Remove Microsoft AutoUpdate from macOS

remove_microsoft_autoupdate.sh

#!/bin/bash

echo "Removing Microsoft AutoUpdate..."

# Kill any running Microsoft AutoUpdate processes
echo "Killing Microsoft AutoUpdate processes..."

# Find PIDs of Microsoft AutoUpdate processes
PIDS=$(ps aux | grep -i "Microsoft AutoUpdate" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')

if [ -n "$PIDS" ]; then
    echo "Found Microsoft AutoUpdate processes with PIDs: $PIDS"
    for PID in $PIDS; do
        echo "Killing process $PID..."
        kill -9 $PID 2>/dev/null || true
    done
    echo "Processes killed."
else
    echo "No Microsoft AutoUpdate processes found running."
fi

# Also check for any processes running from the MAU directory
MAU_PIDS=$(ps aux | grep "/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')

if [ -n "$MAU_PIDS" ]; then
    echo "Found additional MAU processes with PIDs: $MAU_PIDS"
    for PID in $MAU_PIDS; do
        echo "Killing MAU process $PID..."
        kill -9 $PID 2>/dev/null || true
    done
fi

# Unload launch agents and daemons
echo "Unloading launch agents and daemons..."
launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist 2>/dev/null || true
launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist 2>/dev/null || true

# Remove launch agents and daemons
echo "Removing launch agents and daemons..."
rm -f /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.update.agent.plist
rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist

# Remove Microsoft AutoUpdate application
echo "Removing Microsoft AutoUpdate application..."
rm -rf "/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0"

# Remove Microsoft AutoUpdate preferences
echo "Removing preferences..."
rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate*
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.autoupdate*

# Remove any remaining Microsoft Update components
echo "Removing additional update components..."
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft\ AutoUpdate
rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/Microsoft\ AutoUpdate

echo "Microsoft AutoUpdate has been removed!"
echo ""
echo "Note: This will prevent automatic updates for Microsoft Office applications."
echo "You'll need to manually update Office apps in the future if needed."

Permanently removes Microsoft AutoUpdate to stop automatic update popups. The script:

• Identifies and kills all Microsoft AutoUpdate processes by PID
• Unloads and removes launch agents/daemons
• Deletes the AutoUpdate application and preferences
• Prevents future automatic updates for Microsoft Office apps