Newsletter Archives

  • September 2021 Office non-Security Updates are now available

    The September 2021 Office non-Security updates have been released Tuesday, September 7, 2021. They are not included in the DEFCON-4 approval for the August 2021 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

    Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

    Office 2016
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4484467)

    There were no non-security listings for Office 2013.
    On April 10, 2018, Office 2013 reached End of Mainstream Support. Extended Support will end for Office 2013 on April 11, 2023.
    Office 2016 also reached  End of Mainstream Support on October 13, 2020. EOS for Office 2016 is October 14, 2025.

    Updates are for the .msi version (perpetual). Office 365 and C2R are not included.

    Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  • January 2020 Office non-Security Updates are available

    The January 2020 non-Security Office updates have been released Tuesday, January 7, 2020. They are not included in any DEFCON approval for the December 2019 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

    Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and  recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

    Office 2016
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4464586)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4484168)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4484218)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 (KB4484212)
    Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (KB4484216)
    Update for Microsoft Project 2016 (KB4484140)
    Update for Microsoft Visio 2016 (KB4464575)
    Update for Microsoft Visio Viewer 2016 (KB2920709)
    Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4484219)
    Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4484213)

    There were no non-security listings for Office 2007 (which is out of support), Office 2010, or Office 2013.

    Updates are for the .msi version (persistent). Office 365 and C2R are not included.

    Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  • December 2019 Office non-Security updates have been released

    The December 2019 non-Security Office updates have been released Tuesday, December 3, 2019. They are not included in any DEFCON approval for the November 2019 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

    Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and  recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

    Office 2016
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4484170)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 (KB4484172)
    Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4484133)

    There were no non-security listings for Office 2007 (which is out of support), Office 2010, or Office 2013.

    Updates are for the .msi version (persistent). Office 365 and C2R are not included.

    Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  • November 2019 Office non-Security updates are available

    The November 2019 non-Security Office updates have been released Tuesday, November 5, 2019. They are not included in any DEFCON-4 approval for the October 2019 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

    Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and  recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

    Office 2016
    Update for Microsoft Access 2016 (KB4475539)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4484138)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4484137)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4475588)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4475552)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4484145)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 (KB4484139)
    Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (KB4484134)
    Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4484135)

    There were no non-security listings for Office 2007 (which is out of support), Office 2010, or Office 2013.

    Updates are for the .msi version (persistent). Office 365 and C2R are not included.

    Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  • October 2019 Office non-Security updates have been released

    The October 2019 non-Security Office updates have been released Tuesday, October 1, 2019. They will not included in any DEFCON approval for the September 2019 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

    Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and  recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

    Office 2010
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2010 (KB4475604)

    Office 2013
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 (KB4484096)

    Office 2016
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4475585)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4484114)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 Language Interface Pack (KB4475582)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 (KB4484107)
    Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (KB4475578)
    Update for Microsoft Project 2016 (KB4484116)
    Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4484105)
    Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4484102)

    There were no non-security listings for Office 2007 (which is out of support).

    Updates are for the .msi version (persistent). Office 365 and C2R are not included.

    Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  • April 2019 non-Security Office Updates are available

    The April 2019 non-Security Office updates have been released Tuesday, April 2, 2019. They are not included in the DEFCON4 approval for the March 2019 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

    Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and  recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

    Office 2010

    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2010 KB3114559

    Office 2013

    Update for Microsoft Office 2013 KB4462203
    Update for Microsoft Office 2013 KB4462200
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 KB4464507
    Update for Microsoft Project 2013 KB4462136
    Update for Microsoft Visio 2013 KB4464505
    Update for Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) KB4462207
    Update for Microsoft Word 2013 KB4462140

    Office 2016

    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 KB4011666
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 KB4462116
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 KB4464501
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 KB4462239
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 KB4418380
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 Language Interface Pack KB4462241
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 KB4464502
    Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 KB4462235
    Update for Microsoft Project 2016 KB4464503
    Update for Skype for Business 2016 KB4462234
    Update for Microsoft Word 2016 KB4462240

    There were no non-security listings for Office 2007 (which is out of support).
    Updates are for the .msi version (persistent). Office 365 and C2R are not included.
    Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

    Details in Computerworld Woody on Windows. Off with their heads!

  • March 2019 non-Security Office Updates have been released

    The March 2019 non-Security Office updates have been released Tuesday, March 5, 2019. They are not included in the DEFCON4 approval for the February 2019 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

    Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and  recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

    Office 2010

    Update for Microsoft Access 2010 (KB4018363)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB4461626)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2589339)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2010 (KB4462229)

    Office 2013

    Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4462201)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4092455)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 (KB4462206)
    Update for Microsoft Visio 2013 (KB4461484)

    Office 2016

    Update for Microsoft Access 2016 (KB4462192)
    Update for Microsoft Excel 2016 (KB4462212)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4461439)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4462214)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4462195)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4462118)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4032231)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 Language Interface Pack (KB4462194)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 (KB4462196)
    Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (KB4462191)
    Update for Microsoft Project 2016 (KB4462198)
    Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4462190)
    Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4462193)

    There were no non-security listings for Office 2007 (which is out of support).
    Updates are for the .msi version (persistent). Office 365 and C2R are not included.
    Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  • February 2019 non-Security Office Updates are available

    The February 2019 non-Security Office updates have been released Tuesday, February 5, 2019. They are not included in the DEFCON4 approval for the January 2019 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

    Office 2010

    Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB4462172)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB4462187)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2010 (KB4462182)
    Update for Microsoft Visio 2010 (KB3115314)

    Office 2013

    Update for Microsoft Access 2013 (KB4032252)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4461550)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB4461444)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 (KB4462141)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB3172473)
    Update for Skype for Business 2015 (KB4462135)

    Office 2016

    Update for Microsoft Access 2016 (KB4032257)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 Language Interface Pack (KB4461534)
    Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4462114)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4461536)
    Update for Microsoft Outlook 2016 (KB4462147)
    Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (KB4461599)
    Update for Microsoft Project 2016 (KB4462134)
    Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4022161)
    Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4462145)

    There were no non-security listings for Office 2007 (which is out of support).
    Updates are for the .msi version (persistent). Office 365 and C2R are not included.
    Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).