Ignite 2024: Are you ready for Office 2016/2019 end of support?
At this year’s Ignite conference, I had the pleasure of teaming up with Microsoft 365 deployment expert Eric Wayne to dig into the details of how to prepare your organization for the end of support for Office 2016, Office 2019, and their related servers and standalone apps, coming up on October 14, 2025. Missed Ignite? Watch the full session recording to help kickstart your upgrade today. You will learn: The best upgrade paths for Office suites, servers, and standalones facing end of support, How to identify and remove older versions of Office and make a smooth transition to Microsoft 365, and Where to turn if you need more help. October 2025 is just around the corner, and now is the time to act. If your organization is still using 2016 or 2019 versions of Office, Exchange Server, Skype for Business Server, Project, or Visio, now is the time to start your migration to a supported solution. Starting your move to Microsoft 365 as soon as possible will help keep your organization secure, compliant, and productive through 2025 and beyond. Over the coming months, we’ll continue to provide additional resources and guidance to help you and your organization smoothly navigate next year’s end of support milestones. After you’ve watched the Ignite session, here are a few great places to go next: Prepare your organization for October 2025 end of support events (Microsoft Ignite Learning Collection) Products reaching end of support on October 14, 2025 (Microsoft Lifecycle site) Plan an upgrade from older versions of Office to Microsoft 365 Apps (Microsoft Learn) Need more personalized guidance? Consider requesting migration assistance from FastTrack, reach out to your Microsoft account team, or fill out this form to get in touch with sales and have a specialist demonstrate how Microsoft 365 can benefit your organization.Key End of Support dates for Office 2016, 2019 Apps & Productivity Servers
Important Notice for Users of Office 2016 and 2019: As we approach the end of support date on October 14, 2025, it is critical for businesses to consider upgrading to Microsoft 365 to maintain security, management, and productivity standards. For those with specialized requirements, Office LTSC and Exchange Server remain available. We encourage utilizing Microsoft's upgrade resources to ensure a smooth transition to ongoing support. Prompt action is recommended.Important Office end of support reminders
Urgent Action Required. If you have Office 2016/2019 clients connecting to Microsoft 365 services or if you are running Office for Mac 2019, you need to act now. Review the crucial end-of-support actions you need to take to keep your environment running smoothly!
