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stop microsoft autoupdate
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$ plutil -p /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist ~ | |
{ | |
"Disabled" => 0 | |
"Label" => "com.microsoft.update.agent" | |
"MachServices" => { | |
"com.microsoft.update.xpc" => 1 | |
} | |
"ProgramArguments" => [ | |
0 => "/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant" | |
1 => "--launchByAgent" | |
] | |
"RunAtLoad" => 1 | |
"StartInterval" => 7200 | |
} | |
$ plutil -p /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.plist ~ | |
{ | |
"Label" => "com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater" | |
"Program" => "/Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/StandaloneUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/OneDriveStandaloneUpdater" | |
"ProgramArguments" => [ | |
] | |
"RunAtLoad" => 1 | |
"StartInterval" => 86400 | |
} | |
sudo plutil -replace Disabled -integer 1 /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist | |
sudo plutil -replace RunAtLoad -integer 0 /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist | |
sudo plutil -replace RunAtLoad -integer 0 /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.plist |
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# https://superuser.com/questions/1544338/turn-off-microsoft-apps-microsoft-autoupdate-app-on-a-mac | |
# disable the service | |
launchctl disable gui/$(id -u)/com.microsoft.update.agent | |
# check that the service is disabled | |
launchctl print-disabled gui/$(id -u) | grep microsoft | |
### Change interval instead of disable ### | |
# check current config content | |
plutil -p /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist | |
# backup | |
cp -a /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist /somewhere/to/backup/ | |
# update the interval, e.g. 43200 seconds (i.e. 12 hours) | |
sudo plutil -replace StartInterval -integer 43200 /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist |
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