To patch MS Office 365 and Office 2016 on servers without a visible update option, follow these steps:
Use Windows Update:
- Open Control Panel.
- Go to System and Security > Windows Update.
- Click Check for updates and install any available updates for Microsoft products.
- Press `Win + R`, type `gpedit.msc`, and press Enter. - Navigate to **Computer Configuration** > **Administrative Templates** > **Microsoft Office 2016 (or Office 365)** > **Updates**. - Enable the policy **“Enable Automatic Updates”**.
- Go to System and Security > Windows Update.
Registry Edit:
- Press
Win + R
, typeregedit
, and press Enter.- Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
. - Set
officemgmtcom
to0
,enableautomaticupdates
to1
, andhideenabledisableupdates
to0
1.
- Download and run the [Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/fix-your-outlook-email-connection-by-repairing-your-profile-4d5febf6-7623-486b-9a9f-d5cfc4264af3) to troubleshoot and apply updates. **Manual Download**: - Visit the [Microsoft Office Updates](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/install-office-updates-2ab296f3-7f03-43a2-8e50-46de917611c5) page to download updates manually.
- Navigate to
These methods should help you patch Office 365 and Office 2016 on your servers.