2019

DuncanMcC-NZ Hi Duncan, without knowing your ent. configuration the best bet is to try the REG value- if you aren't deploying using Group Policy this should work. You can set or update the following REG Key

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
Value name: updatebranch
Value type: REG_SZ

Here are the strings to choose from:

InsiderFast
FirstReleaseCurrent
Current
FirstReleaseDeferred
Deferred

Next open an Office application and go to File-> Office Account-> Update Options-> Update Now, it should update (or downgrade) your Office installation to the latest version of that release channel. Try that and let me know- I had have luck with it before!

DuncanMcC-NZ

Copper Contributor

Apr 18, 2019

Ethan Stern

Cheers bud, applied, rebooted, didn't bother to wait (I'm sure it would auto-udpate???) - but did a manual check and it's updated!

PS: not on a domain network here at my wee office. And just your standard O365 Biz Premium subscription.

Bit worried that it's a quick n' dirty fix that may not stand the test of time (re the '16.0') - it's hard to tell what version of course (re: Office 2016 or 2019) given in O365 it just says, well, just that... "Office 365"...

But I'm happy for now - desktop (well taskbar! - I'm not a desktop shortcut/icon fan!) icons looking nice :) ...

Ethan Stern
Iron Contributor
Apr 18, 2019
DuncanMcC-NZ ah, Biz Prem! Nice! I am sure it would auto-update too but it takes too long for me LOL. I am glad it worked out!