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Initiating Office Updates Without User Intervention
I've deployed Office 365 Pro Plus using ODT at the beginning of the year. At first I expected O365 updates to flow through WSUS as there are options for Office 2016/2019/365 client products. But afte...
DaveGuenthner
Microsoft
MicrosoftCouple of key decisions IT Pro needs to take:
1. What channel? (determines the rate of change in terms of feature\fixes)
If you don't declare a channel, Semi-Annual Channel is used. Basically you get a build every month for security. Two special months of January\July you get security+feature+fixes
2. Where from? (CDN which is default or SCCM)
By default, the Automatic Updates scheduled task updates client on behalf of user without any intervention. If you disabled Automatic Updates this would explain why updates are not happening.
Can you take a look at my two blog articles which I hope will address concerns in detail?
Understanding Office 365 ProPlus Updates for IT Pros (CDN vs SCCM)
How to manage Office 365 ProPlus Channels for IT Pros
