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We recommend that you always update to the latest version of Microsoft Auto Update (MAU).

The following table provides release history information for Microsoft Auto Update. The table is ordered by release date, with the most recent release date listed first. All update packages are 64-bit.

Note

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  • Download links are only provided for the most recent release of Microsoft Auto Update
  • Microsoft Auto Update provides updates to various Mac products from Microsoft. Therefore, you might receive a notification to update Microsoft Auto Update even if you're not running Office for Mac.

To view release notes, see Release notes.

January 2021 release

Release Date: January 13, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.31

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • For devices which are not on automatic updates, Microsoft Auto Update will now inform about new updates via notification instead of opening MAU UI.

Download Microsoft Auto Update 4.31 Package
SHA-256 Hash:

209B444D2831B879BB73C92041A1C7318C1D5BA58B4689F6C4FC842B0930B532


December 2020 release

Release Date: December 15, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.30

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

Office 2016 For Mac Release Notes
  • Adds Universal app support for Macs with M1.

MAU Update Link:

Download Microsoft Auto Update 4.30 Package
SHA-256 Hash:

9F4C49BE4FCC82DED7BD394F4F2057912B40D0083F754D15495B7BDE9E58EAC4


November 2020 release

Release Date: November 10, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.29

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Updated channel names for Microsoft 365.
  • Fixed an issue which prevented certain OneDrive installs from getting updates.

MAU Update Link:

Download Microsoft Auto Update 4.29 Package
SHA-256 Hash:

7EDE97D524CE7E7869A4033D25270057E670588886F7A0E02628CC7FCB4F7851


October 2020 release

Release Date: October 13, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.28

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • MAU UI: Summary View now shows user attention is needed on errors
  • Both MAU UI and Update Assistant now self-terminates after 72 hours of no action.
  • MAU UI: Now comes with a Windows menu

MAU Update Link:

Download Microsoft Auto Update 4.28 Package
SHA-256 Hash:

80171D842C59BA3B26A085DD3AB6E63E32102088078848C95AEBECF4C91B0438


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September 2020 release

Release Date: September 16, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.27

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • The MAU Update Assistant will now initiate updates behind a locked screen even if the regular check cycle is not reached.

MAU Update Link:

Download Microsoft Auto Update 4.27 Package
SHA-256 Hash:

7AF6ACDC5E1278CF4D227F305A127A6FE5A275094D945C1504DC108C2090F2CB


August 2020 release

Release Date: August 11, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.26

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • The MAU icon in the dock will now display the number of available updates.
  • MAU will now launch in minimized state when updates are detected.
  • Added a new “IgnoreUIOpenAfterInstall” preference that can be used for preventing the MAU UI from launching after install.
  • Solved a permissions issue that caused an “Incorrect installation” message to be displayed
  • Extended the persistence of the MAU “Update deadline” notification message from 60 seconds to 1 hour.

MAU Update Link:

Download Microsoft Auto Update 4.26 Package
SHA-256 Hash:

E81CEADF900A0C7E7D593720D08146DBC1C55868D5B21C7E7A175AA36DFE0178


July 2020 release

Release Date: July 14, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.25

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Detect app termination and automatically remove displayed dialog related to 'open app'.
  • Reverted the feature introduced in the April release where users with Automatic Updates off would see the Microsoft Auto Update UI only once per week.
  • Fixed an issue where Update Assistant terminated before install began, after downloading updates.
  • Fixed an issue where Update Assistant did not terminate after a prolonged duration when user notifications were pending.
  • Fixed an issue where the MAU UI reopened (or did not reopen) after install. The UI should open after install if the update is initiated from the MAU UI itself, or if an update is explicitly initiated by the user (via Finder, Terminal, etc.).

SHA-256 Hash:

B8E3D4391E48732F42217589784D8B3417F6F14489D9DE04395198A01BFDFA46


June 2020 release

Release Date: June 18, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.24

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Customer Messaging Campaign: Office for Mac 2016 will be out of support in October, 2020.
  • Security fix for MAU's Helper Tool XPC connection.

SHA-256 Hash:

EEA059A348F7807DE4C0FD18D480F410B28FB729CB2604D9AD8C63484B0EA1E0


May 2020 release

Release Date: May 12, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.23

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • For devices using MacOS 10.13 or above and Office 2016 versions, users will see notifications of Office 2016 reaching end of support.
  • If the apps Word, Excel and PowerPoint do not have a window open, and the device is in Microsoft Auto Update's Automatic mode of updates, users will not need to quit these apps to apply updates. 3. Microsoft Auto Update will now automatically refresh it's Update Dashboard with the latest releases on the CDN, without the user having to refresh it or launch a new Auto Update Session.

SHA-256 Hash:

7DAB76D11427BACF30D3DBD87374CE755C618262E68FC3CA85B3FB8F3F3750AD


April 2020 release

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Microsoft Auto Update 4.22

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

  • Microsoft Auto Update UI will not be displayed on devices which are updating their Office apps via Microsoft Auto Update in 'Automatic' mode as well as for devices taking updates in non-Automatic mode when there are no new updates available.

SHA-256 Hash:

2D672B377C6A1115FDC509E45E6AFF663D8F15412D4EB77E033085700DC1B72B


Release Date: April 14, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.22

Feature Updates:

  • Security Fix: Microsoft Auto Update will be preventing any insecure connections from older versions.
  • Users with Automatic Updates OFF will see Microsoft Auto Update UI only once per week.
  • MacOS machines with SSD will experience faster updates and negligible app downtime due to updates.

See CVE-2020-0984

SHA-256 Hash:

2E202B0B65AC093BDBFDA47F2A62758E44E0FBC09383B121EAA76206CF2B3EAB

March 2020 release

Release Date: March 10, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.21

Feature Updates:

  • State Restoration Enabled for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, running without any windows open, or running the Docstage state, in automatic updates mode of Microsoft Auto Update. Now updates will be even more silent for end users in Automatic Updates mode, as they don't need to quit their apps that qualify for Update via State Restoration.

SHA-256 Hash:

9AF2FAF4854BF06F33322A8530275F8D32965C91D446C45A0CD8BC4C5DF04F44

February 2020 release

Release Date: February 11, 2020

Microsoft Auto Update 4.20

Feature Updates:

  • Microsoft Auto Update UI launches only if at least 1 app on the device is registered with MAU
  • Bug fixes and Enhancements

SHA-256 Hash:

80DD0637AA60007310FB7B68C01926F6CA0F2771DBB42166C191626607D89B56

January 2020 release

Release Date: January 14, 2020

Office 2016 For Mac Release Notes

Microsoft Auto Update 4.19

Feature Updates:

  • Bug Fixes and enhancements

SHA-256 Hash:

D480D4FD23BDC07852DEFBADCE4CCBEF00265500E6595FE8B299444EB8F90C3F

December 2019 release

Release Date: December 10, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.18

Feature Updates:

  • Channel Per App: Mac Admins can now subscribe to different channels or rings of validation per app.

SHA-256 Hash:

11D051503067DB9819C84C8D1EBE29435A781D29C6B1FE3173DB03DC88F1B4C3

November 2019 release

Release Date: November 12, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.17

Feature Updates:

  • What's New in each major update can now be viewed on the Microsoft Auto Update dashboard.
  • Minimum OS requirements for Office 2019 updates has changed to macOS 10.13 with the release of Catalina and we are notifying users to upgrade to get latest Office Updates.

SHA-256 Hash:

0F8BECB34385711F3D5E54B2944D9C30567B37352C5E59E0A7BC74B83371AB0A

October 2019 release

Release Date: October 15, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.16

Feature Updates:

  • Starting Microsoft Auto Update 4.16, the all new improved end-user experience is now available for all customers.

SHA-256 Hash:

5BEA94F8AA2BD4F4398B3E5EDE0EA2F406440B8ACAD46B3DACE904824B41052C

September 2019 release

Release Date: September 10, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.15

Feature Updates:

  • MAU Update Deadline Notifications will now display time of deadline to end users in their local device's time format.
  • MAU AU Daemon is now called Microsoft Update Assistant.
  • Fixed an issue where focus was stolen from the foreground app when running the 'msupdate' command.

SHA-256 Hash:

E5D4EADF632745115CD4819DAB3B1A1838FA8263ECDDC6E621AEA19A3C84F6F7

August 2019 release

Release Date: August 13, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.14

Feature Updates:

  • Fixed various issues for improving voice over translations, update performance and UI.
  • Added telemetry and fixes for troubleshooting.

SHA-256 Hash:

76FA706E9E5B717D333B7EFB5AB95FCF9EE3E571A7FF171CA25E77CA6E9EBD97

July 2019 release

Release Date: July 18, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.13

Feature Updates:

  • Privacy Changes for MAU: A Required Data Collection Notice will be shown to end users as part of compliance.
  • MAU Update Deadline: Mac Admins can now set a deadline within MAU to enforce updates across their Mac users. Learn more
  • Various Bugs and performance fixes.

SHA-256 Hash:

9FDCEAFA05AB070531ECEE50E1E977839C1E2DE2312569F816C59F35DE162B08

June 2019 release

Release Date: June 27, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.12

Feature Updates:

  • Fixed an issue with Apple OS beta causing failures in MAU updates for full updaters.

SHA-256 Hash:

85ce26ece89a256711f082e61b313c1ed6a22bfc402d4789a78a08022a96f6fa

Release Date: June 9, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.12

Feature Updates:

  • Binary Delta Updates: For SSD devices, rolling out smaller updates, thereby reducing the bandwidth consumption due to updates.
  • Support for Accessory Apps: MAU now supports accessory apps such as Microsoft OneDrive.
  • Install on Clone enhancements: Updating clones is now more robust and failproof.

SHA-256 Hash:

ABCC7D58DA7DB1B8B24B9B1BE6B1DB93BDC97AE487EFB615EC5695B9E1CC0FC9

May 2019 release

Release Date: May 14, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.11

Feature Updates:

  • Privacy Changes for MAU: A Required Data Collection Notice will be shown to end users as part of compliance.
  • MAU Update Deadline: Mac Admins can now set a deadline within MAU to enforce updates across their Mac users. Learn more
  • Various Bugs and performance fixes.

SHA-256 Hash:

EE3403B79E536191E545E70708A99D3A33B384372F65C028490AFFB551CD1EE2

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April 2019 release

Release Date: April 16, 2019

Microsoft Auto Update 4.10

Feature Updates:

  • Install On Clone Feature Enhancements: For SSD devices, rolling out updates on clone for apps in use, thereby reducing the app downtime due to updates.
  • Installation Optimizations: The update process will use parallelized cloning, so app downtime due to updates will be reduced.

SHA-256 Hash:

FF676870D5B3521202095810B85DEF36538B59E00AEA44A2ED0D7EA8B3B99D6C

Release history

Release dateVersionMore information
September 10, 2019
4.15

August 13, 2019
4.14

July 18, 2019
4.13

June 27, 2019
June 9, 2019		4.12

May 14, 2019
4.11


April 16, 2019
4.10


March 14, 2019
4.9.0
Release notes

February 26, 2019
4.8.0
Release notes

January 16, 2019
4.7.0
Release notes
December 11,2018
4.6.0
Release notes
November 14, 2018
4.5.0
Release notes
October 16, 2018
4.4.0
Release notes
September 11, 2018
4.3.0
Release notes
August 14, 2018
4.2.0
Release notes
July 10, 2018
4.1.0
Release notes
June 12, 2018
4.0.0
May 15, 2018
4.0.0
April 10, 2018
3.18
Release notes
March 13, 2018
3.17
February 13, 2018
3.16.0
Release notes

January 18, 2018
3.15.0

December 17, 2017
3.14.1
Release notes

December 12, 2017
3.14

October 10, 2017
3.11

September 12, 2017
3.9.3
Release notes

August 15, 2017
3.9.2

July 11, 2017
3.9.1

June 13, 2017
3.9.1

May 9, 2017
3.9.1
Release notes

April 11, 2017
3.9
Release notes

February 16, 2017
3.8.4
Release notes

January 11, 2017
3.8.3
Release notes

December 13, 2016
3.8.2


November 15, 2016
3.8.1


October 11, 2016
3.8.0
KB 3193438

August 22, 2016
3.6.0
KB 3179163

May 10, 2016
3.5.0
KB 3155777

April 12, 2016
3.4.0
KB 3142577

January 5, 2016
3.4.0
KB 3133674

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Continuous Track¶

Installers¶

Select a link for details about a particular version of Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

System requirement changes¶

Major releases support the base system requirements and languages described in the following:

  • Acrobat: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/system-requirements.html
  • Reader: https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/system-requirements.html

The table below describes the changes to the base requirements which appear in dot releases.

Office 2016 For Mac Release Notes
Change history since DC base release (Continuous Track)
VersionChanges to base system requirements
15.008.20082

Added support for:

  • Windows 10
15.009.20069

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.11
  • Safari 9.0 for OSX 10.11
  • AutoCAD 2015(64 Bit) PDFMaker
  • Windows MS Office 2016 PDFMakers
15.009.20071None
15.009.20077None
15.009.20079None
15.010.20056

Added support for:

  • Sign-in optional for Volume Serials
  • Mac Office 2016
  • Windows Threshold 2
15.010.20059None
15.010.20060None
15.016.20039

Added support for:

  • PowerPoint 2016 in Mac from within PowerPoint only.
15.016.20041None
15.016.20045None
15.017.20050None
15.017.20053None
15.020.20039

Added support for:

  • Windows 10 RS1
  • Mac OSX 10.12
15.020.20042None
15.023.20053None
15.023.20056None
15.023.20070None
17.009.20044

Added support for:

  • Windows Server 2016
17.009.20058None
17.012.20093None
17.012.20095None
17.012.20096None
18.009.20044

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.13

Dropped support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.9
  • IE version 8,9 and 10
18.009.20050None
18.011.2003xNone
18.011.20038None
18.011.20040

Dropped support for:

  • Safari 8
18.011.20055

Added support for:

  • Windows 10 -RS4

Dropped support for:

  • Citrix 6.5
18.011.20058None
18.011.20063

Dropped support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.10
19.008.20071

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.14
  • Citrix 7.15 (Win Server 2016)

Dropped support for:

  • Windows OS lower than Win 7 SP1
19.008.20074None
19.008.20080None
19.008.20081None
19.010.20064None
19.010.20069None
19.010.20091None
19.010.20098None
19.010.20099None
19.010.20100None
19.012.20034

Added support for:

  • Win Server 2019

Dropped support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.11
19.012.20035None
19.012.20036None
19.012.20040None
19.021.20047

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.15
19.021.20048None
19.021.20049None
19.021.20056None
19.021.20058None
19.021.20061None
20.006.20034

Added support for:

20.006.20042None
20.009.20063None
20.009.20065None
20.009.20067None
20.009.20071None
20.012.20041

Added support for:

  • Win 10 - 2004
20.012.20043None
20.012.20048None
20.013.20064

Added support for:

20.013.20066None
20.013.20074None

2020 Classic Track¶

Installers¶

System requirement changes¶

Major releases support the base system requirements and languages described in the following:

  • Acrobat: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/system-requirements-acrobat-2020.html
  • Reader: https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/system-requirements-reader-2020.html

The table below describes the changes to the base requirements which appear in dot releases.

Change history since DC base release (Classic Track 2020 Release)
VersionChanges to base system requirements
Acrobat 2020 ReleaseNone
20.001.30005

Added support for:

20.001.30010

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 11 Big Sur
20.001.30018None

2017 Classic Track¶

Installers¶

System requirement changes¶

Major releases support the base system requirements and languages described in the following:

  • Acrobat: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/system-requirements.html
  • Reader: https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/system-requirements.html

The table below describes the changes to the base requirements which appear in dot releases.

Change history since DC base release (Classic Track 2017 Release)
VersionChanges to base system requirements
Acrobat 2017 ReleaseNone
17.011.30059None
17.011.30065None
17.011.30066None
17.011.30068

Added support for: Mac OSX 10.13

Dropped support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.9
  • IE version 8,9 and 10
17.011.30078None
17.011.30079None
17.011.30080

Dropped support for:

  • Safari 8
17.011.30096

Added support for:

  • Windows 10 -RS4

Dropped support for:

  • Citrix 6.5
17.011.30099None
17.011.30102None
17.011.30105

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.14
  • Citrix 7.15 (Win Server 2016)

Dropped support for:

  • Windows OS lower than Win 7 SP1
17.011.30106None
17.011.30110None
17.011.30113None
17.011.30120None
17.011.30127None
17.011.30138None
17.011.30140None
17.011.30142

Added support for:

  • Win Server 2019

Dropped support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.10
  • Mac OSX 10.11
17.011.30143None
17.011.30144None
17.011.30148None
17.011.30150

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.15
17.011.30152None
17.011.30155None
17.011.30156None
17.011.30158

Added support for:

17.011.30166None
17.011.30171None
17.011.30175

Added support for:

  • Win 10 - 2004
17.011.30180

Added support for:

17.011.30188None

2015 Classic Track¶

Installers¶

2015 system requirement changes¶

Major releases support the base system requirements and languages described in the following:

  • Acrobat: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/system-requirements.html
  • Reader: https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/system-requirements.html

The table below describes the changes to the base requirements which appear in dot releases.

Change history since DC base release (Classic Track 2015 Release)
VersionChanges to base system requirements
15.006.30060

Added support for:

  • Windows 10
15.006.30094

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.11
  • Safari 9.0 for OSX 10.11
  • AutoCAD 2015(64 Bit) PDFMaker
  • Windows MS Office 2016 PDFMakers
15.006.30096None
15.006.30097None
15.006.30119

Added support for:

  • Sign-in optional for Volume Serials
  • Mac Office 2016
  • Windows Threshold 2
15.006.30121None
15.006.30172None
15.006.30173None
15.006.30174None
15.006.30198None
15.006.30201None
15.006.30243

Added support for:

  • Windows 10 RS1
  • Mac OSX 10.12
15.006.30244None
15.006.30279None
15.006.30280None
15.006.30306

Added support for:

  • Windows Server 2016
15.006.30352None
15.006.30354None
15.006.30355None
15.006.30392

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.13

Dropped support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.9
  • IE version 8,9 and 10
15.006.3041xNone
15.006.30417None
15.006.30418

Dropped support for:

  • Safari 8
15.006.30434

Added support for:

  • Windows 10 -RS4

Dropped support for:

  • Citrix 6.5
15.006.30448None
15.006.30452None
15.006.30456

Added support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.14
  • Citrix 7.15 (Win Server 2016)

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15.006.30461None
15.006.30464None
15.006.30475None
15.006.30482None
15.006.30493None
15.006.30495None
15.006.30497

Added support for:

  • Win Server 2019

Dropped support for:

  • Mac OSX 10.10
  • Mac OSX 10.11
15.006.30498None
15.006.30499None
15.006.30503None
15.006.30504None
15.006.30505None
15.006.30508None
15.006.30510None
15.006.30518None
15.006.30523None
15.006.30527

Added support for: