We will support Office 2016 on Windows Server 2016 until October 2025, so we'll support ProPlus on Windows Server 2016 until that date as well.') (Why 2025? A spokesperson said: 'We want to support Office 365 ProPlus as long as we support other versions of Office on Windows Server 2016. Office 365 ProPlus will continue to be supported on Windows Server 2016 until October 2025, which is still short of the 2027 end-of-support date for Windows Server, but five years longer than the cut-off date set in February. Today, however, based on customer feedback, Microsoft officials said that Office 365 ProPlus will continue to be supported on Windows 8.1 through January 2023, which is the end of support date for Windows 8.1. Microsoft's argument was that these coming restrictions would 'ensure that both Office and Windows receive regular, coordinated updates to provide the most secure environment with the latest capabilities.'Īlso: How to install Windows 10 October 2018 Update right now CNET

Office 365 ProPlus, which is available via subscription licensing only, comes with locally-installable Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher, Skype for Business, OneDrive for Business, and the Office mobile apps. Windows Server 2016 is still in support until Jan. This was despite the fact that Windows 8.1 will continue to be supported and patched by Microsoft until Jan. Must read: Microsoft permanently extends support for Windows 10 Enterprise and Education feature updates to 30 months | Windows 10 Enterprise customers will now get Linux-like support | Microsoft to offer paid Windows 7 Extended Security UpdatesĮarlier this year, Microsoft officials said they'd no longer support Office 365 ProPlus on Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016 and older and any Windows 10 Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), as of Jan. 6, Microsoft reversed course on these controversial moves. In February this year, Microsoft drew some bold lines in the sand regarding its Office support plans by restricting how long it would support Office 365 ProPlus on various versions of Windows and how long Office 2016 would be able to work with Office 365 services.

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