Updating office and getting an error message (Office for Windows)

I shut down all apps and tried to remove Office365, I couldn't.

I restarted the PC - still not able to remove it.

After a cold start I was able to uninstall and re-install Office 365 without getting the error.

That was on October 22.

Today is October 27 and the problem has returned.

I have tried to open a word/excel document. It says it us updating, please wait a moment. After a few minutes I get a message saying, "WINWORD.EXE---Application Error---This application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application."

This work around temporarily fixes the problem, but IT DOES NOT SOLVE IT. The problem will always return. 

Uninstall all remnants of Office installations by using the Uninstall support tool (see Option 2 in the article at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/uninstall-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8).

Run the System File Checker to verify the Windows system files (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/using-system-file-checker-in-windows-10-365e0031-36b1-6031-f804-8fd86e0ef4ca). Also install any pending Windows updates.

Once those steps are complete, reinstall Office using your account at https://account.microsoft.com/services. Note that organization/business versions are managed via https://portal.office.com. If you run into activation issues, also see https://www.poremsky.com/office/remove-office-licenses-windows/.

If the problem remains, continue troubleshooting add-ins; see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/word/issues-when-start-or-use-word.

You don't need to do the online repair, you can do the quick repair and get the same temporary result.

This work around temporarily fixes the problem, but IT DOES NOT SOLVE IT. The problem will always return.