January 2, 2019, update for Project 2016 (KB4461587)

This article describes update 4461587 for Microsoft Project 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 improvements and fixes:

• After you edit and save a project, the values for some Enterprise Resource Custom fields on the project are lost.
• Consider the following scenario:
• You assign a resource to a task.
• In the Task Usage view, you display the Actual Work and Actual Overtime Work fields.
• On the assignment, you type 2.33h in the Actual Work field and type 3.33h in the Actual Overtime Work field.

When you compare the actual work on the task with the actual work on the assignment, the values are inconsistent. For example, the task shows 5.66h and the resource assignment shows 5.67h.

• In some situations where your project is saved to Project Server and where user updates are protected, you may not be able to indent or outdent a task. Instead, you receive the following error message:

Change would modify work entered by a team member.  We can’t make that change because Project Web App is set to only allow actual work to be entered by team members through Timesheets or My Work.

• When you edit resource properties on local resources while editing from a master project, changes are not saved successfully.
• You can't create recurring daily exceptions whose periods are more than 1 day and the intervals overlap. As an example, you create a recurring exception that begins on the first day of the month, is scheduled every 28 days and ends after three months. If you try to create another recurring exception that begins the second day of the month, is scheduled every 28 days and ends after three months, the action is blocked.
• In the Czech language, a corrected translation for Committed Work is made.

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 4461587 for 32-bit version of Project 2016
• Download update 4461587 for 64-bit version of Project 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 Project 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 KB4461587, 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 KB4461587, 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 KB4461587, 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

project-x-none.msp file information

x64

project-x-none.msp file information