Update Channel

This policy setting controls which update channel Office gets updates from.

If you enable this policy setting, Office gets updates from the update channel that you select.

If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Office gets updates from its default channel, or by the update channel specified by the Office Deployment Tool. The default channel is determined by which Office product that is installed.

Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, and to subscription versions of Project and Visio.​

Supported on: At least Windows 7

Channel Name:


  1. Current Channel
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
    Value Nameupdatebranch
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueCurrent
  2. Current Channel (Preview)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
    Value Nameupdatebranch
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueFirstReleaseCurrent
  3. Monthly Enterprise Channel
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
    Value Nameupdatebranch
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueMonthlyEnterprise
  4. Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
    Value Nameupdatebranch
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueDeferred
  5. Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
    Value Nameupdatebranch
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueFirstReleaseDeferred
  6. Beta Channel
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
    Value Nameupdatebranch
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueInsiderFast


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