Microsoft Office Disappeared after last Windows 10 update happened

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After the last Windows 10 update the Microsoft Office Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2016 program has disappeared from my computer. The 2010 version is still there but not the 2016. Why

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Kapil Arya 38,491 Volunteer Moderator

Hello,

Open Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features.

Check if you've Microsoft Office listed there. If it is in the list of installed programs then select the entry and then select Modify. There should be an option to Repair the installation.

Choose the type of repair you would like to perform. Depending on the severity or availability of your Internet connection, you could try the first option, Quick Repair, which is much faster and tries to fix the problem without a data connection.

If that doesn’t resolve the problem, then go back and try the Online Repair option.

The repair process is straight-forward following the wizard. Note that you’ll need to save your work and close all Office programs first, and then click Repair.

Then wait while the repair process runs.

You will notice the repair experience is similar to a fresh installation. The amount of time it takes will depend on your connection speed and what the issue is.

You will see your Office apps light up in their respective colors while the repair completes.

Reboot your system and check if you can launch Microsoft Office apps then.

In case if issue still persists, you need to reinstall Microsoft Office.

So if you have Microsoft/Office 365 subscription or your Office product key, download the setup media directly from https://setup.office.com.

Hope this helps!

Referenced from Andre's post at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/missing-microsoft-word-after-last-windows-10/b3a7acfc-671a-44a2-9221-59b065512dd4.

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Anonymous

2020-07-15T22:54:09+00:00

my microsoft office and word disappeared after windows 10 update
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Anonymous

2020-06-22T01:05:59+00:00

Did that and thank you.
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Anonymous

2020-06-21T23:50:03+00:00

After the last Windows 10 update the Microsoft Office Word/Excel/PowerPoint 2016 program has disappeared from my computer. The 2010 version is still there but not the 2016. Why

That's when I remember seeing it last. elbert _._******@outlook.com
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Anonymous

2020-06-15T10:00:47+00:00

Thanks to all for your helpful comments.

I now seem to have managed to recover Office and it appears to be fully functional.

At first, without warning, when I tried to open a Word .docx file, a dialogue box appeared saying Office was "unable to start correctly". This caused some problems to our organisation.

The following day, by chance, I saw an article in Computer Active Magazine explaining how to cure problems with Word, Settings :- Apps and Features :- Office :- Modify :- Repair. This allowed for a "Rapid" or "Online" repair, The "Rapid" did not work, but the "Online" seemed to perform a complete reinstall. This got us going again, but I found out very quickly that this was a cloud-based application only and I "Uninstalled" that with thoughts of just downloading Libre Office.

To give them one more try, as we have paid for this software! Back to the M/S website where I reinstalled Office yet again. I'm pleased to relate that it now seems to be working, although M/S are trying to push both their Cloud-based and their news feed.

Hope this assists
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