Microsoft Releases March 2019 Non-Security Office Updates

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Microsoft Releases March 2019 Non-Security Office Updates 

Microsoft has released this month’s non-security Office updates, and this time the 2007, 2013, and 2016 versions of the productivity suite are being provided with patches.

 

While you can check out the full list in the box after the jump, of particular importance is the list of patches for Office 2016.

One of the highlights is KB4462214, which resolves a bug in Outlook 2016 that broke down the Japanese era date format. The issue was already acknowledged by Microsoft earlier this year. Furthermore, the same update introduces new capabilities for Access 2016.

“With this update, you can block Access 2016 from executing Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code if the file that contains VBA code is identified as being from the Internet. This update also addresses an issue that causes users of the Japanese era date format to see a hang in Outlook 2016 when they create a meeting during a month that the Japanese era is changing,” Microsoft explains.

Data format improvements for the new Japanese era are also available in Microsoft Office 2016 updates KB4462195, KB4462118, and KB4032231.Non-security fixesThis new pack of updates for Microsoft Office does not include any security fixes, as the focus is entirely on resolving bugs in the productivity suite. Security patches for Microsoft Office are released as part of the Patch Tuesday cycle that also includes vulnerability fixes for Windows and other OS components.

Today’s patches are available for Microsoft users via Windows Update, but they can also be downloaded manually from the Update Catalog. You can find the download links for each update by checking out the official KB pages listed in the box after the jump.

This month’s Patch Tuesday cycle takes place on March 11, so expect a new round of updates, this time with the focus on security, to happen next week.

 

 

 

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