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

This article describes update 4486716 for Microsoft Office 2016 that was released on December 1, 2020.

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 HomeĀ (seeĀ What version of Office am I using?)

Improvements and fixes

This update addsĀ security enhancements that provideĀ a more secure version of the signature scheme forĀ Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) projects.

To make this improvement to take effect in Office client applications, you have to install KB 4486746, KB 4486747, and the following corresponding updates for your Office client applications together with this update:

How to download and install the update

Microsoft Update

UseĀ Microsoft UpdateĀ 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, seeĀ Am I running 32-bit or 64-bit Office?Ā Additionally, seeĀ 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 may have to restart the computer after you install this update.

More information

How to uninstall this update

Windows 10

  1. Go toĀ Start, enterĀ View Installed UpdatesĀ in theĀ Search WindowsĀ box, and then press Enter.

  2. In the list of updates, locate and selectĀ KB4486716, and then selectĀ Uninstall.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

  1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then selectĀ Search. If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then selectĀ Search.

  2. Enter windows update, selectĀ Windows Update, and then selectĀ Installed Updates.

  3. In the list of updates, locate and selectĀ KB4486716, and then selectĀ Uninstall.

Windows 7

  1. Go toĀ Start, enterĀ Run, and then selectĀ Run.

  2. Enter Appwiz.cpl, and then selectĀ OK.

  3. SelectĀ View installed updates.

  4. In the list of updates, locate and selectĀ KB4486716, and then selectĀ 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

x64

vbe7-x-none.msp file information

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Vbe7.dll

Vbe7.dll

7.1.11.4

2,683,784

11-Nov-2020

08:36

vbe7-x-none.msp file information

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Vbe7.dll

Vbe7.dll

7.1.11.4

4,413,312

11-Nov-2020

08:37

References

Learn about the standardĀ terminologyĀ that is used to describe Microsoft software updates. TheĀ Office System TechCenterĀ contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office.

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