October 3, 2017, update for Office 2016 (KB4011036)

Applies To
Office Professional Plus 2016 Office Standard 2016 Office Professional 2016 Office Home and Business 2016 Office Home and Student 2016

This article describes update 4011036 for Microsoft Office 2016 that was released on October 3, 2017. This update has a prerequisite.

Be aware that the update in 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?)

Improvements and fixes

This update fixes the following issue:

  • When you copy and paste a HTML URL that contains a number sign (#) to Skype for Business 2016, the link is broken, and the number sign is lost.

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 which 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

Prerequisites

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

Restart information

You 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
Screeenshot of the update options in Word. Screeenshot of the update and about options in Word.

How to uninstall this update

Windows 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 KB4011036, 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 KB4011036, 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 KB4011036, 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 information

x86

riched20-x-none.msp file information

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Riched20.dll_0001 16.0.4600.1000 1,715,920 13-Sep-2017 09:59 Not applicable

x64

riched20-x-none.msp file information

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Riched20.dll_0001 16.0.4600.1000 2,242,752 13-Sep-2017 10:00 Not applicable