March 8, 2016, update for Office 2016 (KB3114514)

Improvements and fixes

Fixes the following issue:

When you open a document that has high-resolution pictures embedded in an Office 2016 application, it uses more memory than it is opened in an Office 2013 application, and the Office 2016 application may crash.

Note To fix this issue, please also follow the instructions in the Registry information section to change the registry.

How to download and install the update

Update information

Registry informationImportant
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you change the registry incorrectly. Before you change it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.

After you install this update, follow these steps:

1. Exit all Microsoft Office applications.

2. Start Registry Editor:
   

   • In Windows 10, go to Start, enter regedit in the Search Windows box, and then select regedit.exe in the search results.

   • In Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, if you're using a mouse, move it to the upper-right corner, go to Search, enter regedit in the search text box, and then select regedit.exe in the search results.

   • In Windows 7, go to Start, enter regedit in the Search programs and files text box, and then select regedit.exe in the search results.

3. Locate and then select the following registry entry:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Gfx

4. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then select DWORD Value.

5. Enter DisableResourcePooling, and then press the Enter key.

6. In the Details pane, press and hold (or right-click) DisableResourcePooling, and then select Modify.

7. In the Value data box, enter 1, and then select OK.

8. Exit Registry Editor.

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

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

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.

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.