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office update overkill
I use office home and student 2019 ..... well when i say i use office i only actually use word so maybe i should dump it and get libre office for free.
Anyways to my question .... if you look at my screen shot you will see that my reliability monitor has noted that 3 office items have been updated and the other one is for microsoft store , what is puzzling me is that nearly all the other blue ! are for the same thing ...... why are they getting updated nearly every day.
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Microsoft releases regular updates for Office to patch security vulnerabilities, fix bugs, and improve features. These updates can roll out quite often, especially if they’re cumulative updates, which bundle multiple fixes into one package.
If Office is causing repeated issues and you only need basic Word functionality, Libre0ffice is a solid free alternative. It doesn't require activation, updates less frequently, and is compatible with Word documents.
Yes, the office app updates quite often and you should get used to it.
