Office 365

The Office 365 ProPlus update model supports 4 production channels;

• Monthly Channel (Targeted),
• Monthly Channel,
• Semi-annual Channel (Targeted),
• Semi-annual Channel.

Each channel receives features updates, security and non-security updates on different release intervals.

Consider a scenario where Office 365 ProPlus is installed on a machine from the Semi-Annual Channel.  Now let's say, a new feature is introduced on the Monthly Channel which you would like to get.  Since you are on the Semi-Annual Channel you will have to wait for a few months before this feature is made available to the Semi-Annual Channel.  But what if you do not want to wait that long?  The answer is, switch to the Monthly Channel.

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Switch Channels

Below are the steps to switch channels:

1. Identify the channel which you would like to switch to. Features and updates by channel are documented here.
2. Launch Command Prompt as an administrator.
3. Navigate to “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun"
4. Run the following command to change the desired channel, let’s say Monthly Channel Targeted “OfficeC2RClient.exe /changesetting Channel=Insiders” (When running in powershell the command will be “.**OfficeC2RClient.exe /changesetting Channel=Insiders”**

or if you want to switch to the Montly channel:

“OfficeC2RClient.exe /changesetting Channel=Monthly”

Note - You can use this command to switch to any channel using the corresponding Channel keyword listed below:

**Channel**	**Keyword in CMD or ODT**
Monthly Channel (Targeted)	Channel="**Insiders**" or Channel="**FirstReleaseCurrent**"
Monthly Channel	Channel="**Monthly**" or Channel="**Current**"
Semi-annual Channel (Targeted)	Channel="**Targeted**" or Channel="**FirstReleaseDeferred**"
Semi-annual Channel	Channel="**Broad**" or Channel="**Deferred**"

To start the switch Channel process, run "**OfficeC2RClient.exe /update user"** from the cmd prompt path **"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\"** This should be followed by a series of windows which will take you through the process of downloading and installing updates for the new channel that you have switch to.

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It’s even possible to upgrade your Office 365 ProPlus from 32-bit to 64-bit! Check here to find out how.