Microsoft Office 2016 Update Question - Windows Update vs. Click to Run

[mccainm]

I just noticed that on a friend's computer his version of Windows 10 and Office 2016 allow him to get Office updates with the "Give me updates to other Microsoft products..." box checked in Windows Update. I also noticed his version of Office doesn't have the "update options" box under the Account selection in any of the Office applications. Mine does, and when I select "Give me updates to other Microsoft products..." it doesn't do anything I still have to do the manual update in Office where the dialogue box pops up. I read that this could be because of a "Click-to-run" version of Office 2016. What does that mean and is there a way to enable my Office to update when I receive Windows updates? It is more convenient and it is the way previous versions of Office worked.

 

[ss202sl]

You don't need updates with the click-to-run version

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219427.aspx

 

[mccainm]

That seems to apply to Office 365 type applications. Mine has never "automatically updated." Periodically, I open Office and go to the update section and then it downloads and installs updates.