Update: for a quick way to do this with PowerShell see: blog here
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As discussed in this post, Understanding Office Click-to-Run, Branches, MSI and Skype for Business Client Versions, Office 2016 Click to Run is released in 5 “Channels” (previously branches)
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2 for normal users:
- Current Channel (previously called Current) (Current)
- Deferred Channel (previously Current Branch for Business) (Business)
And 2 for validation/testing:
- Office Insider Fast (Insiderfast) – weekly builds, not generally supported
- First Release Channel (FirstReleaseCurrent) – the preview of the current branch, this is the “pre-release” of current
- First Release for Deferred Channel (previously First Release for Current Branch for Business) (Validation) – the preview of the business branch
The current channel gets feature and security updates monthly and is the default for Home installs
Deferred Channel (the default for enterprises) gets security updates monthly but only gets feature updates every 4 months, giving businesses more time to assess the impact of any changes. There is also a branch for business to test the upcoming Deferred Channel, the catchily titled “First Release for Deferred Channel”
Office 365 “First Release” Channel (Office Insider Slow), is essentially a preview of the current channel, with build updates once or twice a month. Finally Office Insider Fast offers weekly unsupported builds with all the latest features
You can define the branch of an install at point of install with the Office Deployment Tool which uses an XML file to customise the install and optionally set the branch, for example, this XML sets the install to the Deferred Channel
You can also choose your channel by setting a registry key and/or you can set you branch by GPO, including setting it by GPO on the local machine.
Note, changing the channel “down” for example from FirstReleaseCurrent to Current does not seem to cause office to “roll back” from the newer build to the current build for that branch.
Setting Office Click to Run Channel via the Registry
Here is the registry key to choose a channel (Thanks to Kyle in the comments!)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPolicies
Microsoft
office16.0commonofficeupdate
Value name: updatebranch
Value type: REG_SZ
Set the value to:
- Insiderfast (Office Insider Fast)
- FirstReleaseCurrent (for First Release Branch/Office Insider Slow)
- Current (for Current)
- Validation (for First Release for Deferred Channel)
- Business (for Deferred Channel)
Setting Office Click to Run Channel via Group Policy
Here is how to set it for a machine using a local GPO, i.e. it can be configured on the local machine with administrator access.
First, download the Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML).
When you run it, it will extract the following files:
- Copy the .amdx files files from the admx folder to C:WindowsPolicyDefinitions
- Copy the ADML files the relevant language folder, e.g. en-us, to the relevant folder on your system e.g. C:WindowsPolicyDefinitionsen-US
You technically only need office16.admx and office16.adml to set the branch
Roll Back Office 2016 Slow Insider Update For Mac
Do a gpupdate/force under CMD as an administrator
Run gpedit.msc and fine the Administrative Template for Office 2016 then Updates and set the Update Channel to one of the following, in order of most up to date to least
- Insiderfast (Office Insider Fast)
- FirstReleaseCurrent (for First Release Branch/Office Insider Slow)
- Current (for Current)
- Validation (for First Release for Deferred Channel)
- Business (for Deferred Channel)
After another gpupdate, my install previously on the Deferred Channel was ready for an update
Microsoft today announced the release of August feature update preview to Insider Slow participants. The version number is 15.25 (160806). This v15.25 update includes several new features like simplified summary cards in your travel confirmation and package delivery emails, and in your calendar, animate your background in PowerPoint slides and more. Find the full list of features below.
- Stay on top of travel and deliveries: In Outlook, view simplified summary cards in your travel confirmation and package delivery emails, and in your calendar. For more information, see Stay on top of your travel and deliveries with Outlook. (Feature requires an Office 365 subscription and a new or upgraded Outlook.com account.)
Roll Back Office 2016 Slow Insider Update For Macbook
- Get someone’s attention: Add the @ symbol followed by a person’s name to the body of an email or calendar item, and Outlook will automatically add their email address to the To line and highlight their name in the body of the message. If someone flags you in this way, the @ symbol will show up in Outlook, and you can filter to quickly find all emails where you are mentioned. For more details, see @Mentions for Outlook Mac is now available. (Feature requires an Office 365 subscription.)
- Accessibility Checker: In Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, find and fix accessibility issues with your document, spreadsheet, or presentation using the new Accessibility Checker on the Review tab.
- Suggest a feature: In Outlook, propose an idea for a new feature, or vote on someone else’s suggestion by clicking Help > Suggest a Feature.
- Animate your background: In PowerPoint, make your slides more dynamic with an animated background image. After you insert an image, click Picture > Animate as Background, and then click the interesting parts of your picture. (Feature requires an Office 365 subscription.)
- No warnings When Saving as CSV: You asked for it! We will no longer show a warning about feature loss when saving a worksheet as a CSV file. (Feature requires an Office 365 subscription.)
- Stylus Setting: In OneNote, choose what happens when your stylus is detected: automatically switch to drawing or keep using it as a mouse.
- 64-bit version of Office 2016 for Mac: We’ve polished up our 64-bit version of Office 2016 for Mac, based on early Insider feedback. Thank you!
You will be getting this update soon if it hasn’t happened already.