There are lists of past Microsoft 365 for Windows versions. The default is the most recent version available.įor example: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe" /update user updatetoversion=1.1111 Use this to ‘roll back’ to a previous known-stable build.
Updatetoversion lets you choose a specific past version of Office to install.
There’s another option available in OfficeC2RClient.exe that’s really handy if you’re having trouble with the latest update. Switch to specific version – updatetoversion Not recommended because usually startup tasks are crowded enough already without adding more! (not recommended) add as a Windows startup task.Make a scheduled task to update Office at a specific day / time that suits you (as opposed to whatever mysterious schedule Microsoft decrees).Add a shortcut on the desktop or Start Menu to one click an Office update.Now you can do plenty of things with the batch file like: It’s easy to change true/false for any option without having to lookup and add parameters later. “C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe” /update displaylevel=false forceappshutdown=false updatepromptuser= false To allow for quick future changes, I have a batch file with all the options inserted even if set to the default.