Description of Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

How to determine whether you have SP1 installed

In order to determine whether SP1 is already installed, you can look for the program version in the list of installed programs in the Programs and Features item in Control Panel. If SP1 is installed, the version will be 15.0.4569.1506 or later. Additionally, if you have installed the SP1 update for a Windows Installer (MSI) product, SP1 will be listed in Installed Updates in that same Control Panel item.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this update.

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

How to obtain and install the service pack

Note: If you have the Click-to-Run version of Office installed, you will be prompted to update automatically to the SP1 version. There is no need to install an update using one of the methods below, which only apply to a Windows Installer-based (MSI) installation.

Note Before you install these service packs, you should make sure that you have sufficient disk space. For caching, the packages may require up to four times their file size in remaining disk space during installation.

Method 1: Microsoft Update (recommended)

To download the service pack from Microsoft Update, go to the following Microsoft website: You can opt in a computer to the Microsoft Update service, and then register that service with the Automatic updates to receive the SP1 update. Microsoft Update will detect which products that you have installed, and then apply all updates to the products.

Note On Microsoft Update, this service pack is included in KB 2850036.

Method 2: Download the SP1 package from Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.

Note If you have a 32-bit version of Office 2013 installed on a 64-bit version of Windows, you should install the Office 2013 SP1 32-bit package.

• Download the Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 32-bit package now
• Download the Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 64-bit package now

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used 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 the file.

For more information about a complete list of all released SP1 desktop packages, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Overview of Office 2013 SP1 improvements

The following are the key areas of improvement that are offered by this SP1:

• Improves compatibility with Windows 8.1.
• Improves compatibility with Internet Explorer 11.
• Improves compatibility with modern hardware, such as high-DPI devices and the precision touchpad.
• Provides new apps for Office capabilities and APIs for third-party developers.

Outlook 2013 SP1

• Provides support for task pane apps in Outlook 2013 to enable third-party developers to extend the compose experience for email messages and calendar items.

PowerPoint 2013 SP1

• Provides ability to insert and use content apps in PowerPoint 2013 slides.

Lync 2013 SP1

Issues that this service pack fixes

This service pack fixes the Lync 2013 issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:

Downloadable list of issues that the service pack fixes

The following workbook is available for download. This workbook lists the issues that are fixed by this service pack.

• Download the Microsoft Office and SharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1 Changes.xlsx package now

Note This workbook is available only in English.

Known issues and behavior changes

You may experience the following known issues and behavior changes regarding this service pack.

Blank application tile for pinned applications in Windows 8 or 8.1 

If the Service Pack 1 update is uninstalled on a computer that is running Windows 8 or 8.1, an Office application tile on the start screen is blank without an application name or icon if the application is pinned to the Start screen. To work around this issue, repair the Office installation in the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

Known crashing versions of COM add-ins are blocked from starting Office 2013 applications

Microsoft has identified several COM add-ins for Microsoft Office applications that are reported to crash in large volume. In this SP1, the problematic versions of these add-ins that are blocked from starting are listed as follows.

If you want to re-enable these add-ins, follow these steps:

1. Open the Options dialog from the File tab.
2. Select the Add-Ins tab.
3. Select COM add-ins in the Manage list, and then select Go.
4. Select the check box next to the add-ins in the COM Add-Ins menu that you want to enable.
5. Select OK.

To download the latest working versions of the add-ins that are listed here, go to the following websites.
 

Excel 2013

The Power View and PowerPivot add-ins are not included in the stand-alone version of Excel 2013. To install these add-ins, in the following Excel 2013 update:

Lync 2013

Technical information

For more information about this service pack that includes a list of files affected, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: