Why does Visio 2019 share the same Build number as Visio 2016 ? This is very confusing they are both Build 16.0.*
This doesn't follow the normal convention of a new build number for a new version.
Hi Thomas,
Yes, it is the default settings in Office 2019.Office 365, Office 2019, and Office 2016 all have the same version: 16.0
The major version of Office 2019 is staying at 16.0, so some additional things are staying the same for those upgrading from Office 2016, including the following:
Existing Group Policy settings will continue to work, because the registry location for those settings will still be located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0 and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0.
Other registry locations and settings information that reference 16.0 will still apply.
Add-ins and other extensibility solutions that are compatible with Office 2016 will most likely be compatible with Office 2019 or will require only minimal testing.
Additionally, please notice the supported scenarios for installing different versions of Office, Project, and Visio on the same computer:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployOffice/install-different-office-visio-and-project-versions-on-the-same-computer