First, open Windows Update to see what updates you’re receiving. You can easily find it by entering Windows Update in the Start menu search. Look underneath the Windows Update box to see what you’re getting updates for. By default, Windows 7 will only check for updates to Windows and drivers, not other Microsoft products such as Office. Jul 08, 2020. Brink, I see the same as you. The Registry key is a marker of the UI control not an alternative method of control. I was only after a marker so I got what I needed. In How to enable Windows Updates for other MS Products for All users - TechNet I found a reference to a PowerShell script for controlling this setting but. Jun 29, 2020.
After reinstalling and updating my computer via Windows Update, I noticed I’m still running Outlook without any updates.
How can I get updates for Office as well?
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Microsoft Updates For All Products
By default Windows Update only updates Windows itself. In order to get updates for Office and other Microsoft products as well, you’ll have to “update” your Windows Update to Microsoft Update.
Buildbox 3 1 3. When you are using an Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) installation or a Click-to-Run installation of Office 2013, Office 2016 or Office 2019, then the updates will not be offered via Windows Update but will be installed automatically. Depending on your installation source, you can manually check for updates from within any Office application or the Microsoft Store on Windows 10.
Upgrading from Windows Update to Microsoft Update
In order to switch from Windows Update to Microsoft Update, you can launch Windows Update like you’d normally do and then click the appropriate link as indicated below. A quick way to locate Windows Update is to to open the Start Menu or Start Screen and type; Update.
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Click on the “Advanced options” link and select the option: Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows.
Enable Microsoft Update in Windows 10 to get Office updates too. - Windows 8 (Modern Update App)
Open the Start Screen and type “Update”. This should give you a search result called: Choose whether to automatically install Windows Updates.
When you click on this result, you’ll get a screen which allows you to select: Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows.
Windows 8 also allows you to select Microsoft Update via its touch friendly interface. - Windows 7 and Windows 8
Click the “Find out more” link to switch to Microsoft Update.
If it is not available, click on the “Change settings” link on the left and you should be able to select the option:
Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows.
Enable Microsoft Update in Windows 7 or Windows 8 to get Office updates too.When you’ve switched successfully, the Windows Update screen will no longer show the “Find out more” link and should state:
You receive updates: For Windows and other products from Microsoft Update.
In case you run into issues with an update and want to uninstall it, you can uninstall it via one of the methods described in Uninstalling Outlook or Office updates.
Updating Office 2013 / 2016 / 2019 / 365 installations (Office website installer)
When you are using a Click-to-Run installation of Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 2019 or Microsoft 365, then updates won’t be coming via Microsoft Update and you won’t be able to install updates or hotfixes manually either via their standalone installer.
Instead, updates for Office will be installed automatically for you within a few days after these updates get released. You can also force it to check for new updates and apply them by using the Update Options button.
- File-> Office Account-> Update Options-> Update Now
Manually updating a Click-to-Run installation of Microsoft 365.
In case you run into issues with an update and want to uninstall it, you can roll-back to a previous release as described in Uninstall Microsoft 365 Click-To-Run Updates.
Updating Office 2016 / 2019 / 365 installations (Microsoft Store)
When you are using Windows 10 and have installed Office from the Microsoft Store, then updates are also managed via the Microsoft Store.
To manually check for updates, open the Microsoft Store app and click on the ellipsis (3 horizontal dots) menu icon in the to right corner. From the menu that open choose; Downloads and Updates. Press the “Get updates” button to check for updates of all your Microsoft Store apps.
Checking manually for new updates in the Microsoft Store.
By default, Windows 7 automatically looks for updates to the Windows 7 operating system without you having to do a thing. But you need to manually set up Microsoft Update if you want Windows 7 to look for updates to your other Microsoft programs, such as Microsoft Office.
Enable Windows Update For Other Microsoft Products Registry
- Click Start and type updatein the Search Programs and Files text box. Click Windows Update in the resulting list of matching programs.The Windows Update screen appears.
- 2Click the Find Out More link next to Get Updates for Other Microsoft Products.Internet Explorer launches and automatically browses the Microsoft Update site.If you don’t have this option, the choice to check for additional updates may already be selected (see Step 6).
- Select the check box next to I Accept the Terms of Use. Then click Install.What choice do you have, really?
- Click Yes through any User Account Control boxes that might appear.A Web page appears, indicating that Microsoft Update was successfully installed.
- Click the X in the upper-right corner to close the browser window.Windows Update automatically starts and searches for updates.The You Receive Updates option now states “For Windows and Other Products from Microsoft Update.”If the Windows Update doesn’t begin searching automatically, click the Check for updates link in the left panel.
- If updates are found, decide which ones you want to install.In Windows 7, a new option appears on Windows Update: Find Out More About Free Software from Microsoft Update. Click the link labeled Click Here for Details to find out more about this program in which you’re notified about new software from Microsoft.