If the above doesn’t solve the issue for you, comment below to let me know. To manually check for updates simply use the “Check for updates” option found in the Help menu of any of the Microsoft apps you have installed (such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

# You can check the configuration again to ensure it's changed.Īfter successfully completing the above commands, restart your computer.

Sudo plutil -replace StartInterval -integer 10368000 /Library/LaunchAgents/.plist Sudo plutil -replace RunAtLoad -integer 0 /Library/LaunchAgents/.plist Sudo plutil -replace Disabled -integer 1 /Library/LaunchAgents/.plist # Three commands to change the configuration # Use this to check out the existing configuration You’ll need to use Terminal.app to carry out the following commands. It can be run manually, so there’s no reason for force it upon the user to have it running automatically. Microsoft provides no way to disable MAU from running every day. So aside from the potential annoyance factor from the daily pop-ups, it may slow down the computer. Some users report excessive CPU usage from MAU. This seems to only prevent it automatically downloading and installing updates, but does not stop MAU from running every day. It runs and pops-up even if “ Automatic Updates: Automatically download and install” is disabled. I’ve read that for some people this occurs even if there are no updates available. If you have installed Microsoft applications (such as Office) on your Mac computer, you’ve likely noticed Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) pops up every day to tell you if there are updates available.

Remember to restart your computer after applying either of these methods. What follows is another method, in case the other one doesn’t work for you. That method also allows you to change the autoupdate interval. In October 2021 I posted a different approach to disabling Microsoft AutoUpdate, as detailed here.

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