Applies ToProject Standard 2016 Project Professional 2016

This article describes update KB3178669 for Microsoft Project 2016, which was released on March 7, 2017. This update has a prerequisite.Be aware that the update on the Microsoft Download Center applies to the 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?) This update fixes the following issues:

  • The Visual Basic Applications ScreenUpdating property does not work as expected in Project 2016. Instead of freezing the screen content when the code runs, the screen continues to update. This produces screen flicker and causes the code to run slower.

  • Assume that a project manager opens a project in Project 2016 that has been successfully used with Project 2013. In this situation, when actual work values are observed in the Task Usage view, it is found that, for some resources, the actual work has been moved from the dates on which it was entered.

  • In the Progress Lines dialog box, you select to display progress lines in relation to the baseline plan instead of the default actual plan. In this situation, the progress line does not draw as expected.

  • When you open an .xml file within the Import Wizard and select the As a new project option, Project 2016 may crash.

  • Assume that you open a project plan, and transfer local resource custom field lookup table values to an enterprise resource enterprise field. Then you save the project plan to a Project server. In this situation, some custom enterprise resource lookup table values may be lost.

  • In some cases, enterprise custom field data may be lost from a project after a status update has been applied, and the project is then opened in Project Professional 2016.

How to download and install the update

Microsoft Update

Use Microsoft Update to automatically download and install the update.

Download Center

This update is also available for manual download and installation from the Microsoft Download Center.

If you're not sure what platform (32-bit or 64-bit) you're running, see Am I running 32-bit or 64-bit Office? Additionally, see more information about how to download Microsoft support files.

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Update information

PrerequisiteTo apply this update, you must have Microsoft Project 2016 installed.

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

More information

To determine whether your Office installation is Click-to-Run or MSI-based, follow these steps:

  1. Start an Office 2016 application.

  2. On the File menu, select Account.

  3. 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

The screenshot for Word click to run

The screenshot for Word MSI

How to uninstall this updateWindows 10

  1. Go to Start, enter View Installed Updates in the Search Windows box, and then press Enter.

  2. In the list of updates, locate and select KB3178669, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

  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.

  2. Enter windows update, select Windows Update, and then select Installed Updates.

  3. In the list of updates, locate and select KB3178669, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 7

  1. Go to Start, enter Run, and then select Run.

  2. Enter Appwiz.cpl, and then select OK.

  3. Select View installed updates.

  4. In the list of updates, locate and select KB3178669, and then select 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 informationThe global version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. x86

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Nameext.dll.x64

Nameext.dll

16.0.4339.1000

320,768

22-Feb-2017

15:51

Nameext.dll.x86

Nameext.dll

16.0.4339.1000

286,976

22-Feb-2017

15:50

Pjintl.dll_1033

Pjintl.dll

16.0.4501.1000

4,378,896

22-Feb-2017

15:49

Winproj.exe

Winproj.exe

16.0.4510.1000

24,218,312

22-Feb-2017

15:50

x64

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Nameext.dll.x64

Nameext.dll

16.0.4339.1000

320,768

22-Feb-2017

15:56

Nameext.dll.x86

Nameext.dll

16.0.4339.1000

286,976

22-Feb-2017

15:58

Pjintl.dll_1033

Pjintl.dll

16.0.4501.1000

4,403,984

22-Feb-2017

15:56

Winproj.exe

Winproj.exe

16.0.4510.1000

30,515,400

22-Feb-2017

15:56

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