After Microsoft Auto Update(MAU) version 4.13 on macOS, Apple users will receive a Require Data Notice popup window. It shows that Microsoft will help you to upgrade your Microsoft applications and collect required data to Microsoft. There is only one OK button, it means that you can’t reject the notice. But even worse, once you clicked ok button, your mac computer fan will stop running and then it will load 100% CPU before it shuts down.
And some Apple users who don't have Microsoft software on macOS feedback, they are also exposed by the same pop-up window. If you don't want it to pop up again on your computer screen, this article will show you how to solve it.
If you still need to use Microsoft Application on macOS without the Require Data Notice again
Microsoft autoupdate notification file is stored in ~/Library/com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist.
You need to add a key(AcknowledgedDataCollectionPolicy) and value(RequiredDataOnly) to the com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist file.
Open Terminal.app(/Applications/Utilities), type the following command in Terminal, and press enter.
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2 AcknowledgedDataCollectionPolicy RequiredDataOnly
Relaunch the Finder, it will suppress this pop-up window. The solution is from Der Flounder: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2019/07/23/suppressing-microsoft-autoupdates-required-data-notice-screen/
If you don’t use Microsoft Application on the computer
If you are no longer using Microsoft applications on macOS but get the popup. Check if there are some Microsoft applications or configuration files remaining.
1. Check the LaunchAgent item on macOS… ~/Library/LaunchAgents, /Library/LaunchAgents, /Library/LaunchDaemons.
2. Uninstall Microsoft applications completely with Power Suite. Remote Desktop Connection, Outlook, Skype, One Note and more are Microsoft products. Here we use PowerSuite to uninstall all Microsoft applications data.
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