Hide option to enable or disable updates
- Policy ID
- L_HideEnableDisableUpdates
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
- Category
- Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine) › Updates
Description
This policy setting allows you to hide the user interface (UI) options to enable or disable Office automatic updates from users. These options are found in the Product Information area of all Office applications installed via Click-to-Run. This policy setting has no effect on Office applications installed via Windows Installer.
If you enable this policy setting, the Enable Update and Disable Updates options in the UI are hidden from users.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Enable Update and Disable Updates options are visible, and users can enable or disable Office automatic updates from the UI.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- hideenabledisableupdatesREG_DWORD