Switch Microsoft Office from Semi-Annual releases to Monthly Releases
Applies to
Microsoft Office downloaded from subscription based. It should have been installed using Click to Run installer.
Solution
Open Notepad, paste the below code and save as a BAT file (eg : switch.bat)
setlocal
reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration\ /v CDNBaseUrl
if %errorlevel%==0 (goto SwitchChannel) else (goto End)
:SwitchChannel
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v CDNBaseUrl /t REG_SZ /d "http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60" /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v UpdateUrl /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v UpdateToVersion /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Updates /v UpdateToVersion /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\OfficeUpdate\ /f
:End
Endlocal
Run your BAT file as Administrator
Reboot the computer
Start Microsoft Word and go to File > Account
Click Update Options > Update Now
Source
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/switch-channel-for-office-365
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