February 2017 Non-Security Office Update Release. Microsoft released non-security patches for Microsoft Office yesterday.
The first Tuesday of any month is Office patch day, or more precisely, patch day for non-security patches as security updates are still delivered on the second Tuesday along with Windows and other Microsoft product security updates.
Microsoft released 26 non-security patches for Office yesterday. A total of 10 updates were released for Office 2013, and 16 updates for Office 2016.
The following list provides descriptions, link to KB articles, and links that point to patch downloads on the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
First, Office 2013:
Update for Skype for Business 2015 (KB3161988) -- February 7, 2017, update for Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013)
Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB3115489) -- fixes Office 2013 applications may crash when you use Rights Management services (RMS) features.
Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB3141491) -- includes a number of fixes and improvements. Some translations updated, improved memory consumption for Word 2013, and fixes two issues:
Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB3127966) -- fixes the following two issues:
Update for Microsoft OneNote 2013 (KB3141494) - fixes an issue where other students could see deleted private items in the shared recycle bin.
Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB3127972) -- Makes Office 2013 applications use SSL when you click on the Marketplace button in Office 2013.
Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 (KB3141495) -- fixes a large number of issues:
Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 (KB3141461) -- fixes file name issues when using save as in some CRM systems. Also, fixes co-author issue described in KB3127966 as well.
Update for Microsoft Project 2013 (KB3141499) -- fixes several issues:
Update for Microsoft Visio 2013 (KB3141492) -- fixes multiple copies are selected when only one is selected by the user when printing. Also, fixes losing the gradient of a shape when you copy and paste the shape from Visio to Word.
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3141504) -- Fixes the following issues:
Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB3141501) -- February 7, 2017, update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB3141501)
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3114389) -- Crash of Office applications when Rights Management services (RMS) are used.
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3141508) -- Makes the following changes:
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3127991) -- Fixes Excel issue described in KB3141504.
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3141510) - Fixes the Excel issue described in KB3141504. Also, fixed prompt issue when opening files for Office modern authentication (ADAL) accounts.
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3141513) -- Fixes Excel issue described in KB3141504.
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3141505) -- Fixes Excel issue described in KB3141504.
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3128048) - Fixes excessive memory usage when exporting EMF images from PowerPoint 2016. Also, fixes co-author issue that changes can't be applied to existing tables.
Update for Microsoft OneNote 2016 (KB3141512) - Fixes items being visible in the shared recycle bin after a student deletes them from the private sections group.
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3128052) - Fixes marketplace not using SSL to load the app store in Office 2016. Also, adds the in-client store feature that allows you to disable web extensions (add-ins) in the Microsoft installer.
Update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 (KB3141511) -- Fixes a long list of issues:
Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (KB3128051) - Fixes co-author changes are not applied for existing tables.
Update for Microsoft Project 2016 (KB3141514) - Fixes the following issues:
Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB3141509) -- Corrects AutoCorrect lists files for Estonian.
Update for Microsoft Visio 2016 (KB3141500) --
First, Office 2013:
Now, Office 2016:
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I dont get this, how can non security patches be classed as Critical ?
Scott, looking at the long list of bugs which need to be fixed, the KBs might not be for security but most of the bugs could be classed as critical.
The second thing I notice is that, unlike the monthly security roll ups, every patch has an individual KB ID.
If they can do this for Office, etc., why does MS insist on bundling Windows security/recommended bug fixes ?????
Good question about a practice, that of bundling Windows security/recommended bug fixes, which led me to put a definitive end to Windows Updates here with Windows 7, last October. That decision is shared by many users but knowing why a company decides to deeply change its update procedure, when it could avoid it, is worth an answer beyond the traditional and often incoherent explanations of who’s on service & ready to answer at Microsoft (we’ve all noticed that when it comes to PR it’s a who’s who in that company, that there’s barely a word from the CEO concerning this major update policy turn, to the point that some official comments happen to be countered by another official speaker. Who is responsible, and of what?).
for me I stopped windows 7 updates a few months before windows 10 became RTM. i am pretty confident my system is free of the windows 10 telemetry backports.
Yej, Windows.