If you have not yet upgraded to the latest versions of the suite Office or Microsoft 365, in this article you will find out until you can use Office 2019 or Office 2016.
Like any software application, suite Office received over the years major updates from Microsoft. The updates aim to bring stability on the new operating systems, new features for productivity and new interconnection technologies with services of services cloud. But there comes a time when updates are no longer sufficient and an upgrade to a new major version is required to benefit from the latest technologies. Especially after Microsoft interrupts the updates of the old versions of office.
Until you can use Office 2019 or Office 2016
For Office 2016, there are two stages in which Microsoft withdraws the update support. In the first stage, on October 10, 2023, Office 2016 will remain without the connection support to the services Microsoft 365, following that in the second stage, on October 14, 2025, the support to stop everything. This means that the application will become insecure for use. It will no longer receive updates to ensure security and reliability or compatibility with certain changes that may occur on newer versions of Windows.
On the date October 10, 2023, will cease support and for Office 2019 (macOS), and the connection support to the services Microsoft 365 for all versions Office 2019.
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For a user “home user“, most of the time, updates are not a problem. Otherwise things are for companies, where updating the applications used in production, requires time and costs. However, if applications like the ones in the suite Office I no longer receive updates, very high risks appear.
Use of versions Office who no longer receive updates can cause performance and reliability problems over time. Also, Office or the operating system could be vulnerable to security threats if security updates are no longer available.
In conquerusion, if you use Office 2019 or Office 2016, it is recommended to plan an upgrade until October 10, 2023.
