In addition to practically mandatory migration to Windows 11, Microsoft has warned users of certain office versions that they must prepare their transition as soon as possible.
Specifically, the company recalled that the 2016 and Office 2019 Suites They will stop receiving security updates, error corrections and technical support from October 14, 2025.
This decision affects a wide set of products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher and other productivity components.
After that date, Those who decide to continue using these versions will be exposed to future security vulnerabilitiessince they will not receive official patches.
To mitigate the risk, some third -party companies are already offering updates and patches to keep the old versions of Office safe.
Microsoft recommends all users migrate to Microsoft 365your subscription -based cloud service. This service not only guarantees automatic updates and continuous support, but also integrates artificial intelligence tools such as Copilot, which facilitate tasks such as summarizing documents or writing emails in an assisted way.
The company has been actively promoting this cloud model and recently began testing a function that keeps, by default, the documents created in Word directly in the cloud, with plans to extend it to Excel and PowerPoint soon.
According to Microsoft, This helps prevent data loss and facilitates access from any device.
For those who cannot or do not want to transfer their work to the cloud, the alternative is to continue using the old versions of Office without support or resort to third -party solutions that offer security updates.
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