The contradiction about support is the source of confusion. So, ProPlus is not supported but it will receive patches? Huh?
"Office 365 ProPlus won't be supported on Windows 7 after January 14, 2020," Microsoft plainly stated in a support document last revised less than two weeks ago. The arrangement - "no" to new features but "yes" to vulnerability patches - was unusual enough to upend the typical definition of "support."
In the Product Information column, click Update Options, and then click Disable Updates.Customers who continue to power PCs with Windows 7 after the operating system's expiration date will be given one more update to Office 365 ProPlus - the application soul of the subscription service - before shutting down the feature pipeline.īut Office 365 ProPlus - the application stack that's part of most business plans - will receive security updates long after Windows 7's retirement on Jan. To prevent Office from automatically installing new updates, follow these steps:Ĭlick File, and then click Office Account. Office automatically checks for updates on a regular basis. Step 3: Disable automatic updates for Office This step does not add your computer to your account a second time. Note If you are prompted to activate Office again, enter your Microsoft account and password. In the Product Information section, select Update Options > Update Now. Start an Office application (such as Excel), and then select File > Account. Switch to the file location for the Setup.exe and Config.xml files. To do this, click Start, type cmd in the Start Search box, right-click cmd.exe, and then click Run as administrator.
xxxxx.yyyyy represents the full version number that you noted in step 1. Then, save the file as Config.xml in the same file location as the Setup.exe file from Step 2. Start Notepad and copy the following XML. This file contains the Office Deployment Tool executable (Setup.exe) and a sample configuration file (Configuration.xml): Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (listed by date)ĭownload and run the self-extracting executable file from the following Download Center link. Use the following Microsoft website to find the update version that is previous to the current version:
To install the previous version of Office, follow these steps:ĭetermine and note the previous version number. Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (listed by date) Step 2: Install the previous version of Office You can do this in Microsoft Outlook, on, or by using another application that has a calendar.įor more information about Office updates, see the following article: When a new version becomes available, and if the new version doesn't exhibit the same issue that you experienced earlier, then you can re-enable automatic updates.Ĭreate a reminder to re-enable automatic updates. To make sure that you don't miss future updates, set a reminder to manually check for future versions. Step 1: Set a reminder to enable automatic updates at a future dateīefore you revert an Office installation, you should disable automatic updates. Make sure that your connection to the Internet is reliable and persistent. Important: The Office installation is streamed from the Internet.