November 6, 2018, update for Office 2016 (KB4461438)

Applies to: Office Home and Business 2016Office Home and Student 2016Office Professional 2016

This article describes update 4461438 for Microsoft Office 2016 that was released on November 6, 2018.

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?)

Improvements and fixes

This update makes some changes for the Japanese calendar in Office 2016 so that the new Japanese era name can be displayed correctly when a new era begins. Additional updates may be required for Office applications because of expected changes in the Japanese era. We will update this article as needed.
 
Note To apply these changes, you need to install November 6, 2018, update for Office 2016 (KB4461474) together with this update.

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

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 KB4461438, 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 KB4461438, 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 KB4461438, and then select Uninstall.

References

Learn about the standard terminology that is 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 English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

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