App to remove/bypass nag popups?

[theramajor]

A while ago I remember downloading an app that bypasses popup screens. Sometimes people use them to bypass trial popups. I purchased MS Office 2019 (the one time purchase version, not the subscription version). I'm getting this popup to give Microsoft consent to "auto update" Office and to give send them my diagnostic data. The thing is I don't need an update for MS Office.

How do I bypass this? What's an app I can use to remove such a popup? I don't want to download the auto update. Thanks.

 

[bogdanw]

These are the main privacy settings I use for Microsoft Office & Microsoft AutoUpdate.

defaults write com.microsoft.office 'DiagnosticDataTypePreference' -string ZeroDiagnosticData
defaults write com.microsoft.office 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE

defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'AcknowledgedDataCollectionPolicy' -string RequiredDataOnly
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'HowToCheck' -string Manual
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'MAUFeedbackEnabled' -bool FALSE
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'StartDaemonOnAppLaunch' -bool FALSE

defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate.fba 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE

 

[theramajor]

These are the main privacy settings I use for Microsoft Office & Microsoft AutoUpdate.

defaults write com.microsoft.office 'DiagnosticDataTypePreference' -string ZeroDiagnosticData
defaults write com.microsoft.office 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE

defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'AcknowledgedDataCollectionPolicy' -string RequiredDataOnly
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'HowToCheck' -string Manual
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'MAUFeedbackEnabled' -bool FALSE
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'StartDaemonOnAppLaunch' -bool FALSE

defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate.fba 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE

OK I must be a newb but where do I paste those values to?

 

[bogdanw]

In Terminal (/System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app)

 

[theramajor]

In Terminal (/System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app)

Thanks

 

[bsmr]

These are the main privacy settings I use for Microsoft Office & Microsoft AutoUpdate.

defaults write com.microsoft.office 'DiagnosticDataTypePreference' -string ZeroDiagnosticData
defaults write com.microsoft.office 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE

defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'AcknowledgedDataCollectionPolicy' -string RequiredDataOnly
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'HowToCheck' -string Manual
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'MAUFeedbackEnabled' -bool FALSE
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE
defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 'StartDaemonOnAppLaunch' -bool FALSE

defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate.fba 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled' -bool FALSE

Thx for that.

So with these settings is it better than MAS versions of Office? Or are the MAS Versions of MS Office never sending those data?

 

[bogdanw]

Thx for that.

So with these settings is it better than MAS versions of Office? Or are the MAS Versions of MS Office never sending those data?

I don’t know, I haven’t installed the App Store versions.
If you have them installed, you can read the values with

defaults read com.microsoft.office 'DiagnosticDataTypePreference'
defaults read com.microsoft.office 'SendAllTelemetryEnabled'

 

[bsmr]

I don’t know, I haven’t installed the App Store versions.
If you have them installed, you can read the values with

Thx.

May I ask, why you don't use the Mac App Store versions instead? You don't need the MAU launchd stuff

 

[bogdanw]

You don't need the MAU launchd stuff

I mostly use Edge for business from Microsoft https://www.microsoft.com/edge/business/download Edge is not in the App Store.