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how to permanantly kill Microsoft Autoupdate?

libbywright 0 Reputation points
2026-04-29T22:02:30.93+00:00

how to permanantly kill Microsoft Autoupdate? I canceled my subscription. I followed Microsoft's deinstallation instructions and I can't seem to get rid of Autoupdate. It just keeps coming back into my Apple Dock and asking to update.

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 435.8K Reputation points
    2026-04-30T00:28:29.7233333+00:00

    The next time it launches right-click the icon in the Dock, point to Options & select Show in Finder. Right-click the Microsoft AutoUpdate.app file in the Finder window & select Move to Trash then empty the Trash.

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