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Outlook 365 / 2021 / 2019 / 2016 Update for May 2024

The May security and rollup update has been made available for all Click-to-Run installations of Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019, Outlook 2021 and Outlook as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription.

It contains 1 security update for Excel.

In addition, it contains 4 non-security fixes related to Outlook Current Channel Version 2404, 11 fixes related to  Outlook Monthly Enterprise Version 2403, 4 fixes related to Outlook Semi-Annual (Preview) Version 2402, and 1 fix related to Outlook Semi-Annual Version 2308.

  • Version 2404
    • We fixed an issue that caused Sovereign users to be unable to create ToDo tasks from Outlook.
    • We fixed an issue that caused the first PolicyTip to take a long time to appear after starting Outlook.
    • We fixed an issue where the app closed unexpectedly using the Scheduling Assistant when creating a new meeting or viewing an existing meeting.
    • We fixed an issue that caused add-in developers to hit timeouts when retrieving notifications from an Outlook client context.
  • Version 2403
    • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to exit unexpectedly when attaching an Outlook item from the Insert tab.
    • We fixed an issue that affected all-day meetings with a reminder on the day of. The meeting did not open, and an error message was displayed.
    • We fixed an issue where Office add-ins disappeared from the ribbon.
    • We fixed an issue with user and shared mailboxes where a message sent from a user with saved to Sent Items folder enabled and where DelegateSentItemsStyle is set to 1 is saved in the shared mailbox Sent Items folder.
    • We fixed an issue that caused some users to receive a Non Delivery Report when attempting to reply to or forward a message.
    • We fixed an issue that prevented users from receiving emails created using Mail Merge. (Word)
    • We fixed an issue where a mandatory sensitivity label was not applied or prompted for if an email was sent from the Drafts-folder. (Office)
  • Version 2403 and Version 2402
    • We fixed an issue that caused some users to see no search results in Org Explorer.
    • We fixed an issue that caused Outlook to take longer to boot than expected.
    • We fixed an issue that caused users with on premise mailboxes to see no web add-ins in Outlook.
    • We fixed an issue where the older format of an add-in was being launched instead of the newer format whenever a user tried to run the add-in from an Actionable Message.
  • Version 2308
    • We fixed an issue in Insert Object for Outlook. (Word)

Based on your release channel, you’ll be updated to the following version;

  • Microsoft 365 Apps, Outlook 2016 Retail, Outlook 2019 Retail, Outlook 2021 Retail
    Version 2404 (Build 17531.20152)
  • Monthly Enterprise
    Version 2403 (Build 17425.20236)
    Version 2402 (Build 17328.20346)
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise (Preview)
    Version 2402 (Build 17328.20346)
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise
    Version 2308 (Build 16731.20674)
    Version 2302 (Build 16130.20990) 
  • Outlook LTSC 2021
    Version 2108 (Build 14332.20706)
  • Outlook 2019 Volume Licensed
    Version 1808 (Build 10410.20026)

Note: Depending on your installation type, this update can be installed via the Update Now button in Outlook itself or the Microsoft Store. This update does not apply to msi-based installations of Office 2016.