Office 2010 uninstalled but still getting Windows Updates

[sevendo]

Three months ago, I uninstalled Office 2010 and installed Office 2013.

Yet Windows Update keeps sending me updates to Office 2010. Why?

(I have Windows 7 x64 if that matters.)

The only legacy Office thing I have left on my machine is something called "Microsoft Office Small Business Connectivity Components." I was afraid to uninstall it because I didn't know what it did. What does it do, and can I safely uninstall it?

But Windows Update keeps sending me updates to Microsoft Office 2010, so I'm wondering if that could be the reason?

 

[Berton]

"Microsoft Office Small Business Connectivity Components" probably accompanied Office 2010 and I think as long as it's on the computer the updates will see it.

 

[NoelDP]

Also there are a number of other things that may trigger Office Updates - any of the Office Viewer variants (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) and some less obvious things can also do it(one is a VBA install that comes with Office, but isn't uninstalled, if I remember right).