How to Get Microsoft Office Updates Before Everyone Else!
v2001 of Microsoft Office was released on Friday the 13th (of December) - Should you be afraid? Is Y2K finally happening? Is this some kind of Space Odyssey?
The answer is yes! Run.
Wait! ...The answer is no! You're safe!
Well, the answer is really: If you're brave enough (and if your company policy permits it), you may be able to decide for yourself by joining the ranks of the Office Insiders!
Signing up to be an Office Insider means you get to preview new features of Office before they are released to other update channels.
If you already have Office for Work or School, there is a simple registry edit you can make that will enable you to switch channels. Or you can use the Office Deployment Tool to install with one of two Insider channels:
Enable the Option To Switch:
Execute the following in an elevated Command Prompt:
reg add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common /v insiderslabbehavior /t REG_DWORD /d 1
To Install:
Use the Office Deployment Tool and Office Customization Tool
And, finally, as described in my previous article, you can manually install Office updates.