Why am I getting 2 or 3 messages a day to install updates. I am continually getting scam emails supposed to be from Microsoft which I delete, just wondering if this part of the scam .

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Why am I getting 2 or 3 messages a day to install updates. I am continually getting scam emails supposed to be from Microsoft which I delete, just wondering if this part of the scam .

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I am finding this very frustrating because today some of the applications got mixed up.

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You are doing the right thing when you delete e-mails that encourage you to install unknown products. Microsoft updates are not installed that way.

To find out if there are updates for Office, start Word and click File > Account. On the right-hand side, if you see a notification that updates are available, then you can install them.

Also/alternatively, you can search for updates by clicking Update Options > Update Now.