MS14-083: Description of the security update for Microsoft Excel 2010: December 9, 2014

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS14-083. To learn more about this security bulletin:

• Home users:
  https://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/updates.aspx
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update website now:
  https://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/
• IT professionals:
  https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-083

How to obtain help and support for this security update

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Prerequisites for installing this security update

To install this security update, you must have Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed on the computer.

For more information about how to obtain the service pack, click the appropriate article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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 Excel 2010. 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:

File information

The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

For all x86-based versions of Microsoft Excel 2010

For all x64-based versions of Microsoft Excel 2010