Under this scheme, organizations must hop to the next "channel" release after 18 months or risk running unsupported OSes that don't get security updates. The explanation for the extension back then was that organizations were still getting used to Microsoft's Windows as a service approach, where new operating system features arrive more frequently. In November, Microsoft had extended the life of Windows 10 version 1511 by six months.
#MICROSOFT OFFICE END OF LIFE DATES FOR WINDOWS 10#
Presumably, the old end-of-support dates remain the same for Windows 10 Pro and Home edition users. The revised end-of-support dates are shown in the following table: Įxtended end-of-support dates for Windows 10 versions.
The good news is that Microsoft added six months of product life to the Enterprise and Education editions of Windows 10 versions 1607, 17. It seems that Office support is increasingly getting tied down to Windows support, with the effect of shorter lifecyles in some cases. Overall, Microsoft's announcement was a mixed message. It offered somewhat alarming news, though, with regard to future Office support, including Office 365 ProPlus and the coming perpetual-license Office 2019 product. The announcement offered a bit of good news for organizations struggling with "Windows as a service," where two "semiannual channel" major operating system feature updates arrive per year (in the spring and fall). Microsoft today announced extensions to Windows 10 end-of-support dates for some versions and also provided updated servicing and support details for Office productivity suite users.