More about Microsoft AutoUpdate

You can find Release notes for Office for Mac here. If you're looking for previous release downloads for Microsoft AutoUpdate, see Update history for Office for Mac.

Need help with Microsoft AutoUpdate?

Troubleshoot Microsoft AutoUpdate

If you're having trouble updating with Microsoft AutoUpdate, use these troubleshooting steps.
  1. Open Safari and download the latest version of Microsoft AutoUpdate.
  2. Open Finder. Press Command +Shift+h.
  3. Go to Library > PrivillegedHelperTools and make sure that com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool exists. Run Microsoft AutoUpdate.
    If the file doesn't exist, redownload Microsoft AutoUpdate using the link above.
    It also includes options to run custom scripts before and after your backup. SuperDuper includes a scheduling utility to make backups automatic. Mac time machine manual backup only contacts. A post-backup script might turn your applications back on so they're ready for use in the morning. For example, use a script to quit applications such as VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop before you run your scheduled backup.

Updated Office, but not seeing subscription features

If you previously had a one-time purchase of Office on your Mac but now are an Office 365 subscriber and aren't seeing certain subscription features, your copy of Office may still be using the license of your one-time purchase and not your subscription. See How to remove Office license files for help.

Microsoft AutoUpdate crashing

We are aware of an issue where older versions of Silverlight are causing Microsoft AutoUpdate to fail. See Microsoft AutoUpdate crashes with older versions of Silverlight for more information.

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