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Windows 10 is not the only Microsoft product that is reaching end of support in October 2025. Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 will also reach end of support in that month. The two Office products do not get an option for extended security updates, unlike Windows 10. Windows 10 home users may extend support by…
Microsoft is changing how Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 handle documents with ActiveX content. Currently, Office displays a prompt that informs users that ActiveX content found in the document is disabled and that they may enable it. Going forward, Office simply shows “The ActiveX content in this file is blocked” instead, with no option to…
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…
Next year will be crucial for many Microsoft customers. The company will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Next to that, it will also end support for Office 2016 and 2019 on the same day. This means that any of the included applications won’t receive updates anymore after that date. This includes…
Microsoft announced Microsoft Office 2024 for consumers and Office LTSC 2024 for organizations this week. These will be the latest perpetual Office releases. In other words: customers buy these versions once without any recurring costs. While that sounds like a good deal, perpetual Office versions are supported for only five years by Microsoft. While they…