Microsoft warns about the upcoming end of support for Office 2016 and 2019

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After launching Office 2024 earlier this month, Microsoft has a Word (get it?) for those still using Office 2016 and Office 2019. These productivity app suites entered their last year of support and are currently on track to reach the end of life on October 14, 2025.

Here are the products that will soon be out of support:

Office Suites	Office 2016, Office 2019
Office Applications	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
Productivity Servers	Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019

The end of support means no more security updates that can patch critical vulnerabilities, limited or non-existent technical support, no fixes for bugs, and more. Microsoft says using unsupported products can negatively impact organizational security, compliance, and productivity. That applies not just to corporate but also to regular customers.

To help users figure out what to do before their apps run out of support, Microsoft made the following table:

	Office	Exchange Server	Visio	Project	Skype for Business
Recommended path	Microsoft 365 E3, Office 365 E3, or Microsoft 365 Business Standard		Visio Plan 2	Planner and Project Plan 3	Microsoft Teams
Alternative path	Microsoft 365 Apps	Exchange Online	Microsoft 365 plan with Visio	Microsoft 365	-
On-premises options	Office LTSC 2024	Exchange Server Subscription Edition	Visio 2024	Project 2024	Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition (coming in Q3 2025)