vb.net 2010 error Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0'

A VB.NET 2010 desktop application is being setup to use Access 2013 and Access 2016 as the database on a new workstation.
The workstation is setup with Windows 10 and office 2016. The application runs for awhile and then the following error occurs:
The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine. There is no office 2013 on the workstation.

I have seen that there are some links on the internet of saying that the problem is, however none of them are like my situation.
Here is a link that is similar but in refers to shre point:
"https://www.layer2solutions.com/en/community/FAQs/BDLC/Pages/How-to-access-office-2010-data-from-sharepoint.aspx".

Thus can you tell me what I can do to solve my problem?

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Jeremy Travis9y ago
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sound like to me you have a 64 bit version of office and your application is requiring 32 bit. Don't think you can install both version side by side. To check which version installed, look in ODBC 32 and ODBC 64 under Administrative Tools. You should see the accdb driver in the list. That will confirm your version.