Office 2010 will reach end of support on October 13, 2020. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support, bug fixes, or security updates for Office 2010. You will still be able to use these versions of Office, but over time, organizations may face an increase in security risks and compliance issues.
Also, as previously announced, after October 13, 2020, customers will need to be running Microsoft 365 Apps, Office 2019 or Office 2016 to connect to Office 365 services. Microsoft will not take any active measures to block legacy versions of the Office client from connecting to Office 365 services, but these older clients may encounter performance and/or reliability issues over time. For related Office client support timelines, see the Microsoft 365 and Office system requirements matrix.
Key Points:
Major: Retirement
Timing: October 13, 2020
Action: review and assess
[How this will affect your organization:]
If your organization is still running Office 2010 after October 13, 2020, they will no longer receive technical support, security fixes, or bug fixes from Microsoft. If your organization is running any Office client older than Office 2016, Microsoft will not take any active measures to block them from connecting to Office 365 services. However, legacy clients attempting to connect to a modern, always-up-to-date cloud service may experience performance and reliability issues. Customers will face an increased security risk and may find themselves out of compliance depending on specific regional or industry requirements. Microsoft Help may not be able to resolve issues that arise due to unsupported service connections.
[What you need to do to prepare:]
Because of the changes listed above, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to one of the latest versions of Office as soon as possible:
- Microsoft 365 Apps, the subscription version of Office that comes with most Office 365 enterprise plans. Microsoft 365 Apps can be installed on up to five PCs, five tablets, and five mobile devices.
- Office 2019 is a one-time purchase and available for one PC per license.
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