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Show the Update Channel option to allow users to select an update channel

ComputerNeeds changes for IntuneL_UpdateChannelSelectorMachine

Supported on SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0 (defined in the Windows templates)

5568.1000

What it does

This policy setting controls whether the Update Channel option is shown under File > Account in an app, such as Word. This option allows users to select which update channel they want to receive updates from. For more information about update channels, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=846105. If you enable this policy setting, the Update Channel option is shown under File > Account. You need to select which update channels will be shown as options to the user. Important: - Users must be a local administrator on the device to change to a different update channel. - Beta Channel is not a supported update channel. It should only be used in test environments and by a small group of select users, such as IT staff or application developers. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, the Update Channel option is not shown under File > Account. Notes: - This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, and to subscription versions of Project and Visio. - This policy setting takes precedence over the “Show the option for Microsoft 365 Insider” policy setting in cases where both policy settings are enabled. - If you enable this policy setting, you shouldn’t enable and configure the “Target Version”, “Update Channel”, or “Update Path” policy settings under Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine)\Updates. If you do, those policy settings will take precedence. The Update Channel option will still appear under File > Account, but it will be disabled and the user won’t be able to select an update channel.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key: software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common
Value name: suppressofficechannelselector
When enabled: DWORD 0
When disabled: DWORD 1

Why it needs changes for Intune

Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Beta Channel	Checkbox	`software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposureinsiderfast`	On (1) or off (0)
Current Channel (Preview)	Checkbox	`software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposurefirstreleasecurrent`	On (1) or off (0)
Current ChannelDefault: checked	Checkbox	`software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposurecurrent`	On (1) or off (0)
Monthly Enterprise ChannelDefault: checked	Checkbox	`software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposuremonthlyenterprise`	On (1) or off (0)
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)	Checkbox	`software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposurefirstreleasedeferred`	On (1) or off (0)
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel	Checkbox	`software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposuredeferred`	On (1) or off (0)

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common]
"suppressofficechannelselector"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure]
"current"=dword:00000001
"deferred"=dword:00000001
"firstreleasecurrent"=dword:00000001
"firstreleasedeferred"=dword:00000001
"insiderfast"=dword:00000001
"monthlyenterprise"=dword:00000001

PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Show the Update Channel option to allow users to select an update channel
# Name: L_UpdateChannelSelectorMachine
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: office16.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common' -Name 'suppressofficechannelselector' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'insiderfast' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'firstreleasecurrent' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'current' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'monthlyenterprise' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'firstreleasedeferred' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'deferred' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: L_UC_InsiderFast, L_UC_InsiderSlow, L_UC_SAEPreview, L_UC_SAE

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_office16/L_UpdateChannelSelectorMachine

Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Show the Update Channel option to allow users to select an update channel
# Name: L_UpdateChannelSelectorMachine
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: office16.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common' -Name 'suppressofficechannelselector' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 0
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\suppressofficechannelselector') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'insiderfast' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure\insiderfast') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'firstreleasecurrent' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure\firstreleasecurrent') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'current' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure\current') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'monthlyenterprise' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure\monthlyenterprise') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'firstreleasedeferred' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure\firstreleasedeferred') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'deferred' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure\deferred') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Show the Update Channel option to allow users to select an update channel
# Name: L_UpdateChannelSelectorMachine
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: office16.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common' -Name 'suppressofficechannelselector' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'insiderfast' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'firstreleasecurrent' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'current' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'monthlyenterprise' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'firstreleasedeferred' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure' -Name 'deferred' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

History 1 retained release

5568.100010 Aug 2026
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

Template

Internal name: L_UpdateChannelSelectorMachine
Namespace: office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows
Template file: office16.admx
Release: Microsoft 365 Apps 5568.1000 · file set 8be05d876aae137d…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.L_UpdateChannelSelector)" explainText="$(string.L_UpdateChannelSelectorExplain)" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common" name="L_UpdateChannelSelectorMachine" presentation="$(presentation.L_UpdateChannelSelector)" valueName="suppressofficechannelselector" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Miscellaneous" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0" />
      <enabledValue>
        <decimal value="0" />
      </enabledValue>
      <disabledValue>
        <decimal value="1" />
      </disabledValue>
      <elements>
        <boolean id="L_UC_InsiderFast" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure" valueName="insiderfast">
          <trueValue>
            <decimal value="1" />
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <decimal value="0" />
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_UC_InsiderSlow" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure" valueName="firstreleasecurrent">
          <trueValue>
            <decimal value="1" />
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <decimal value="0" />
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_UC_Production" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure" valueName="current">
          <trueValue>
            <decimal value="1" />
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <decimal value="0" />
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_UC_MEC" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure" valueName="monthlyenterprise">
          <trueValue>
            <decimal value="1" />
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <decimal value="0" />
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_UC_SAEPreview" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure" valueName="firstreleasedeferred">
          <trueValue>
            <decimal value="1" />
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <decimal value="0" />
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_UC_SAE" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officechannelexposure" valueName="deferred">
          <trueValue>
            <decimal value="1" />
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <decimal value="0" />
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="L_UpdateChannelSelector" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <checkBox refId="L_UC_InsiderFast">Beta Channel</checkBox>
        <checkBox refId="L_UC_InsiderSlow">Current Channel (Preview)</checkBox>
        <checkBox defaultChecked="true" refId="L_UC_Production">Current Channel</checkBox>
        <checkBox defaultChecked="true" refId="L_UC_MEC">Monthly Enterprise Channel</checkBox>
        <checkBox refId="L_UC_SAEPreview">Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)</checkBox>
        <checkBox refId="L_UC_SAE">Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel</checkBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftOfficemachine
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftOfficemachine)" name="L_MicrosoftOfficemachine" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Miscellaneous
<category displayName="$(string.L_Miscellaneous)" name="L_Miscellaneous" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficemachine" />
    </category>
office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows_10_0" />
office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftOfficemachine
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftOfficemachine)" name="L_MicrosoftOfficemachine" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficemachine">Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine)</string></strings>
office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Miscellaneous
<category displayName="$(string.L_Miscellaneous)" name="L_Miscellaneous" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftOfficemachine" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="office16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</string></strings>