While most of the users said that uninstalling the KB4461627 update fixed the problem, Microsoft pulled all the Office 2010 updates published on January 2, probably to be on the safe side and to remove any related issues.

In the list of updates, locate and select the offending update, and then select Uninstall.Įxcel issues reported by Japanese Office usersĪccording to Borncity, Japanese users reported that Excel has been completely killed by the Office 2010 non-security updates issued by Microsoft at the beginning of the year, failing to start on some systems and freezing on others.

Go to Start, enter View Installed Updates in the Search Windows box, and then press Enter.

Update for Microsoft Office 2010 ( KB4461616)įor those who have already installed the troublesome Office 2010 updates, Microsoft also provides detailed uninstall instructions. Update for Microsoft Office 2010 ( KB4032225) Update for Microsoft Office 2010 ( KB4032217) Update for Microsoft Excel 2010 ( KB4461627)

The four Office 2010 updates Microsoft pulled from its servers are listed below. To resolve this, uninstall the update by following the instructions in the 'More information' section. KB articles now come with uninstall instructionsĪlthough the updates' knowledgebase articles are still available on Microsoft's website, they now contain only a notice and uninstall instructions.Īfter you install this update, you may experience difficulties in Microsoft Excel or other applications. More specifically, Redmond had to remove four Microsoft updates that were designed to make changes in its Office suite to enable the new era Japanese calendar. After releasing the first Microsoft Office updates of 2019 designed to fix non-security issues in Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016 on January 2, Microsoft pulled the Office 2010 updates from the server following multiple reports of Excel not being able to start.

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