January 2, 2019, update for Visio 2016 (KB4461531)

This article describes update 4461531 for Microsoft Visio 2016 that was released on January 2, 2019.

Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the 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 (see Determining your Office version).

This update contains the following fixes and improvements:

• The rotation handle is shown at an incorrect position when a shape's width or height is 0. This causes you can't rotate the shape.
  
• This update adds the Gannen date format support for the Visio Application Programming Interface (API). See May 2019 Japanese Era changes for Visio 2016 for details.
• This update makes some changes for a new Japanese era so that Visio 2016 can use the correct Japanese calendar and support format dates by using a new Japanese era name when it's available. See May 2019 Japanese Era changes for Visio 2016 for details.
  
  Note To enable this improvement, you also need to install January 2, 2019, update for Office 2016 (KB3203480) together with this update.

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 4461531 for 32-bit version of Visio 2016
• Download update 4461531 for 64-bit version of Visio 2016

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.

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Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have Microsoft Visio 2016 installed.

Restart information

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

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 KB4461531, and then select Uninstall.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

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.
2. Enter windows update, select Windows Update, and then select Installed Updates.
3. In the list of updates, locate and select KB4461531, 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 select KB4461531, and then select Uninstall.

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

x86

visio-x-none.msp file information 

x64

visio-x-none.msp file information