Microsoft will stop supporting Office apps on Windows 10 this year. Also it really wants you to upgrade to Windows 11. According to a Microsoft blog post, the company will end support for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 on Oct.

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

Windows 10 isn't the only Microsoft product that is due to lose support this coming October. In a blog post published Wednesday, the software giant said Microsoft 365 apps (aka Office) will no longer be supported in Windows 10 after Oct. 14, 2025. To continue using Microsoft 365 or Office, the company urges users to upgrade to Windows 11.

While support will end for Office apps on Windows 10 in October, it doesn’t mean the apps will suddenly stop working. Microsoft notes in a support document that was updated in D

In the latest step in its years-long battle to get customers to upgrade to Windows 11, Microsoft has confirmed it will no longer be supporting Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 beginning October 14, 2025. “To use Microsoft 365 Applications on your device, you will need to upgrade to Windows 11," the company confirmed in a blog post.

Despite what you might read on the internet today, Microsoft is not killing off Microsoft 365 Office apps on Windows 10.

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

Designed to replace the current Mail and Calendar apps, the new Outlook can only be removed after it's been installed.

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