Even though the February Patch Tuesday was delayed, Microsoft presented non-security Office updates this week, targeting both Office 2013 and Office 2016 having a total of 17 patches.

But what's more interesting is this fact week, the company also re-released two patches that were previously associated with telemetry data collection in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

First and foremost, the Office patches. Microsoft shipped 5 different updates for Office 2013, with dedicated patches for OneDrive, Project, and Visio. Then, there's Office 2016, that is getting not only general patches but also updates which are specifically targeted at Access, OneDrive for Business, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, and Visio, bringing the total count to 12 updates.

"Telemetry patches"

In addition to these Office updates, Microsoft can also be re-releasing KB2952664 and KB2976978 for Windows 7 and 8.1, respectively, for any reason that's not yet known.

As Woody Leonhard of InfoWorld notes, these updates came out up at a time when everyone was can not deal with the infamous Get Windows 10 (GWX) app, though Microsoft specifically mentions that they are not associated with this application in any way.

Their official KB pages indeed indicate that both updates were re-released on March 7, while their descriptions point out that just users who're area of the Windows Consumer Experience Improvement Program is deserving of them.

"This update performs diagnostics around the Windows systems that have fun playing the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program. The diagnostics evaluate the compatibility status from the Windows ecosystem, and help Microsoft to make sure application and device compatibility for all updates to Windows. There isn't any GWX or upgrade functionality contained in this update," the description reads.

It's not yet clear what these new updates are meant to do, but since they're more or less linked to telemetry activity, some users are kind of reluctant with regards to setting them up. We've asked Microsoft to provide more information about these patches and we'll update the content when and if an answer is supplied.