Microsoft announces end of support dates for Office 2016 and 2019

This month saw the release of Office 2024, and Microsoft has important information for users of Office 2016 and Office 2019. These versions of the productivity suite are now in their final year of support and are scheduled to become obsolete on October 14, 2025.

Below is a list of products nearing their end of support:

Office Suites	Office 2016, Office 2019
Office Applications	Access 2016, Access 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2019, OneNote 2016, Outlook 2016, Outlook 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, Project 2016, Project 2019, Publisher 2016, Publisher 2019, Skype for Business 2016, Skype for Business 2019, Visio 2016, Visio 2019, Word 2016, Word 2019
Productivity Servers	Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019

The phase-out of support signifies the cessation of security updates essential for addressing serious vulnerabilities, limited or no technical assistance, and a lack of bug fixes, among other issues. Microsoft warns that using unsupported software can adversely affect both security and compliance for organizations, extending this caution to individual users as well.

To assist customers in planning ahead for the end of support for their software, Microsoft has prepared the following guidelines:

Office	Exchange Server	Visio	Project	Skype for Business
Recommended path	Microsoft 365 E3, Office 365 E3, or Microsoft 365 Business Standard		Visio Plan 2	Planner and Project Plan 3	Microsoft Teams
Alternative path	Microsoft 365 Apps	Exchange Online	Microsoft 365 plan with Visio	Microsoft 365	–
On-premises options	Office LTSC 2024	Exchange Server Subscription Edition	Visio 2024	Project 2024	Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition (launching Q3 2025)