Deprecated Microsoft will end support for Office 2016 and 2019 apps and servers on October 14, 2025

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Although Microsoft actively pushes its cloud-powered Microsoft 365 offerings for Office applications, it still releases perpetual versions of Office every few years, too. The difference between them is that Microsoft 365 customers have to continually make payments to retain access to the services on offer, while those who purchase a perpetual version of Office like Office 2016 and Office 2019 only make a one-time payment. The drawback is that the versions of Office that they receive are feature-locked and only supported for a fixed time frame.

Recently, many Office 2016 and 2019 customers received a bit of a shock when several pieces of Microsoft documentation implied that they would immediately lose access to Microsoft 365 backend services come October 2023. This was very alarming because both versions of Office are under extended support until October 14, 2025.

Microsoft has now confirmed that it isn't cutting off access to Microsoft 365 services after all. Instead, they may face reliability issues. In a statement to ZDNet, Microsoft clarified that:

Microsoft will NOT be blocking supported and up-to-date Office clients from connecting to M365 cloud services. However, as announced in April 2017 and clarified in February 2018, Microsoft plans to stop supporting Office clients out of mainstream support when connecting to Microsoft 365 cloud services.

Practically, this means that as we make updates to Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and other Microsoft 365 services, we will not be building around the constraints inherent in the older perpetual Office clients that are already out of mainstream support. Customers will not be blocked in connecting, but they may not get the full value out of new investments in our cloud services. Over time, they may run into unexpected issues. "

Microsoft 365 access for Office 2016 and 2019 isn't being cut off next year after all

Several Microsoft documents caused a lot of confusion by implying that Office 2016 and 2019 won't be able to connect to Microsoft 365 after October 2023. The company has now issued a clarification.

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Microsoft has announced the upcoming end of support (EOS) date for Office 2016 and Office 2019 apps, along with related productivity servers. All of those apps will no longer be supported after October 14, 2025.

In a blog post, Microsoft stated:

After this end date, Microsoft will no longer provide security fixes, bug fixes, or technical support. Using products after end of support leaves your organization vulnerable to potential security threats, productivity losses, and compliance issues.

The blog post listed the many Office 2016 and 2019 apps this new EOS date will affect, along with the server products;

• Access 2016
• Access 2019
• Excel 2016
• Excel 2019
• OneNote 2016
• Outlook 2016
• Outlook 2019
• PowerPoint 2016
• PowerPoint 2019
• Project 2016
• Project 2019
• Publisher 2016
• Publisher 2019
• Skype for Business 2016
• Skype for Business 2019
• Visio 2016
• Visio 2019
• Word 2016
• Word 2019
• Exchange Server 2016
• Exchange Server 2019
• Skype for Business Server 2015
• Skype for Business Server 2019

Microsoft will end support for Office 2016 and 2019 apps and servers on October 14, 2025

Microsoft has announced that it will end all of its software and update support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 apps, plus its many related productivity servers, on October 14, 2025.

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[Vasudev]

Damn 2019 got EOL soon.