This article describes an update that reduces Microsoft Office servicing footprint in Windows RT 8.1. Before you install this update, check out the Prerequisites section.
About this update
This update frees up disk space for Windows RT 8.1 by performing the following operations:
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Install a cleanup utility that identifies and removes unnecessary files cached by the Office patching process.
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Create a scheduled task to automatically perform a one-time cleanup after each installation of Office updates.
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Provide the option for users to manually delete Office updates.
How to obtain this update
Important Do not install a language pack after you install this update. If you do, the language-specific changes in the update will not be applied, and you will have to reinstall the update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.
Windows Update
This update is available from Windows Update.
Update detail information
Prerequisites
To install this update, you must have April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed in Windows RT 8.1.
Registry information
To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update does not replace a previously released update.
The global version of this update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the 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 the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
Windows RT 8.1 file information and notes
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The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
Version
Product
Milestone
Service branch
6.3.960 0.17 xxx
Windows RT 8.1
RTM
GDR
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GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
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The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.
For all supported Windows RT 8.1
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Officertcleanup.exe |
6.3.9600.17732 |
27,648 |
17-Mar-2015 |
22:25 |
Not applicable |
Additional file information
Additional file information for Windows RT 8.1
Additional files for all supported Windows RT 8.1
|
File property |
Value |
|---|---|
|
File name |
Arm_af5e098736776254eb16a02e84d1d8d5_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17732_none_d7749922c32372b0.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
708 |
|
Date (UTC) |
18-Mar-2015 |
|
Time (UTC) |
06:00 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
|
File name |
Arm_microsoft-windows-officertpatchcleanup_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17732_none_5170da41df640528.manifest |
|
File version |
Not applicable |
|
File size |
4,443 |
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Date (UTC) |
17-Mar-2015 |
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Time (UTC) |
23:00 |
|
Platform |
Not applicable |
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
References
See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.
