Microsoft Office 2021 support ends this month
ZDNET reports that Microsoft confirmed in a new support document that support for Office 2021 ends Tuesday, October 13, after which it will no longer provide technical support, software updates, bug fixes or security patches, and its online help and support pages will stop being updated. The software will keep working, but without patches for future vulnerabilities. The article lists five options: keep using it unsupported, upgrade to Office 2024, subscribe to Microsoft 365, switch to the free web version, or move to alternatives such as Google Docs, LibreOffice, Collabora Office or OnlyOffice.
People relying on a one-time-purchase Office license need to decide on upgrading, subscribing or migrating before patches stop.
ZDNET’s key takeaways
- Microsoft is ending support and updates for Office 2021.
- You can upgrade to Office 2024 or subscribe to Microsoft 365.
- You can also try a different, free online or desktop office suite.
Microsoft continues to offer one-time purchase versions of Office for people who don’t want to pay a regular monthly or annual fee for Microsoft 365. But even these non-subscription versions can wear out their welcome, and that’s happening with Office 2021.
In a new support document, Microsoft revealed that it’s ending support for Office 2021 as of Tuesday, October 13. This means that the company will no longer provide technical support, software updates, bug fixes, or security patches, leaving the software unprotected against vulnerabilities that may pop up.
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