Windows 10: No, Microsoft 365 Office will not stop working on Windows 10

Well, no. Despite what you might read on the internet today, Microsoft is not killing off Microsoft 365 Office apps on Windows 10. Windows 10 support will end on October 14, 2025, but the Microsoft 365 Office apps will not stop working. Everything remains unchanged in regards to Office on Windows 10.

Some confusion arose from a Microsoft document that had an interesting line. It read:

“Lastly, Microsoft 365 Apps will no longer be supported after October 14, 2025, on Windows 10 devices. To use Microsoft 365 applications on your device, you will need to upgrade to Windows 11.”

This announcement came as a concern for users as it said that Microsoft 365 would cease functioning on Windows 10 devices after its end of support. The only way to keep using Microsoft 365 will be by upgrading to Windows 11. However, we found that this document was later deleted.



But later, Windows Latest spotted that Microsoft released a separate support document clarifying that despite the end of support for Windows 10, Microsoft 365 will continue to function as before.

They also said that despite this, they strongly recommend people upgrade to Windows 11 for optimal performance and reliability. This clarification puts an end to fear of forced updates, confirming users will be able to use Microsoft 365 on their Windows 10 devices even after its support period ends.

“Support for Windows 10 will end on October 14, 2025. After that date, if you’re running Microsoft 365 on a Windows 10 device, the applications will continue to function as before,” Microsoft noted in a support document spotted by Windows Latest.

Windows 10 Still Going Strong Despite Windows 11 Push


With the fate of Windows 10 already decided by Microsoft, we are only a few months away from the EOS date.

Windows Latest spotted an IDC report published in 2024 claiming that Microsoft expects 80% of business users using Windows 10 to switch to Windows 11. They also say that 70% of consumer edition users will upgrade to Windows 11 in the upcoming two years.

This is a great number considering there are still millions of users who use Windows 10. However, Microsoft’s assumption of people eventually upgrading to Windows 11 isn’t wrong, but the numbers are more exaggerated than they should be.

Expecting that these many users, many of whom already own capable PCs to run Windows 11 but can’t due to missing TPM and other requirements, will migrate to new PCs within the deadline seems a bit delusional. And with continued support for Microsoft 365 even after the support period ends, many may still continue using Windows 10.



We also noticed the last few months stats by StatCounter, which indicate Windows 10 has increased its dominance by 0.88% and has reached 61.83%. Whereas Windows 11 has lost 0.62% market share and has fallen to 34.94% as of December 2024.

This small change confirms that several Windows users are still holding onto Windows 10 despite Microsoft promoting Windows 11 heavily.



However, according to a survey by Steam, it appears that gamers are more inclined towards Windows 11, as it has gained a 6.16% share, increasing its total to almost 56%. At the same time, Windows 10 lost 5.07% of its user base.

This is mainly because people are purchasing new PCs, and they ship with Windows 11.

Regardless, Windows 10 will remain usable even after October 14, 2025. Remember, Windows 7 still works just fine. Windows is a great OS for backward compatibility and everything will just work well for regular users.

If you want security updates, you can pay $30 for Windows 10 extended updates.

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Cortana & Office 365 Integration

We are trying to integrate Cortana with our Office 365 subscription, but it never works. Here are the steps we have done:

• Turned on Cortona in the Office 365 Admin portal
• We are using Windows 10 1703 – connected Office 365 service to Cortana

Did the same on windows 10 mobile with no luck, Cortana says its connected to Office 365, but sees no data and we are getting zero errors

We went rough office 365 support first and tried all fo their suggestions, they kicked us over to Windows support which is currently closed.

We are on v1703 with all updates in place, it does not work on Windows 10 desktop or mobile

any ideas? I can give you all steps 365 support had us run through if that will be helpful

Thank you

Doug

 

Microsoft Releases Office 365 Home Premium

Microsoft Corp. today announced worldwide availability of Office 365 Home Premium, a reinvention of the company's flagship Office product line for consumers. Office 365 Home Premium is a cloud service designed for busy households and people juggling ever-increasing work and family responsibilities.

The new offering includes the latest and most complete set of Office applications; works across up to five devices, including Windows tablets, PCs and Macs; and comes with extra SkyDrive storage and Skype calling -- all for US$99.99 for an annual subscription, the equivalent of US$8.34 per month.







"Today's launch of Office 365 Home Premium marks the next big step in Microsoft's transformation to a devices and services business," said Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. "This is so much more than just another release of Office. This is Office reinvented as a consumer cloud service with all the full-featured Office applications people know and love, together with impressive new cloud and social benefits."

Microsoft also announced it will now deliver many new features and services to the cloud first, transforming the company's traditional three-year release cycle. Now, new features and services stream to subscribers as soon as they are ready, keeping subscribers always up to date while eliminating the hassles of upgrading.

"This is a major leap forward," said Kurt DelBene , president of the Microsoft Office Division. "People's needs change rapidly, and Office 365 Home Premium will change with them."

Simultaneously, Microsoft today released Office 365 University for college or university students, faculty and staff at a price of just US$79.99 for a four-year subscription -- the equivalent of US$1.67 per month. Globally, the company also released updated versions of the traditional Office suite: Office Home and Student 2013, Office Home and Business 2013 and Office Professional 2013. Office 365 for businesses will be released globally with new capabilities on Feb. 27.

Time to Do the Things You Want
In a recent global survey, nearly 60 percent of people said they don't have the time to do the things they want to do, and more than 80 percent said they could save one or more hours a day if they were better organized. Office 365 Home Premium is designed to help people be more productive from virtually anywhere and find the flexibility to do the things they want.

"Between kids and career, I'm never completely at home or completely at work -- and thanks to technology, that suits me just fine," said Jen Singer , an author, blogger and mom of two teen boys. "With Office 365 Home Premium, I can work around my kids' schedules, so I can drive the soccer carpool, coordinate errands while at a doctor's office and still hit my deadlines at work. And, with one subscription for everyone in my family, it's an absolute steal."

To help people find more time to do the things they want, Microsoft is introducing Time to 365 (http://www.office.com/timeto365), a new crowd-sourced website where people can find and share tips, tricks, ideas and inspiration from around the world. Contributors include experts such as "techorating" pro Janna Robinson (Home) and everyday working parents who have found ways to simplify their lives. Tips on the site include, for example, an idea for organizing your grocery list with OneNote on your phone, a pointer on how to pick the right-sized TV for your living room, and ways to use Office applications to help plan a child's birthday party.

About Office 365 Home Premium
Office 365 Home Premium is available in 162 markets in 21 languages and includes the following:

● The latest and most complete set of Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access
● One license for the entire household to use Office on up to five devices, including Windows tablets, PCs or Macs, and Office on Demand available from any Internet-connected PC
● An additional 20 GB of SkyDrive cloud storage, nearly three times the amount available with a free SkyDrive account
● 60 free Skype world calling minutes per month to call mobile phones, landlines or PCs around the world
● Future upgrades, so you always use the latest time-saving technology

People can learn more about Office 365 Home Premium or try it free for 30 days at Login | Microsoft 365.

 

office 365 vs office 2013

my Microsoft surface came with 1 month trial of ms office 365 , now it's expired.now I wanna know if I she subscribe to office 365 or uninstall it & install office 2013. what's the difference between both?