Microsoft says the KB5021751 replace is respecting customers’ privateness whereas scanning for and figuring out the variety of clients operating Workplace variations which can be outdated or approaching their finish of assist.

KB502175 is delivered by way of Home windows Replace to units the place the person has already opted-in to the “Obtain updates for different Microsoft merchandise” function.

It’s going to solely be put in on programs the place one of many following Microsoft Workplace variations can be current: Workplace 2013, Workplace 2010, or Workplace 2007.

As the corporate mentioned final month, no information might be put in on programs the place this replace is deployed, however as an alternative, it is going to run solely as soon as to examine if the Workplace set up is out of assist or will quickly require an improve.

“This replace gathers diagnostic and efficiency information to estimate the utilization of put in Workplace variations to find out how finest to assist and repair these programs,” Microsoft mentioned on Thursday in an up to date assist doc first issued final month.

“This information is gathered from registry entries and APIs. The replace doesn’t collect licensing particulars, buyer content material, or information about non-Microsoft merchandise. Microsoft values, protects, and defends privateness.”

Nonetheless, the advisory is but to clarify what Microsoft intends to do with this information as soon as it will get despatched to its servers.

​Workplace customers who do not wish to set up this replace on their computer systems can decide out of receiving updates for different Microsoft merchandise by going to Home windows Replace > Superior Choices.

Instead, they will additionally observe these steps to cover the replace:

1. Obtain and run the “Present or disguise updates” troubleshooter from right here
2. Click on on ‘Subsequent’
3. Choose the KB5021751 replace
4. Click on on ‘Subsequent’
5. Restart your system if prompted

Whereas Workplace 2007 and Workplace 2010 already reached their finish of assist years in the past (in October 2017 and October 2020, respectively), Workplace 2013 will attain its prolonged assist date in two months, on April 11, 2023.

After an Workplace model reaches the tip of assist, it not receives technical assist, bug fixes, or safety fixes for newly found vulnerabilities.

Help content material can be not up to date, and most on-line assist content material focusing on the out-of-date Workplace model is retired.

Microsoft advises clients utilizing outdated Workplace variations to obtain and set up a free trial of its Microsoft 365 productiveness suite.