Windows 10: Looks like AutoUpdate installed Office 2007 with the May 10 updates

My computer had Office 365 installed, plus Visio 2016. Update history shows a whole bunch of Office 2007 updates on May 10. Control Panel - Programs and Features shows Office 2007 installed on May 10. I didn't do it. Word 2007 is now the default and converts files to its format when opening them.

Why did this happen? And can I safely uninstall Office 2007? Are there any potential pitfalls?

Computer: Dell Precision M4800 laptop, 16GB memory, 500GB hard drive, 286GB free
OS: Win10

:)

 

Windows 10 1703 - Latest Cumulative - Installing Office 2007 kills Windows Update

Lost an hour or two figuring this out. Looks like if you install Office 2007 on Windows 10 1703, with the latest cumulative update, Windows Update starts erroring out. Uninstall Office 2007, and you suddenly have a working Windows Update.

Wanted to report this as a bug, but this is the best I could find.

-- Brandon

 

What will happen to my office after upgrading to Win10?

If you upgrade then your Office software will remain installed and licensed just like it always was. Just keep in mind that only Office 2010 and later is supported on Windows 10. Office 2007 has not been tested on Windows 10, but it will run. Versions
of Office prior to Office 2007 are no longer supported and may not work on Windows 10

 

Your computer 'had' or 'has' Office 365? You should be able to uninstall Office 2007 in Control Panel, Programs and Features but may continue to get updates if any part is left-over such as PowerPoint Viewer. While in Control Panel you can use Default Programs to make changes as to the programs that can open files.