OFFICE CLICK TO RUN INSTALL

Note, changing the channel “down” for example from FirstReleaseCurrent to Current does not seem to cause office to “roll back” from the newer build to the current build for that branch. You can also choose your channel by setting a registry key and/or you can set you branch by GPO, including setting it by GPO on the local machine.

OFFICE CLICK TO RUN INSTALL

You can define the branch of an install at point of install with the Office Deployment Tool which uses an XML file to customise the install and optionally set the branch, for example, this XML sets the install to the Deferred Channel Finally Office Insider Fast offers weekly unsupported builds with all the latest features Office 365 “First Release” Channel (Office Insider Slow), is essentially a preview of the current channel, with build updates once or twice a month.

There is also a branch for business to test the upcoming Deferred Channel, the catchily titled “First Release for Deferred Channel” The current channel gets feature and security updates monthly and is the default for Home installsĭeferred Channel (the default for enterprises) gets security updates monthly but only gets feature updates every 4 months, giving businesses more time to assess the impact of any changes. First Release for Deferred Channel (previously First Release for Current Branch for Business) (Validation) – the preview of the business branch.First Release Channel (FirstReleaseCurrent) – the preview of the current branch, this is the “pre-release” of current.Office Insider Fast (Insiderfast) – weekly builds, not generally supported.Deferred Channel (previously Current Branch for Business) (Business).Current Channel (previously called Current) (Current).Update: for a quick way to do this with PowerShell see: blog hereĪs discussed in this post, Understanding Office Click-to-Run, Branches, MSI and Skype for Business Client Versions, Office 2016 Click to Run is released in 5 “Channels” (previously branches)

Office click to run