The following table provides a comparison of Current Channel, Monthly Enterprise Channel, and Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel. Comparison of the update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps For example, network bandwidth utilization, end-user training and support, line-of-business applications, and other organizational requirements. In those cases where you have select devices that require extensive testing before receiving new features, we recommend Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel.īut, we realize that there are multiple factors that will determine which update channel you select for your deployment of Microsoft 365 Apps. If you need additional predictability of when these new Office features are released each month, we recommend Monthly Enterprise Channel. We recommend Current Channel, because it provides your users with the newest Office features as soon as they are ready. Non-security updates provide fixes for known issues and provide stability or performance improvements for Office. In addition to new features, update channels provide, as needed, security and non-security updates on a regular basis, every month. You can control how often the users in your organization get these new features by specifying the update channel. One of the benefits of Microsoft 365 Apps is that Microsoft provides new (and updated) features for Office apps, such as Excel and Word, on a regular basis.
Overview of update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps
