Microsoft Releases Office for Windows Update with Icon Redesign

Microsoft has released a new update for the Windows version of the Office productivity suite as part of the Office Insider program.

Available for Fast ring insiders, the Office update lands as version 1904 and build number 11514.20004.

The most notable change in this release is the addition of new icons for the built-in productivity apps, including here Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. The new icons were announced several months ago, and now Microsoft is getting ready to make them broadly available for all users worldwide.

What’s important to know, however, is that this update also comes with a known issue hitting the icons, with Microsoft saying that pinned Start tiles may not update and still show the old product icons. Also, the software giant emphasizes that it hasn’t updated all the icons in Office just yet.

“Only product icons have been updated. The core file type icons (e.g., icons for .docx, ,xlsx, .pptx files) will be updated soon and will rollout wh... (read more)

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