BigFix Patch for Windows now supports Office 365 - Office 2016

IBM BigFix Patches for Windows is pleased to announce that it has extended its scope for Office 365 to include 2016 applications.

In this version, BigFix Patches for Windows helps Office 365 users to update Office 2016 applications through the Click-to-Run technology and use the following features:

  • Disable automatic updatesemphasized text
  • Setup a network share location
  • Identify outdated applications
  • Configure Office 2016 to update from a network share location or from the web
  • Trigger Office 2016 applications to update themselves

BigFix Patches for Windows supports fully installed Office 2016 applications for the PC version of the following Office 365 subscription plans:

BigFix Patches for Windows supports the following update channels and types of updates for clients:

Highlights
Fixlets and Tasks:
365039 Set the Office 365 - Office 2016 Update Channel to Current Channel - Office 2016
365041 Set the Office 365 - Office 2016 Update Channel to Deferred Channel - Office 2016
365043 Set the Office 365 - Office 2016 Update Channel to First Release of Deferred Channel - Office 2016
365045 Office 365 Version 16.0.6769.2015 Available - Current Channel - Office 2016
365047 Office 365 Version 16.0.6001.1068 Available - Deferred Channel - Office 2016
365049 Office 365 Version 16.0.6741.2025 Available - First Release of Deferred Channel - Office 2016
365051 Disable Office 365 Automatic Update - Office 2016
365053 Enable Office 365 Automatic Update - Office 2016
365055 Configure the Update Path of Office 365 - Office 2016
365059 Remove the Update Path of Office 365 - Office 2016
365063 Set up Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016
365065 Delete Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016
365067 Office 365 Version 16.0.6769.2015 Available for Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016 - Current Channel - Office 2016
365069 Office 365 Version 16.0.6001.1068 Available for Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016 - Deferred Channel - Office 2016
365071 Office 365 Version 16.0.6741.2025 Available for Network Share for Office 365 - Office 2016 - First Release of Deferred Channel - Office 2016
Analysis:
365057 Application Information for Office 365 - Office 2016
365061 Network Share Information for Office 365 - Office 2016

Actions to take
Gather the Patch for Windows site, version 2472.

Reference
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Using%20BigFix%20Patch%20to%20update%20Click-to-%20Run%20versions%20of%20Office%20products

Application Engineering
IBM BigFix Patch

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