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Change update release channel

Update Channel Names

New name Previous name
Beta Channel Insider (sometimes referred to as Insider Fast)
Current Channel (Preview) Monthly Channel (Targeted) (sometimes referred to as Insider Slow)
Current Channel Monthly Channel
Monthly Enterprise Channel (no previous name)
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel Semi-Annual Channel

Process:

  1. RegEdit
  2. Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration
  3. CDNBaseUrl
  4. UpdateChannel

Notes:

  1. Both CDNBaseURL & UpdateChannel point to the same URL
  2. If the CDNBaseURL & UpdateChannel differ, the UpdateChannel "wins"

URLs

UPDATED VERSION

  • Monthly Enterprise Channel : CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/55336b82-a18d-4dd6-b5f6-9e5095c314a6

  • Current Channel : CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60

  • Current Channel (Preview) : CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/64256afe-f5d9-4f86-8936-8840a6a4f5be

  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel : CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/7ffbc6bf-bc32-4f92-8982-f9dd17fd3114

  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) : CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/b8f9b850-328d-4355-9145-c59439a0c4cf

  • Beta Channel : CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/5440fd1f-7ecb-4221-8110-145efaa6372f

PREVIOUS VERSION

  • Current Channel:
    CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60
  • Deferred Channel:
    CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/7ffbc6bf-bc32-4f92-8982-f9dd17fd3114
  • First Release for Current Channel:
    CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/64256afe-f5d9-4f86-8936-8840a6a4f5be
  • First Release for Deferred Channel:
    CDNBaseUrl = http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/b8f9b850-328d-4355-9145-c59439a0c4cf

REF for URLs

Script to change URLs

Note: not sure where I got this from. Not sure if it's a batch script or a PowerShell script

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/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60" /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

"%CommonProgramFiles%\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe" /update user

:End

Endlocal