Applies ToPowerPoint 2016

This article describes update 5002568 for Microsoft PowerPoint 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 disables the following features in Microsoft Office 2016 for some specific languages to avoid a file corruption issue:

  • The Display as icon checkbox in the Insert Object, Convert, and Paste Special dialog boxes.

  • The Create from file option in the Insert Object dialog box.

  • The DisplayAsIcon and Link parameters in the Shapes.AddOLEObject method.

  • Pasting as Picture (Windows Metafile) from the Paste Special dialog box.

  • Pasting as ppPasteMetafilePicture from the Shapes.PasteSpecial and View.PasteSpecial methods.

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 PowerPoint 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 KB5002568, 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

powerpoint-x-none.msp file information

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Msppt.olb

Msppt.olb

16.0.4684.1000

428,288

13-Mar-2024

06:31

Powerpnt.man

Powerpnt.exe.manifest

Not applicable

4,172

13-Mar-2024

06:31

Ppcore.dll

Ppcore.dll

16.0.5442.1000

12,147,328

13-Mar-2024

06:31

Ppintl.dll_1033

Ppintl.dll

16.0.4954.1000

1,216,312

13-Mar-2024

06:31

x64

powerpoint-x-none.msp file information

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Msppt.olb

Msppt.olb

16.0.4666.1000

428,280

13-Mar-2024

06:32

Powerpnt.man

Powerpnt.exe.manifest

Not applicable

4,172

13-Mar-2024

06:32

Ppcore.dll

Ppcore.dll

16.0.5442.1000

18,692,248

13-Mar-2024

06:32

Ppintl.dll_1033

Ppintl.dll

16.0.4954.1000

1,216,312

13-Mar-2024

06:28

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.

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