Microsoft 365: Update deletes apps instead of updating them – Distribution stopped

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Did you install an optional Microsoft 365 update in the past few days — and suddenly programs are missing from your computer? You're not alone. Microsoft has stopped distributing the latest update: For some users, it did the opposite of what it was supposed to do.

The repair action was actually intended to make older app versions updateable again. Instead, after installation they sometimes disappeared completely from the device. This is reported by t3n.

What exactly happened?

The optional update was supposed to bring older Microsoft 365 apps up to date. However, for some installations, the effect reversed itself: The app was not renewed, but removed by the system. Microsoft responded to the faulty rollouts and paused further distribution.

What does this mean for you?

Anyone who installed an optional Microsoft 365 update in the past few days and is missing individual applications has very likely experienced exactly this problem. As long as Microsoft pauses the rollout, no further device is at risk for the time being. Whether and when a corrected update will be delivered has not yet been announced.