Enable WSUS for Office 2016

[KenE]

I have an isolated target system which is Window 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit enu (fully updated) on which is loaded an activated Office 2016 from the current MSDN en_office_professional_plus_2016_x86_x64_dvd_6962141.iso with default configuration.

Then a WSUS Client configuration with Win7 64-bit and o2k16 selected. This client has, for example, o2k16\conv2016-kb2910993-fullfile-x86-glb and the 64-bit version. When run, the WSUS Client does not see the Office at all (it does not appear in the “checking” list) and Office seems to be click-and-run with the Office Updates options showing on the File/Account tab.

What do I have to do to make the WSUS Client recognise that Office 2016 is present and then to update it?

Thank you

[KenE]

Visual Studio + MSDN used to provided Volume License images/keys but in recent times it has not. This was seen as important to be able to test VL configurations.

To update Office 2016 offline you need the VL image & key.

The upshot for me, with no internet access for the develpoment system, is that I cannot test up-to-date Office 2016 configurations.

I take this as an example of Microsoft not thinking through the consequence of its actions on legitimate users: why should the C2R version not be updated by Microsoft Update?

At least I understand why I can't do what I was trying to do.