This article describes update 5002572 for Microsoft Office 2016 that was released on April 2, 2024.

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. (See What version of Office am I using?)

Improvements and fixes

This update contains the following improvement and fix in Office 2016:

  • Removes the Organization Chart Add-in for Microsoft Office programs object type because of insufficient support for an extended range of supported characters.

    Note: To get the improvement, you have to install KB 5002452 together with this update.

  • Fixes the known issue in KB 5002542 that causes applications to stop responding when users try to activate the embedded package objects.

How to download and install the update

Microsoft Update

Use Microsoft Update to automatically download and install the update.

Download Center

This update is available to manually download and install 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.

Virus-scan claim

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses by using the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to it.

Update information

Prerequisites

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

Restart information

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

More information

How to uninstall this update

Windows 11 and Windows 10

  1. Go to Start, enter Control Panel in the search box, and then press Enter.

  2. In the Control Panel search box, enter Installed Updates.

  3. In the search results, select View installed updates.

  4. In the list of updates, locate and select KB5002572, and then select Uninstall.

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.

x86

mso-x-none.msp file information

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Firstrun.exe

Firstrun.exe

16.0.5413.1000

774,144

20-Mar-2024

18:08

Mso.dll.x86

Mso.dll

16.0.5443.1001

14,434,504

21-Mar-2024

18:53

Msointl.dll.x86.1033

Msointl.dll

16.0.5430.1000

1,541,688

20-Mar-2024

18:07

Msores.dll

Msores.dll

16.0.5420.1000

81,687,096

20-Mar-2024

18:07

F_central_msvcp100_x86.afa96eb4_fa9f_335c_a7cb_36079407553d

Msvcp100.dll

10.0.40219.325

435,136

20-Mar-2024

18:07

F_central_msvcr100_x86.afa96eb4_fa9f_335c_a7cb_36079407553d

Msvcr100.dll

10.0.40219.325

787,856

20-Mar-2024

18:07

x64

mso-x-none.msp file information

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Firstrun.exe

Firstrun.exe

16.0.5149.1000

816,928

20-Mar-2024

18:09

Mso.dll.x64

Mso.dll

16.0.5443.1001

19,894,440

21-Mar-2024

18:54

Mso.dll.x86

Mso.dll

16.0.5443.1001

14,434,504

21-Mar-2024

18:56

Msointl.dll.x64.1033

Msointl.dll

16.0.5430.1000

1,566,264

20-Mar-2024

18:05

Msointl.dll.x86.1033

Msointl.dll

16.0.5430.1000

1,541,688

20-Mar-2024

18:09

Msores.dll

Msores.dll

16.0.5419.1000

81,687,096

20-Mar-2024

18:05

Msores.dll.x86

Msores.dll

16.0.5420.1000

81,687,096

20-Mar-2024

18:10

F_central_msvcp100_x64.bff61907_aa2d_3a26_8666_98d956a62abc

Msvcp100.dll

10.0.40219.325

621,928

20-Mar-2024

18:09

F_central_msvcr100_x64.bff61907_aa2d_3a26_8666_98d956a62abc

Msvcr100.dll

10.0.40219.325

843,120

20-Mar-2024

18:09

References

Learn about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates.

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