You'll no longer be able to download Office 2007 from the Microsoft web site. In fact, most online help content will be retired. No further updates to support content will be provided. You'll no longer receive phone or chat technical support. Security updates are what help protect your PC from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. You'll no longer receive security updates.
You'll no longer receive Office 2007 software updates from Microsoft Update. In any event we are here to assist in any way we can.Tip: Not sure what version of Office you have? See Find details for other versions of Office to help you determine what version you're currently running.
A planned out, measured approach will minimise any loss of business productivity.
You don’t want to be caught behind the eight ball, trying to upgrade operating systems, Office and potentially Exchange (email) all at the same time and all just weeks before January 2020. Another push from Microsoft to move users to a subscription based product for the recurring revenue they generate which they have made no secret of.
Worth noting users of the full version of Office 365 will be unaffected, as Office 365 will always be supported, upgraded, patched (including security), fully integrated with all cloud services and supported operating systems offered by Microsoft. Making sure we upgrade to their latest and greatest applications and operating systems.
Office 2019 is now Microsoft’s latest perpetual license you can now purchase but critically is only compatible with Windows 10 and has a price increase over 2016 of approximately 15%.
Timing will be important especially if you have Windows 7, you may need to upgrade to Windows 10 first – Please See belowĮven the most current version of Office will be changingĮnd of Mainstream support passed on 1 3 th of April 2018 and have now entered extended support until the 11 th of April 2023 meaning the below products will still be supported by Microsoft meaning they will be getting patched, including all security patches which is good news as they originally planned to end their cloud services interaction with these products early. On the 1 3 th of O ctober 2020 the following products will also become end of life –Įffected organisations will need to look to upgrading to newer versions of Office or move to Office 365. Microsoft love to bring out new products, this also means their old ones will at some stage, all go end of life. It’s also a good opportunity to investigate other options for the major applications or server roles – for example Cloud, Remote Desktop, Third Party Cloud and even a complete Server refresh. The Server operating systems are much more complex, but there are plenty of upgrade paths available all of which if planned accordingly can be implemented with minimum down time to the business. For example, upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 is something that can be done over a set number of weeks and even out of hours to minimise the impact to the business. We can assist your business with creating a timeline to upgrade. January 2020 may seem like a long way off but it can come around quickly if there is no strategy in place to upgrade your PC fleet and Servers to current and supported operating systems. Without the security updates to fight them off, your data and your systems could be easily compromised by hackers looking for ransom in the form of bitcoins. New computer viruses and other malware are being developed all the time. After EOL you are able to continue using the operating system(s) but you would be doing so at great risk to your corporate infrastructure. Actions like updates, patching, Office 365 integration and most importantly security updates will no longer be pushed out by Microsoft.
Go here to learn more.)Įnd of life is the date after which an application is no longer supported by the vendor, in this case Microsoft.