Microsoft will end support for Microsoft 365 for Windows 10 this October, so you'll need to buy a new Windows 11 PC.

As the push toward Windows 11 continues, Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 users will lose support for apps including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

So, it’s possible the free Windows 11 upgrade may stick around for a while. According to Steam, about 55% of users have already migrated to Windows 11, but 42% remain on the old

You can get Windows 11 as a free upgrade, but you'll have to hurry. Microsoft made it a limited-time only offer.

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

According to Microsoft’s official announcement page, Windows 10 will stop receiving updates for Microsoft 365 apps and while the apps won’t vanish, they will no longer receive updates after the specified date.

Microsoft is officially calling it quits on Windows 10 in 2025, and it's taking Microsoft 365 apps along with it — kind of.

With the end-of-support for Windows 10 in October 2025, Microsoft hopes to see a big wave of upgrades to AI-powered Windows 11 machines.

While Microsoft claims that Windows 11 is safer, sleeker, and future-proof, it has at times proven to be somewhat more unstable, and a recent shift in focus to implementing AI across the board isn't to everyone's taste, especially features like Microsoft Recall.

Microsoft has confirmed that it will stop supporting Microsoft Office apps on Windows 10 devices after the operating system’s end of support on October 14, 2025. To continue using Microsoft 365 apps without issues, users will need to upgrade to Windows 11, the company announced on Tuesday.

Although Microsoft is allowing people to keep using Windows 10 for another year, it won't be supporting Microsoft 365 apps during that time. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox