December 5, 2017, update for Project 2013 (KB4011285)

This article describes update 4011285 for Microsoft Project 2013 that was released on December 5, 2017. This update has a prerequisite.

Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2013. It doesn't apply to the Office 2013 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 365 Home. (How to determine?)

This update fixes the following issues:

• Actual work that's been reported by team members in a project inadvertently gets spread differently from what was reported. For example, the actual work hours of 2, 2, 2, 2 are changed to 1.78, 1.78, 1.78, 2.45, and the totals stay the same but appear differently across the days. This issue occurs in certain situations when the project is edited in Project Web App even though the task setting and display server option Only allow task updates via Tasks and Timesheets is enabled.

• When visual reports are generated from the context of a master project, the results are inconsistent and may fail completely in certain cases. For example, if you select the Earned Value Over Time Report chart, you may find that not all the costs from the sub projects are included in the pivot chart, and you may receive the following error message when you create a visual report:

  An unknown error has occurred. An error occurred and the requested action could not be completed at this time.

• Consider the following scenario:
  • You open a project from Project Server.
  • You save the project by using the Save for Sharing functionality.
  • You delete data from the project. For example, you delete an assignment on a task.
  • You save the project back to the server.

  In this situation, you may find that there is still data for the deleted element in reporting database. For instance, you still see actual work in the project.

Microsoft Update

Use Microsoft Update to automatically download and install the update.

Download Center

This update is also available for manual download and installation from the Microsoft Download Center. 

• Download update KB4011285 for 32-bit version of Project 2013
• Download update KB4011285 for 64-bit version of Project 2013

If you're not sure which platform (32-bit or 64-bit) you're running, see Am I running 32-bit or 64-bit Office? Additionally, see more information about how to download Microsoft support files.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have Microsoft Project 2013 Service Pack 1 installed.

Restart information

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

To determine whether your Office installation is Click-to-Run or MSI-based, follow these steps:

1. Start an Office 2013 application, such as Microsoft Word 2013.
2. On the File menu, select Account.
3. For Office 2013 Click-to-Run installations, an Update Options item is displayed. For MSI-based installations, the Update Options item isn't displayed.

Office 2013 Click-to-Run installation	MSI-based Office 2013

How to uninstall this update

Windows 10

1. Go to Start, enter View Installed Updates in the Search Windows box, and then press Enter.
2. In the list of updates, locate and select update KB4011285, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then select Search.
2. Enter windows update, select Windows Update, and then select Installed Updates.
3. In the list of updates, locate and select update KB4011285, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 7

1. Go to Start, enter Run, and then select Run.
2. Enter Appwiz.cpl, and then select OK.
3. Select View installed updates.
4. In the list of updates, locate and then select update KB4011285, and then select Uninstall.

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