Microsoft: Prepare for end of support in 2025

Effective October 14, 2025, support will end for all Office 2016 and 2019 suites, standalone apps, and servers. After that date, no further updates, security fixes, or technical support will be available for these versions. We recommend starting to upgrade any unsupported versions as soon as possible.

 

Which products will be affected by end of support in 2025?

The following products will reach end of support on October 14, 2025:

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 

The following table shows recommended and alternate options for Office, Exchange Server, Visio, Project, and Skype for Business versions approaching end of support.

  Office

2016 | 2019

Exchange Server

2016 | 2019

Visio

2016 | 2019

Project

2016 | 2019

Skype for Business Server

2015 | 2019

Recommended upgrade path Upgrade to Microsoft 365 E3, Office 365 E3, or Microsoft 365 Business Standard to get both Microsoft 365 Apps and Exchange Online Upgrade to Visio Plan 2 to get full-featured web & desktop apps Upgrade to Planner and Project Plan 3 to get

full-featured web & desktop apps

Migrate to Microsoft Teams
Alternative paths Upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps to get desktop, web, and mobile apps Upgrade to Exchange Online Upgrade to any Microsoft 365 plan to get Visio in Microsoft 365 for basic viewing/ editing on the web Upgrade to any Microsoft 365 plan to get Planner in Microsoft 365 for basic project planning and task management on the web N/A
On-premises options Upgrade to

Office LTSC 2024

Upgrade to Exchange Server Subscription Edition when available (Q3 of CY2025) Upgrade to Visio 2024 Upgrade to Project 2024 Upgrade to Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition when available

(Q3 of CY2025)

 

More information

You can read the official announcement here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/prepare-now-for-key-end-of-support-moments-in-2025/ba-p/4267800.

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 in October 2025 have published specific guidance to help you plan your move:

For our Microsoft page, please visit: https://www.schneider.im/software/microsoft.

Please contact us for expert services on your specific Microsoft software and online services requirements and to request a quote today.

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