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Change Microsoft Office Monthly to Semi-Annual Channel

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 11:23 AM

I would like to get assistance in creating a batch file for converting the Office 365 Monthly Channel to Semi Annual Channel update.

I have the command line for the same 

C:\Users\***> cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun>OfficeC2RClient.exe /changesetting Channel=Deferred
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun>OfficeC2RClient.exe /update user

I need to know if we can copy the above line and paste in a notepad to create a batch file or do we need any command lines for creating it.

Kindly advice if how to proceed with this

Regards, Shanker Kumar

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:55 AM âś…Answered

Hi Shanker Kumar,

Please refer to this KB article about how to use bat file switch channels in Office. The KB is switch from Semi-Annual Channel to Monthly Channel and you want to switch from Monthly Channel to Semi-Annual Channel, you can change the CDNBaseUrl to help you Switch Channles.

To switch from Monthly Channel to Semi-Annual Channel, please follow these steps:

1. Start Notep

2. Paste the following script into Notepad, and save the file by using a .bat extension:

setlocal
reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration\ /v CDNBaseUrl
if %errorlevel%==0 (goto SwitchChannel) else (goto End)
:SwitchChannel
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v CDNBaseUrl /t REG_SZ /d "http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/7ffbc6bf-bc32-4f92-8982-f9dd17fd3114" /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v UpdateUrl /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v UpdateToVersion /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Updates /v UpdateToVersion /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\OfficeUpdate\ /f
:End
Endlocal

3. Run the script on the computer. (Run as an Administrator)
4. Start an Office application (such as Excel), and then select File > Account.
5. In the Product Information section, select Update Options > Update Now.

About CDNBaseUrl for different Channels:

Please refer to this support article: /en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/manage-office-365-proplus-updates

Hope it's helpful.

Regards,

Emi

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