OfficeBackgroundTaskHandlerRegistration flashes a window every hour

Anonymous
2017-04-15T05:19:15+00:00

Is there a really, really good reason that the "OfficeBackgroundTaskHandlerRegistration" task (see it in Task Scheduler, Microsoft, Office) must run every hour?  This is what it says that it does: "This task initiates Office Background Task Handler, which updates relevant Office data."

I ask, because it runs officebackgroundtaskhandler.exe in such a way that it flashes a window (itself) on the screen. Only instantaneously to be sure, but it's noticeable, especially once you catch onto what's happening. You can run the task manually if you want to see it without waiting.

Why doesn't the task use one of the many tricks to hide a window from displaying?

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Anonymous
2017-05-30T14:37:13+00:00

( Update 6/7/17 - PaulSey... )

The fix is now available in mainstream builds 16.8210.2075 released on 6/6/17

This issue is fixed starting with build 16.0.8201.2025 which is now available as the latest update for those participating in the Office Insiders Slow program. It will be included in a future update for those not participating in Insiders.

For more information on joining Office Insiders see the Office Insider page.

Thank you everyone for reporting this issue!

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-06-06T15:48:19+00:00

    JUst join the insider slow ring its not that buggy i been using it since last year now and nothing has gone wrong, and you all will get the update with it immediately i even put my daughters pc on it the other day as there are hardly any breaking bugs in it and it works flawlessly .

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-06-06T13:57:08+00:00

    You should consider pushing this update out sooner than later.  One residual effect of the popup window is that people who are playing full screen games get their game minimized on them every hour.  If they find out Microsoft is to blame.. you know how quickly people in that community start using the words 'sucks' all over the web.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-06-06T10:58:10+00:00

    So when will the fix be realsesd for non-insiders? I'm having this problem too and it's proably wasted 6 hours of my time trying to work out what the windows was that kept flashing up.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-06-05T02:18:26+00:00

    It's amazing something like this slipped through their QA department.

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