Office Updates
News about security updates, public updates, service packs and product lifecycle from the Microsoft Office sustained Engineering team.
August 2012 Office Update Release
The August 2012 Public Update release for Office is now live and the updates are available for...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 08/14/2012
July 2012 Office Public Update Release
The July 2012 Public Update release for Office is now live and the updates are available for...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 07/10/2012
June 2012 Office Update Release
The June Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 06/12/2012
May 2012 Office Update Release
The May 2012 Public Update release for Office is now live and the updates are available for...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 05/08/2012
April 2012 Office Update Release
The April 2012 Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 04/11/2012
Update to Office 2010 SP1 to prevent unintentional installation of SharePoint Workspace
We are pleased to announce the release of an update for the issue described in KB2612800 (Office...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 03/30/2012
March 2012 Office Update Release
The March Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 03/13/2012
January 2012 Office Update Release
The January Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 01/10/2012
December 2011 Office Update Release
The December Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 12/13/2011
Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Update List
Office 2007 Service Pack 3, which released in October 2011, includes a roll-up of all Public Update...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 12/09/2011
November 2011 Office Update Release
The November Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 11/08/2011
Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 3 Availability
We are pleased to announce the availability of Service Pack 3 (SP3) for our 2007 family of products....
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 10/25/2011
Office 2010 Sp1 Microsoft Update Change for Language Installs
During the release of Office 2010 Service Pack 1 we found that if you had an Office install with...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 10/20/2011
October 2011 Updates and release
Hello, Today's is a small month with two updates being release for the Outlook Junk email Filter....
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 10/11/2011
Announcing Service Pack 3 for Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007
Today we’re pleased to announce the 3rd (and likely final) Service Pack release for Office...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 10/06/2011
Daylight Savings Time (DST) Updates for SharePoint
The August 2011 Cumulative Update for SharePoint Foundation (2010, 2007) contains the following...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 09/07/2011
August 2011 Office Security Update Release
The August Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 08/09/2011
July 2011 Office Security Update Release
The July Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 07/13/2011
Office Binary File Format Validation Tool Available
Please visit the entire post here:...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 07/13/2011
Office 2010 Service Pack 1 - 5 Common questions regarding the Service Pack
With Office 2010 Service Pack 1 having now been out for one week, we wanted to cover some of the...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 07/06/2011
End of support for Office XP
Per our earlier post, this is a reminder that on July 12, Office XP will exit the Extended Support...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 07/05/2011
SharePoint 2010 SP1 and the June Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010
Yesterday Service Pack 1 (SP1) for SharePoint 2010 was made available. SP1 contains a number of...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 06/29/2011
Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1 Availability
We are thrilled to announce the availability of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for our 2010 family of...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 06/28/2011
File Based detection versus Windows Installer detection
A common question we’ve been getting is “How come my third party tool says that a file...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 06/22/2011
June 2011 Office Security Update Release
The June Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 06/14/2011
Announcing Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010
Welcome to TechEd Atlanta! For those of you unable to attend the event in person, we’d like to...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 05/16/2011
May 2011 Office Security Update Release
The May Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 05/10/2011
Issues After Installing PowerPoint 2002 Update KB2464617
We have had reports of PowerPoint 2002 problems after installing the April 2011 Pubilc Update. When...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 04/30/2011
Issues after installing Outlook KB KB2509470
After installing the April 2011 Public Update, some Outlook 2007 users reported difficulty with...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 04/28/2011
Issues after installing PowerPoint 2003 update KB2464588
Some users have contacted Microsoft support (and found their way to the blog comment feature) to ask...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 04/23/2011
April 2011 Office Security Update Release
Update: We are aware some of you are experiencing issues with two of the updates, KB2509470...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 04/12/2011
Office File Validation General Availability Announcement
It is my pleasure to announce the general availability of Microsoft Office File Validation for...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 04/11/2011
Office 2010 Service Pack 1 is Almost Here
Update: Read more about 2010 SP1 in this post. Summer is just around the corner, and as promised, we...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 04/05/2011
Blocking ActiveX Controls from Loading in Microsoft Office
We were recently made aware of the exploit in the wild for Adobe Flash Player. The exploit itself is...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 03/17/2011
End of Support for Office XP Products
We discussed some basics of the Office Support Policy in a prior post, explaining how Office...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 03/11/2011
March 2011 Office Update Available
The March Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 03/08/2011
Office and SharePoint Service Packs: A Primer
A while back, we provided some information about the upcoming release of Office 2010 Service Pack 1...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 03/03/2011
Office Security: Deployment Info for Office 2003 & 2007 File Validation
We recently posted on the Office File Validation (OFV) back port for Office 2003 and 2007. In...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 02/25/2011
Word 2007, DOCX Compatibility and Missing Spaces
Yesterday an issue related to Word 2007 surfaced online that is worth a closer look. A Microsoft...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 02/24/2011
Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1 Update
Update: Please see additional posts on 2010 SP1: Announcing Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 and...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 02/09/2011
Adding Cumulative Updates to display in Windows Server Update Services Console
Hello, a common question we get when we release a cumulative update is “can we have the...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 01/20/2011
January 2011 Office Update Release
The January 12 Office Public Update contained 3 non security fixes, and is now live and available...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 01/12/2011
Security Office File Validation Backport for Office 2003 and 2007 User Experience
Hi, Modesto Estrada here with the Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Security team. I wanted to...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 01/10/2011
Improve your Microsoft Office security with Office File Validation coming to Office 2003 and Office 2007
Hello, it's my pleasure to announce to you the future availability of the Office File Validation for...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 12/14/2010
December 2010 Office Security Update Release
On Tuesday, December 13th, 2010, Microsoft Office released 3 security bulletins. The security...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 12/13/2010
November 2010 Office Security Updates Release
On Tuesday, November 9th, 2010, Microsoft Office released 2 security bulletins. The security updates...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 11/09/2010
October 2010 Office Security Update Release
On Tuesday, October 12th, 2010, Microsoft Office released 3 security bulletins. The security updates...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 10/11/2010
Microsoft ASP.NET out of band release and SharePoint
A common question we’ve been getting in the Office space is related to SharePoint and the...
Author: The Microsoft Office Sustained Engineering Team Date: 09/29/2010