Microsoft has announced the upcoming End of Support (EOS) date for Office 2016 and Office 2019 applications, along with related productivity servers. All these apps will no longer be supported after October 14, 2025.
in a blog postMicrosoft stated:
After this end date, Microsoft will no longer provide security patches, bug fixes, or technical support. Using products after support ends leaves your organization exposed to potential security threats, loss of productivity and compliance issues.
The blog post detailed the many Office 2016 and 2019 applications that this new EOS date will affect, along with the server products;
- Access 2016
- Access for 2019
- Excel 2016
- Excel 2019
- OneNote 2016
- Outlook 2016
- Outlook 2019
- PowerPoint 2016
- PowerPoint 2019
- 2016 project
- 2019 project
- Publisher 2016
- Publisher 2019
- Skype for Business 2016
- Skype for Business 2019
- Visio 2016
- Visio 2019
- Word 2016
- Word 2019
- Exchange Server 2016
- Exchange Server 2019
- Skype for Business Server 2015
- Skype for Business Server 2019
Microsoft recommends that organizations have these apps installed instead of signing up for a Microsoft 365 E3 cloud-based subscription. If these groups still need to keep their PCs disconnected from the Internet and aren’t yet ready to move to Microsoft 365, the company does offer the Office Long Term Service Channel (LTSC) solution. However, the EOS date for Office LTSC 2021 is October 13, 2026, so customers get just under a year of additional support beyond Office 2016 and 2019.
Microsoft has already announced plans to completely retire the Publisher app and remove it from Microsoft 365 subscribers in October 2026.
The company revealed that it plans to release a preview of Office LTSC 2024 for businesses and enterprises sometime later in April. It plans to offer five years of support for the standalone Office 2024 applications. A consumer version will launch sometime later in the fall of 2024.