Microsoft Autoupdate Mac An Update Is Already In Progress

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Applies to:Office for Mac, Office 2019 for Mac, Office 2016 for Mac

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) version 3.18 and later includes the msupdate command-line tool. This can be used to start the update process for Microsoft applications produced for Mac, such as Office. The tool is primarily designed for IT administrators so that they have more precise control over when updates are applied. You can download the latest version of MAU from this link.

Update Office for Mac automatically. Microsoft AutoUpdate makes sure your copy of Office will always be up-to-date with the latest security fixes and improvements.

  1. Jan 18, 2016 The January update for Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac includes several new features, bug fixes and security updates. I'll review the details including why updating should be a priority.
  2. Apr 12, 2017  How to Update and Patch Microsoft Word for Mac? Notice that this is indeed a different update to the AutoUpdate progress bar earlier. This time, however, you’ll need to quit Microsoft Word before it can install the update, as the updater gently reminds you: Easy enough.

msupdate works by sending Apple Events to the MAU daemon. On macOS 10.14 Mojave and later, you may see a privacy prompt when running msupdate for the first time. If you are using an enterprise management tool such as Jamf Pro, you should deploy a Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC) payload to pre-approve access. Samples of such a payload can be downloaded from here.

Use the following steps to start using the tool:

  1. Open the Terminal application
  2. Enter cd /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS
  3. Run ./msupdate --help

The following options are displayed:

Examples of how to use msupdate

  • Display the current configuration parameters for AutoUpdate:./msupdate --config
  • Display the current configuration parameters in machine-readable format:./msupdate --config --format plist
  • List all available updates:./msupdate --list
  • Download and install all available updates:./msupdate --install
  • Download and install the latest updates for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint:./msupdate --install --apps MSWD2019 XCEL2019 PPT32019
  • Download and install a version-specific update for Outlook:./msupdate --install --apps OPIM2019 --version 16.17.180090901

Application identifiers

The following table lists the applications for Mac supported by AutoUpdate. The identifier is used when specifying the --apps parameter. When specifying multiple applications on the command-line, separate identifiers with a space.

ApplicationLatest version12016 version2
WordMSWD2019MSWD15
ExcelXCEL2019XCEL15
PowerPointPPT32019PPT315
OutlookOPIM2019OPIM15
OneNoteONMC2019ONMC15
MAUMSau04MSau04
OneDriveONDR18
TeamsTEAM01
Skype for BusinessMSFB16
Remote DesktopMSRD10
Intune Company PortalIMCP01
Defender ATPWDAV00
Edge CanaryEDCN01
Edge DevEDDV01
Edge BetaEDBT01
Edge StableEDGE01

1 These identifiers are used for Office 2019 for Mac, either a retail or a volume licensed version, and for Office for Mac (from an Office 365 plan) running on macOS version 10.12 (Sierra) or higher.

2 These identifiers are used for Office 2016 for Mac, either a retail or a volume licensed version, and for Office for Mac (from an Office 365 plan) running on macOS version 10.11 (El Capitan) or earlier.

Note

  • If an update is pending for MAU itself, that update must be applied before any applications can be updated.
  • Identifiers are not case-sensitive when run interactively from the command-line, but use the character casing from the table above when running from a management tool such as Jamf Pro.

Related topics

  • Update history and release notes for Office for Mac

AutoUpdate 3.0.5 was installed with the last Office update a few days ago. Microsoft has backed off from the mess it made with a new version of AutoUpdate you can download now. The problem only happens if you're using both the Office 2016 preview Microsoft has posted as well as Office 2011.

Once you installed the previous version of AutoUpdate, you'd find that it would locate but would be unable to install an update to Office 2011. What's worse, the AutoUpdate program would grab lots of memory and generally make a mess of things. People were running into this problem:

To get past it, the easiest thing to do is to to run AutoUpdate again. It'll find the updated version of itself and install it. To do so, just select the 'Check for Updates' option in the Help menu of any open Microsoft application.

If that doesn't work, or if you don't trust AutoUpdate to do the right thing, you can download the latest updater from Microsoft's web site and install it yourself. That'll download to your Downloads folder as a .pkg file.

Macos Microsoft Autoupdate An Update Is Already In Progress

How to run the AutoUpdate installer

  1. Double-click on 'Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.0.6.pkg' to launch the installer.
  2. Click Continue.
  3. Click Continue again to install it to your Mac's hard drive.
  4. Click Install.
  5. Enter your administrator password and click Install Software.
  6. After it's done click the Close button.

That's it.

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