Entities that prefer both-bit Office availability sometimes do so with Windows and either-bit Office running on a virtual machine server. Microsoft's Reasons to install 32-bit Office, as-of January 2019. Here's the link to the above snip.

1. Note: Additional RAM can enhance the use of these features. Microsoft Office: Office 2016 (including Outlook 2016) both on 32 and 64-bit. Office 2010 and Office 2013 and 365 (including Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013) both on 32 and 64-bit. Note: Office 365 is only supported when it is locally installed, not the web version.
2. Office 2019 is compatible with Windows 10 and the three most recent versions of macOS. For the best experience, use the latest version of any operating system. See the system requirements page for the full set of requirements for running Office 2019.
3. How to Install Office 2019 on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 By default, Microsoft Office 2019 can be installed only on Windows 10 and can't be installed on other versions BUT. Thanks to this small-sized script tool wotok.cmd. Credit: Krakatoa, MDL Forums.
4. Office 2019 won’t be upheld on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, despite those operating systems being used until 2020 and 2023 individually. Microsoft is giving a report on Office 2019, reveling that the applications will only run on Windows 10.

After reinstalling and updating my computer via Windows Update, I noticed I’m still running Outlook without any updates.

How can I get updates for Office as well?

By default Windows Update only updates Windows itself. In order to get updates for Office and other Microsoft products as well, you’ll have to “update” your Windows Update to Microsoft Update.

When you are using an Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) installation or a Click-to-Run installation of Office 2013, Office 2016 or Office 2019, then the updates will not be offered via Windows Update but will be installed automatically. Depending on your installation source, you can manually check for updates from within any Office application or the Microsoft Store on Windows 10.

Upgrading from Windows Update to Microsoft Update

In order to switch from Windows Update to Microsoft Update, you can launch Windows Update like you’d normally do and then click the appropriate link as indicated below. A quick way to locate Windows Update is to to open the Start Menu or Start Screen and type; Update.

• Windows 10
  Click on the “Advanced options” link and select the option: Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows.

  
  Enable Microsoft Update in Windows 10 to get Office updates too.

• Windows 8 (Modern Update App)
  Open the Start Screen and type “Update”. This should give you a search result called: Choose whether to automatically install Windows Updates.
  When you click on this result, you’ll get a screen which allows you to select: Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows.

  
  Windows 8 also allows you to select Microsoft Update via its touch friendly interface.

• Windows 7 and Windows 8
  Click the “Find out more” link to switch to Microsoft Update.
  If it is not available, click on the “Change settings” link on the left and you should be able to select the option:
  Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows.

  
  Enable Microsoft Update in Windows 7 or Windows 8 to get Office updates too.

  When you’ve switched successfully, the Windows Update screen will no longer show the “Find out more” link and should state:
  You receive updates: For Windows and other products from Microsoft Update.

In case you run into issues with an update and want to uninstall it, you can uninstall it via one of the methods described in Uninstalling Outlook or Office updates.

Updating Office 2013 / 2016 / 2019 / 365 installations (Office website installer)

When you are using a Click-to-Run installation of Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 2019 or Microsoft 365, then updates won’t be coming via Microsoft Update and you won’t be able to install updates or hotfixes manually either via their standalone installer.

Instead, updates for Office will be installed automatically for you within a few days after these updates get released. You can also force it to check for new updates and apply them by using the Update Options button.

• File-> Office Account-> Update Options-> Update Now

Manually updating a Click-to-Run installation of Microsoft 365.

In case you run into issues with an update and want to uninstall it, you can roll-back to a previous release as described in Uninstall Microsoft 365 Click-To-Run Updates.

Updating Office 2016 / 2019 / 365 installations (Microsoft Store)

When you are using Windows 10 and have installed Office from the Microsoft Store, then updates are also managed via the Microsoft Store.

To manually check for updates, open the Microsoft Store app and click on the ellipsis (3 horizontal dots) menu icon in the to right corner. From the menu that open choose; Downloads and Updates. Press the “Get updates” button to check for updates of all your Microsoft Store apps.

Checking manually for new updates in the Microsoft Store.

In many cases, you can install Office, Project, and Visio on the same computer. But, there are some combinations of Office, Project, and Visio that can't be installed together on the same computer.The two main things that determine whether Office, Project, and Visio can be installed together on the same computer are the version of the product and the installation technology used to install the product. What governs whether an installation scenario is supported are these two rules:

• You can't install two products together that have the same version but use different installation technologies.
• You can't install two products of different versions together if both products use Click-to-Run as the installation technology and those products have overlapping Office applications.

See the example installation scenarios section for several examples of installation scenarios that are supported and not supported, along with an explanation of why they are or aren't supported, based on the rules listed above.

Office releases and their version number

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The following table shows Office releases that are currently supported by Microsoft, their associated version, and all the possible installation technology. The information listed in the table also applies to releases of Project and Visio. For example, the subscription version of the Project desktop app or Visio Professional 2016.

You can find this version information by going to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features. You can also find this version in the About dialog for the Office app. For example, open Word, and go to File > Account > About Word. On the top line of the About Microsoft Word dialog box, you will see the version number. For example, Microsoft Word 2019 MSO (16.0.10336.20044) 32-bit. For steps to find this version in different Office releases, see Find details for other versions of Office.

Note

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• Office 365, Microsoft 365, Office 2019, and Office 2016 all have the same version: 16.0
• Office 2010, which is no longer supported, had a version of 14.0 and used Windows Installer (MSI) as the installation technology.

Installation technologies used by Office

There are different ways to purchase Office, Project, and Visio. For example, you can purchase them as part of an Office 365 (or Microsoft 365) plan, as a one-time purchase from a retail store, or through a volume licensing agreement. How you purchase them, along with which Office release you purchased – for example, Office 365 or Office 2016 – determines what installation technology is used to install Office.

The three installation technologies are:

• Click-to-Run
• Windows Installer (MSI)
• Microsoft Store

In newer releases of Office, you can go to File > Account in any Office app, such as Word, and the type of installation technology is listed under the Product Information section.

Another way to tell which installation technology was used to install Office is to File > Account in any Office app. Under the Product Information section, if you see an Update Options choice, Office was installed by using Click-to-Run. If you don't see an Update Options choice, and you don't see any mention of Microsoft Store, then Office was installed by using Windows Installer (MSI).

The Microsoft Store installation technology is only used when you purchase and install Office from the online Microsoft Store.

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You can't rely on just the product name and release to determine the installation technology used by Office. For example, if you purchase Visio Standard 2016 from a retail store, it uses Click-to-Run. But, if you purchase Visio Standard 2016 through a volume licensing agreement, it uses Windows Installer (MSI).

Example installation scenarios

Here are some example installation scenarios, whether they're supported, and an explanation of why they are or aren't supported.

¹ You must be using at least Version 1808 of Microsoft 365 Apps, because that's the earliest version that recognizes Office 2019 products, including Project and Visio. Version 1808 or later is available in Current Channel, Monthly Enterprise Channel, Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview), and Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel. For Microsoft 365 Apps release information, see Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps.

Additional information

• All installed products must be either the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version. For example, you can't install a 32-bit version of Visio on the same computer with a 64-bit version of Office.
• Even though a particular installation scenario is supported, it might not be recommended. For example, we don't recommend having two different versions of Office installed on the same computer, such as Office 2013 (MSI) and Office 2019 (Click-to-Run).
• Volume licensed versions of Office 2013 and Office 2016 use Windows Installer (MSI). Volume licensed versions of Office 2019 use Click-to-Run. The same is true for volume licensed versions of Project and Visio.
• For Office 365, Microsoft 365, and Office 2019 products, all products installed on the computer must be using the same update channel. For example, the volume licensed version of Office Professional Plus 2019 can only use the PerpetualVL2019 update channel. Therefore, it can't be installed on the same computer that has the subscription version of the Project desktop app using Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel or on the same computer that has the subscription version of the Visio desktop app using Current Channel.

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