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A raft of 2016- and 2019-branded Office solutions and servers are set to lose support next October, Microsoft warned this week.
"One year from today, on October 14, 202S, support will end for all Office 2016 and 2019 suites, standalone apps, and servers," the company said in a Monday blog post.
Specifically, the affected products are:
Unsupported products are no longer eligible to receive security patches, bug fixes, product support or other updates from Microsoft. As a result, they pose significant compliance and security risks. Additionally, these products can create inefficiencies if their lack of bug fixes causes them to become unstable or difficult to use.
Large-scale migrations can be unpredictable and time-consuming, so Microsoft urged IT pros to "[start] your upgrade to supported versions of these products as soon as possible."
The table below shows the upgrade options available for each of the affected products. Microsoft generally recommends organizations move to the cloud-based versions of unsupported products so they can receive continuous updates, though it also provides on-premises options for businesses that require tighter control over their infrastructures or that cannot fully migrate to the cloud.
The following blog posts provide more detailed upgrade guidance for certain products:
Microsoft offers its partner-supported FastTrack service for organizations that need assistance with their migrations.
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