I am planning to start next month in production, got it working in the test lab using this link.
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askpfeplat/2017/03/23/troubleshooting-office-365-proplus-patching-through-system-center-configuration-manager/ From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Miller, Todd Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:48 AM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com Subject: [mssms] Office 365 updates basically impossible to deploy with Configmgr Has anybody started deploying Office 365 updates via Configmgr? I am finding that they are really problematic. Updates seem to just start applying without warning, and the update will close all the running Office applications without notification. The user gets a notification if the update deadline is a couple of days in the future, but once the deadline is past, the updates just start without warning and the office apps just close. In many scenarios, the user will get no notification at all and office apps will just close without warning. So a user fires up a laptop that has been off for a couple of days and opens up Word and Outlook to start her day. Unbeknownst to the user a patch deadline has past while here computer was off and the update starts downloading. 10-15 minutes into her day, the email she was just about to send is lost due to Outlook closing without warning. And this is by design... There can be many instance where a computer comes into scope for an office 365 update after the deadline for that update has passed. I started looking into this and much to my dismay, it is operating as intended or at least designed. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/manage-office-365-proplus-updates This is some kind of sick joke. How can an organization operate like this? * A notification icon displays in the notification area on the task bar for required apps where the deadline is within 48 hours in the future and the update content has been downloaded. * A countdown dialog displays for required apps where the deadline is within 7.5 hours in the future and the update has been downloaded. The user can postpone the countdown dialog up to three times before the deadline. When postponed, the countdown displays again after two hours. If not postponed, there is a 30-minute countdown and update gets installed when the countdown expires. * A pop-up notification might not display until the user clicks the icon in the notification area. In addition, if the notification area has minimal space, the notification icon might not be visible unless the user opens or expands the notification area. * The notification and countdown dialog could start while the user is not actively working on the device, for example when the device is locked overnight, so it's possible Office apps running on the device could be forced to close to install the update. Before closing the app, Office saves app data to prevent data loss. * If the deadline is in the past or configured to start as soon as possible, running Office apps might be forced to close without notifications. * If the user installs an Office update before the deadline, Configuration Manager verifies that the update is installed when the deadline is reached. If the update is not detected on the device, the update is installed. * The in-app notification bar does not display on an Office app that is running before the update is downloaded. After the update is downloaded, the in-app notification displays only for newly opened apps. * For Office updates triggered by a service window or scheduled for non-business hours, it's possible that running Office apps might be forced to close to install the update without notifications. ________________________________ Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. ________________________________
