Microsoft has tucked the Microsoft AutoUpdate out of the view of Spotlight, which is likely why you haven’t been able to find it. I updated both my Mac Pro and MacBook Pro with this thing. Aug 2, 2017 - When installing the latest Office for Mac updates, the update process hangs. STATUS: FIXED. This issue is now fixed in Microsoft AutoUpdate.
. This update to Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac is part of Microsoft's continued effort to provide the latest product updates to customers. To receive future product updates, you must install this update.
Applies to: Office 2011, Office 2011 Home and Business Edition, Word 2011, Excel 2011, PowerPoint 2011, Outlook 2011, Communicator 2011, Office for Mac Standard 2011 Edition, Microsoft Office for Mac Home & Student 2011, Microsoft Office for Mac Academic 2011, Office 2008, Office 2008 Home and Student Edition, Office 2008 Special Media Edition, Word 2008, Excel 2008, PowerPoint 2008, Entourage 2008, Microsoft Expression Media for Mac, Remote Desktop Connection for Mac 2, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac. To install this update. Print this page if you want to use it as a reference when you are offline. Quit any applications that are running, including all Office applications, Microsoft Messenger, and Office Notifications, because they might interfere with installation. Make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements. Click Download, or click the link for the language version that you want. Follow the instructions on the screen to save the file to your hard disk.
If you are using Safari, the downloaded file is saved to the desktop unless you specified a different location in the Preferences dialog box of Safari. To check your preferences, on the Safari menu, click Preferences, and then click General.
Double-click the file that you downloaded in step 5 to place the MAU volume on your desktop, and then double-click the MAU volume to open it. This step might have been performed for you.
In the MAU volume window, double-click the AutoUpdate Installer application to start the update process, and then follow the instructions on the screen. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. To remove the update installer, first drag the MAU volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash. Note To use AutoUpdate, open an Office application, and then on the Help menu, click Check for Updates. To remove this update This update does not include an uninstall feature. To restore your application to its original state, delete it from your hard disk, reinstall it from your original installation disk, and then install the updates that you want.
Lots of programs that I run on my mac update themselves automatically in the background without any action required by me. The ones that come to mind immediately are Chrome, Dropbox, and Plex. Given that this is clearly a solved engineering problem, why does Microsoft AutoUpdate parade it's updates in front of my face multiple times a week?
Why do I ever need to see the screen shown below: Is there a setting I'm missing? Is there a platform limitation I'm not considering on OS X? Maybe ask me about big updates, but I'm talking about the biweekly bug fixes. Can't I just opt in?
Is this just some combination of bad engineering/a desire to make clear just how much I'm getting in exchange for my 9.99/month?