Executive Summary

Microsoft has halted the rollout of the KB5002907 Microsoft 365 update after users reported that the update deactivated or removed perpetual Office 2016 and Office 2019 installations. The issue caused license deactivations and prompted Microsoft to pause the update pending investigation.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Bleeping Computer - Published Date: 2026-09-26T15:50:38+00:00 - Category: other

Original Description: Microsoft has paused the rollout of the KB5002907 Microsoft 365 update after users report that it deactivated, or in some cases completely removed, perpetual Office 2016 and Office 2019 installations. [...]

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