Description of the security update for Excel 2016: December 10, 2019

You may receive the following error message when you open a file that is protected by Information Rights Management:

To resolve this issue, install Office update 3178666.

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

You can get the standalone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

Download security update 4484179 for the 32-bit version of Excel 2016

Download security update 4484179 for the 64-bit version of Excel 2016

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see security update deployment information: December 10, 2019.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 4484144.

File hash information

File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following table. 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.