On August 31, 2016, we started rolling out the August feature update for Office 2016 to Office Insiders.
To get the update immediately, open any Office 2016 app and choose File > Account > Update Options > Update Now. The new version number is 16.0.7341.2021.
What's new in this release?
New features this month:
Help right where you need it: In Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, type your question in the Tell Me box and you'll see answers right there in the app, with improved search, content, and recommendations.
Mini-Previews for Attached Photos: When photos are attached to an email, Outlook shows a small preview of the photo in the message.
Refresh the Query - Keep the Layouts Formats and calculated columns for data imported using Get & Transform are now preserved after queries refresh.
When it was downloading this update I started the Taskmanager to check the download speed because it seemed to be going very slowly. I then saw that it was sending WAY MORE than what is was receiving - up to 40Mbps send and around 200Kbps receive. I do trust Microsoft but I do wonder what the heck they were sending! Anyone have any idea?
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Self Built OS: Windows 10 PRO 64Bit CPU: Intel 4770k Motherboard: Asus Maximus Hero VI Memory: 16Gb Graphics Card: Asus GTX 660 Ti Monitor(s) Displays: Asus Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Keyboard: Logitech G19 Mouse: Logitech G700s PSU: Corsair 860i Case: Cooler Master Haf-x Cooling: Corsair H100i Hard Drives: Samsung 850 PRO 512Gb
Western Digital 1TB * 2
Mushkin Chronos SSD 200GB Internet Speed: 1Gbps Browser: IE Antivirus: Defender
I then saw that it was sending WAY MORE than what is was receiving - up to 40Mbps send and around 200Kbps receive. I do trust Microsoft but I do wonder what the heck they were sending! Anyone have any idea?
Have a look in Settings > Update and Security > Advanced Options > Choose how updates are delivered
Perhaps you have the Updates from more than one place turned on and you are sharing the bit you have downloaded with others over the internet (it works like a torrent). It is nothing to worry about if you don't have a cap on your bandwidth.
Thanks, that does explain it. I do have a cap on my bandwidth so it may be time to turn that bittorrent feature off.
I checked the traffic on my router and it uploaded almost 5GB on the day I got the latest office update. I wonder how long it would upload before it stops.
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Last edited by alkaufmann; 19 Nov 2016 at 14:17.
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Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Self Built OS: Windows 10 PRO 64Bit CPU: Intel 4770k Motherboard: Asus Maximus Hero VI Memory: 16Gb Graphics Card: Asus GTX 660 Ti Monitor(s) Displays: Asus Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Keyboard: Logitech G19 Mouse: Logitech G700s PSU: Corsair 860i Case: Cooler Master Haf-x Cooling: Corsair H100i Hard Drives: Samsung 850 PRO 512Gb
Western Digital 1TB * 2
Mushkin Chronos SSD 200GB Internet Speed: 1Gbps Browser: IE Antivirus: Defender
Announcing Insider build 16.0.6741.2017 for Office 2016 on Windows desktop
Source: Announcing Insider build 16.0.6741.2017 for Office 2016 on Windows - Microsoft Community
How to Check for Updates in Office 2016 for Windows
See:
Version and build numbers of update channel releases for Office 365 clients
Office 365 client update channel releases
How to Check for Updates in Office 2016 for Windows
Announcing Insider build 16.0.6965.2051 for Office 2016 on Windows desktop
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Source: Announcing Insider build 16.0.6965.2051 for Office 2016 on Windows desktop