The company said it is instead relying on a feature called Media Source Extensions which will give subscribers 1080p quality video without taxing your Macs CPU or battery. * You can also delete the file specifically from Trash if you want to leave other items in the Trash alone for now. An excerpt from the article says what needs to be said, 'Netflix is finally moving away from Microsofts Silverlight for video streaming on the Mac, at least for OS X Yosemite users. If you still want to have and use Microsoft apps on the Mac, deleting the Microsoft AutoUpdate application may lead to some unintended consequences besides having outdated software from Microsoft, so it’s probably best to not remove it if you’re a heavy Microsoft software user, whether that’s Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Edge, or anything else. Locate “.plist” and add it to the Trash.From the Finder, select the “Go” menu and “Go To Folder” entering the following path:.You can also delete “” if you find that running in the background on a Mac:
With Microsoft AutoUpdate deleted, Microsoft AutoUpdate will no longer be on the Mac or run to update software automatically.
How to Remove Microsoft AutoUpdate from MacOS Or stop using that application and find a better alternative. If you uninstall it and figure out that one of your applications depends on Java and won’t run anymore, it’s easy enough to reinstall it again. You can also forcibly quit the Microsoft AutoUpdate app from Activity Monitor if needed. RELATED: Java is Insecure and Awful, Its Time to Disable It, and Heres How. If Microsoft AutoUpdate is currently running you’ll need to quit out of the application first.