October 13, 2015, update for Outlook 2016 Junk Email Filter (KB2910988)

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This update is no longer available. To fix the issues that are described in this article, install the latest Microsoft Office update from the following Microsoft Docs article:

Latest updates for versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI)

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This update includes new definitions for the Junk Email Filter in Microsoft Outlook 2016. These new definitions provide a more current description of those characteristics that define some email messages as junk email. This update was released on October 13, 2015. This update has a prerequisite.

Be aware that the update in Download Center applies to 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. (How to determine?).

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Update information

Prerequisite

To apply this update, you must have Outlook 2016 installed.

Restart information

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

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More Information

How to determine whether my Office installation is Click-to-Run or MSI-based:

Open an Office 2016 application.
On the File menu, select Account.
For Office 2016 Click-to-Run installations, an Update Options item is displayed. For MSI-based installations, the Update Options item isn't displayed.

Office 2016 Click-to-Run installation	MSI-based Office 2016

How to determine whether the update is installed

To determine whether the update is installed on your computer, follow the steps for your version of Windows.

Windows 10

Go to Start, enter View Installed Updates in the Search Windowsbox, and then press Enter.
Examine the list for update KB2910988.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then select Search. Or, if you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then select Search.
Enter windows update, select Windows Update, and then select Installed Updates.
Examine the list for update KB2910988. If the update is in the list, note its Install On date.

Windows 7

Go to Start, enter appwiz.cpl in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
Select View installed updates.
Examine the list for update KB2910988.
If update KB2910988 is in the list of updates, the update is installed successfully on the computer.

File Information

This update contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following tables.

32-bit

Outlfltr-x-none.msp file information

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Outlfltr.dat	14.0.15304.559	3,610,760	18-Sep-2015	20:22

64-bit

Outlfltr-x-none.msp file information

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Outlfltr.dat	14.0.15304.559	3,610,760	18-Sep-2015	20:27

How to uninstall this update

Windows 10

Go to Start, enter View Installed Updates in the Search Windowsbox, and then press Enter.
In the list of updates, locate and then select update KB2910988, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then select Search. If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then select Search.
Enter windows update, select Windows Update, and then select Installed Updates.
In the list of updates, locate and then select update KB2910988, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 7

Go to Start, enter Run, and then select Run.
Enter Appwiz.cpl, and then select OK.
Select View installed updates.
In the list of updates, locate and then select update KB2910988, and then select Uninstall.

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