January 12, 2016, update for Outlook 2016 Junk Email Filter (KB3114515)

Applies To

Outlook 2016

Note

Notice

This update is no longer available. To fix the issues that are described in this article, install the latest Microsoft Office update from the following Microsoft Learn article:

Latest updates for versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI)

This update includes new definitions for the Junk Email Filter in Microsoft Outlook 2016. These new definitions provide a more current description of these characteristics that define some email messages as junk email. This update was released on January 12, 2016. This update has a prerequisite.

Be aware that the update at the Microsoft Download Center applies to Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2016. It doesn't apply to the Office 2016 Click-to-Run editions such as Microsoft Office 365 Home. (How to determine?)

Update information

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have Outlook 2016 installed.

Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you install this update.

More Information

How to determine whether my Office installation is Click-to-Run or MSI-based:

Start an Office 2016 application.
On the File menu, select Account.
For Office 2016 Click-to-Run installations, an Update Options item is displayed. For MSI-based installations, the Update Options item isn't displayed.

Office 2016 Click-to-Run installation	MSI-based Office 2016

How to determine whether the update is installed

To determine whether the update is installed on your computer, follow the steps for your version of Windows.

Windows 10

Go to Start, enter View Installed Updates in the Search Windows box, and then press Enter.
Examine the list for update KB3114515.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then select Search. Or, if you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then select Search.
Enter windows update, select Windows Update, and then select Installed Updates.
Examine the list for update KB3114515. If the update is in the list, note its Install On date.

Windows 7

Go to Start , enter appwiz.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
Click View installed updates.
Examine the list for update KB3114515.
If update KB3114515 is in the list of updates, the update is installed successfully on the computer.

How to uninstall this update

Windows 10

Go to Start, enter View Installed Updates in the Search Windows box, and then press Enter.
In the list of updates, locate and select update KB3114515, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then select Search. If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then select Search.
Enter windows update, select Windows Update, and then click Installed Updates.
In the list of updates, locate and select update KB3114515, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 7

Go to Start, enter Run, and then click Run.
Enter Appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
Select View installed updates.
In the list of updates, locate and select update KB3114515, and then click Uninstall.

References

Learn about the standard terminology that's used to describe Microsoft software updates. The Office System TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office.

File Information

The global version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

x86

outlfltr-x-none.msp file information

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Outlfltr.dat	Outlfltr.dat	14.0.15528.593	3,611,272	09-Dec-2015	04:02

x64