MS14-036: Description of the security update for Microsoft Lync 2013: June 10, 2014

More information about this security update

To enable this Lync 2013 update, make sure that the following are installed:

• Lync Client or Lync Basic package
• Mso package
• Msores package

MSO
MSORES
IDCRL
LYNCHELP

Fixes that are included in this security update

This security update resolves the issues that are described in the following articles.

Prerequisites for installing this security update

To install this security update, you must have Lync 2013 installed on the computer.

Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you install this security update.

In some cases, this update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart the computer.

To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install this security update.

For more information, see "887012 Why you may be prompted to restart your computer after you install a security update on a Windows-based computer for more information."

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:

Removal information

Note We do not recommend that you remove any security update.


To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs item or use the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

Note When you remove this security update, you may be prompted to insert the disc that contains Microsoft Lync 2013. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall this security update from the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel. There are several possible causes of this issue.

For more information about the removal, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: