What is the installed program "Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)" on my Windows 7 computer? Why it is not visible in Control Panel?

"Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)" is an installed program on Windows 7 system managed by the program itself.

You will not see "Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)" listed on "uninstall or change a program" in Control Panel, because it is flagged as a hidden system component in the registry (SystemComponent=1).

Information related to "Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)" installed program:

Name: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Publisher: Microsoft
Size: 
Version: 
System Component: Yes
Identifying Number: {90140000-001F-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}_Office14.VISIO_{99ACCA38-6DD3-48A8-96AE-A283C9759279}
Install Location: 
Install Source: 
Install Date: 
Uninstall Command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe" /removereleaseinpatch "{90140000-001F-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}" "{99ACCA38-6DD3-48A8-96AE-A283C9759279}" "1033" "0"
Windows Installer: No

It is recommended to keep "Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)" as an installed program.

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