So it can get really annoying when you keep getting random ‘Required Data Notice’ notifications from a mysterious Microsoft AutoUpdate app. Why and When Should You Delete Microsoft AutoUpdateĪlthough Microsoft AutoUpdate is an app in itself, you won’t find it in your Mac’s Launchpad or Applications folder.
So, when that random glitch you experienced using a Microsoft app suddenly goes away after some time, Microsoft AutoUpdate probably installed an update (in the background) that eliminated the issue. Have you ever launched a Microsoft app and found that it already had a newly-released feature? The Microsoft AutoUpdate software did that. The Microsoft AutoUpdate has one job: to automatically update Microsoft apps on your Mac and make sure they stay updated. If you have any app developed by Microsoft (think: OneNote, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Edge, etc.) installed on your Mac, then you most definitely have Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) sitting somewhere on your device as well.