Microsoft officially ends the support to Windows 10 the next October 14. Give some options to extend it up to one more year for private users and up to three for businessbut the company’s goal is that everyone passes to Windows 11. However, they all also have another concern: What about Microsoft 365 applications, the old Office, in Windows 10?
Few computers will have in the world with the Microsoft operating system that do not have programs such as Word, Excel or Outlook installed. Microsoft has revealed, with an update on its support page, what will you do with the office suite in Windows 10.
The good news is that it should not seem adequate to leave without support programs so used in an operating system that, according to the most recent data of statcounter -a estimation, they are not official Microsoft -,, maintains a market share of 44.59 %, compared to 52 % of Windows 11.
Microsoft 365 security updates on Windows 10
All Microsoft 365 users, both in their home and companies version, will continue receiving security updates for three more yearsuntil October 10, 2028, but this comes With small print.
The company explains that users They will not always be able to obtain corrections for errors that are exclusive to Microsoft 365 in Windows 10. If an Office problem exists in Windows 10 but not in Windows 11, the official recommendation of the Microsoft support is that users update the latter to solve it; The support for Windows 10 will be limited to ‘Only assistance for problem solving’ and ‘Alternative technical solutions could be limited or not available’.
New features of Office in Windows 10
The bad news – or second bad news, rather – is that What users can be forgotten is to receive new features in Office as of August 2026. This will apply progressively.
Users of home plans, Microsoft 365 family and Microsoft 365 Personalthey will be the first to stay without news. In the case of business plans, it will depend on the chosen channel, that is, on the speed with which the news arrives as they are preferred to be more proven before being deployed in a corporate environment.
The channel Currentto which the updates first arrive, will stop receiving them on the same date as private users. Those of Monthly channel on October 13, 2026 and those of semiannual channel on January 12, 2027.