Microsoft plans to end support for its Windows 10 operating system on October 14, 2025. Its advice to customers is simple: upgrade the PC or buy a new one to run a supported operating system.
While Microsoft is offering a support extension for the very first time for home users, it is only a one-year extension. Business and Enterprise customers get up to three years of extra support.
Microsoft clearly wants users to forget about Windows 10 as quickly as possible and embrace Windows 11.
To make that even clearer, Microsoft has updated a support page (via Neowin) recently that offers information about support of Microsoft 365 apps and other Office versions on Windows 10.
In short: Microsoft 365 support ends on the same day as Windows 10 support ends officially. It is unclear if users who extend support of Windows 10 by the year also get a Microsoft 365 apps support extension, as Microsoft makes no mention of it anywhere on the page.
Microsoft says that it won’t support the apps anymore on Windows 10 after October 14, 2025. It does not provide more details, leaving the rest to guesswork.
Microsoft 365 apps will no longer be supported on Windows 10 after it reaches end of support on October 14, 2025. Microsoft 365 apps are no longer supported on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 now that these operating systems have reached their end of support dates. To avoid performance and reliability issues, we recommend that you move to Windows 11.
Here is what is likely going to happen: the apps won’t receive updates anymore, including security updates. Microsoft won’t offer support either anymore. Users are on their own, but the apps may continue to work for a while. After a while, they will be riddled with security issues and also some bugs, as these do not get fixed anymore.
Microsoft 365 subscribers may consider cancelling their subscriptions, as they do not get the full service anymore under Windows 10 after October 14, 2025.
Other Office versions
Standalone Office versions continue to be supported under Windows 10.
Microsoft notes that these versions have their own lifecycle and that support will run out when it comes to an end.
Non-subscription versions of Office, such as Office Home & Student, Office Home & Business, or Office Professional Plus, will continue to be fully supported based on the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.
In other words, if you bought an Office version that is still supported, then it will continue to work under Windows 10 and it will also receive security updates, as before.
Closing Words
There you have it. If you needed another reason why subscriptions are often not the best deal, here it is.
Now it is your turn. Do you have a Microsoft 365 subscription or did you buy Office with a one-time payment? What is your take on Microsoft’s decision to end support on the same day that support for Windows 10 ends? Feel free to leave a comment down below.