Change Microsoft Office to Semi-Annual Channel
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I installed Office 2016 from an MSI installer, but the updates apparently still happen via a Click-to-Run process. Susan Bradley has a nice tip here on changing from monthly to semi-annual updates (which should be more stable but still get security updates). This Microsoft blog post has a bit more detail. Before the update, in
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Changing Microsoft Office from Current Channel to Semi Annual Enterprise Channel : Jasperactive Support
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Change Microsoft Office to Semi-Annual Channel
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Changing Microsoft Office from Current Channel to Semi Annual Enterprise Channel : Jasperactive Support
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Change Microsoft Office to Semi-Annual Channel
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Let users decide their Microsoft 365 Apps (Office 365) Release Channel