> There is no scanning involved How do you think that a windows update checks for out of date office packages in a way that you would not define as scanning?

> There is no scanning involved How do you think that a windows update checks for out of date office packages in a way that you would not define as scanning? Also, please don't do ad hominem. I have no motivation outside of the personal one not wanting to be worried that every piece of tech I own is phoning home what I do.