

Both are "dumb" fixes because they require increased clicks and reduced overall functionality of Mail.

Given the current circumstances, the only way to manage this is to constantly toggle Enable/Disable the Exchange account or Do Not Disturb On/Off as I sign on/off of my corporate VPN. Of course, the notification is only triggered when Mail is looking for the Exchange account (which is my secure corporate email account), but I am not at that moment linked to my company's network via VPN. I have read the unhelpful recommendations to turn off notifications for Mail (but I don't want to turn off all of my Mail notifications, just the Exchange password notification) and to disable the Exchange account )but I do not want to disable the Exchange account, just disable the the password notification). I recall a recent OS update announcement claiming to address this specific issue but the issue was not in fact addressed. This drag-to-delete method works in all versions of Mac OS X. Right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash option to start the uninstall. Drag Microsoft AutoUpdate to the Trash (or right click on it and then select Move to Trash option).

This is a significant annoyance in a telecommuting world. Open up the Finder, click Applications on the left side, and then select Microsoft AutoUpdate.
