Prepare now for key end of support moments in 2025

One year from today, on October 14, 2025, support will end for all Office 2016 and 2019 suites, standalone apps, and servers. This includes:  

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

 

What happens when a product reaches end of support? 

After a product's support period ends, Microsoft no longer provides: 

• Security fixes for vulnerabilities that are discovered and that may make devices, apps, or servers more directly exposed to security breaches. 
• Bug fixes for issues that are discovered and that may impact the stability and usability of the product. 
• Technical support for problems that may occur. 

Continuing to use products after their end of support can negatively impact organizational security, compliance, and productivity. Because migrations can take time, we recommend starting your upgrade to supported versions of these products as soon as possible.  

 

Find specific guidance by product 

Microsoft is committed to helping you make the transition to a supported configuration. Across the Tech Community today, experts on each of the products going out of support next October have published specific guidance to help you plan your move:  

 

• Office 2016 and 2019 suites and applications 
• Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 
• Skype for Business 2016 and 2019 
• Project 2016 and 2019 
• Visio 2016 and 2019 

In a rush? We’ve also put together a quick overview of all our recommendations and fallback options for all the products above: view below or download a clickable PDF. 

 

Table showing recommended and alternate options for Office, Exchange Server, Visio, Project, and Skype for Business versions approaching end of support.

 

We’re always here to help 

If you’d like additional hands-on assistance with your migration to the cloud, consider engaging Microsoft FastTrack, a Microsoft support service. Or fill out this form to get in touch with sales and have a specialist demonstrate how Microsoft 365 and our other cloud solutions can benefit your organization.