Microsoft Office shortcut in startup menu

[CheshireCat]

When office is installed, it places a "microsoft office" shortut in the
startup menu.
What does this do while it's running please?

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

When office is installed, it places a "microsoft office" shortut in
the startup menu.
What does this do while it's running please?

It preloads some DLLs at login to speed up loading of applications later. It
can be safely deleted.


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[CheshireCat]

It preloads some DLLs at login to speed up loading of applications later.
It

can be safely deleted.

thank you Mike