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Jan 12, 2016 Microsoft will no longer support Windows 8, this is why. Today is the last day. If you’re still using Windows 8 then it is time to upgrade because from 13 January 2016 Microsoft will no longer. . One-time purchase for 1 PC or Mac. Classic 2019 versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft support included for 60 days at no extra cost. Licensed for home use All languages included. Compatible with Windows 10 or macOS.

Thank you for using Office 365. Office 365 subscribers can no longer download or install Office 2013 on PC or Office 2011 for Mac from the account portal. To ensure the security of your Office suite and to get all of the latest features, upgrade to the latest version of Office for free as part of your Office 365 subscription. See How do I upgrade Office? for more details.

Install or upgrade to the latest version of Office

To install the latest version of Office, follow the steps in Download and install or reinstall Office on your PC or Mac.

For Office 365 admins: If you're an Office 365 admin and want to upgrade users in your organization to the latest Office version, see Upgrade users to the latest Office client using Office 365 for business.

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Support information

For more information about support dates for Office also see the Microsoft support lifecycle site.

Tip: Not sure of your Office version? See What version of Office am I using?

Product

Support ends

Office 365 for home products:

Office 365 Home
Office 365 Personal
Office 365 University

Office 365 for business products:

Office 365 ProPlus
Office 365 Small Business Premium
Office 365 Business
Project for Office 365
Visio (in Visio Plan 2)

Note: For more information about the above business versions of Office 365, see Support for the 2013 versions of Office 365 ProPlus ends February 28, 2017.

Support for these products end only if you have the 2013 version of Office or Office for Mac 2011 installed as part of your Office 365 subscription. You're still free to use these version of Office if you choose, but we recommend upgrading to the latest version.

Customer support and troubleshooting ended:

For Office 2013 (PC): February 28, 2017 (for PC)

*For Office 2011 for Mac: October 10, 2017

Notes:

  • *For more information about what the end of support for Office for Mac 2011 means, see Support has ended for Office for Mac 2011.

  • If you've already uninstalled Office for Mac 2011, but would like to reinstall it, it's available for download on the content delivery network (CDN).

Non-subscription 2013 versions of Office:

Office Home and Student 2013
Office Home and Business 2013
Office Professional
Office Professional Plus (volume license editions)

Also included in this list are stand-alone 2013 apps such as Project 2013, Visio 2013, etc.

Customer support and troubleshooting:

Standard support: April 2018

Extended support: 2023

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Note

Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.

You should also connect to the Internet regularly to keep your version of Office up to date and benefit from automatic upgrades. For Office 365 plans, Internet access is also needed to manage your subscription account, for example to install Office on other PCs or to change billing options. Internet access is also required to access documents stored on OneDrive, unless you install the OneDrive desktop app. Microsoft family pack mac. Internet access is required to install and activate all the latest releases of Office suites and all Office 365 subscription plans. If you do not connect to the Internet at least every 39 days, your applications will go into reduced functionality mode, which means that you can view or print your documents, but cannot edit the documents or create new ones.

Summary

Existing Office 2016 for Mac customers will be seamlessly upgraded to 64-bit versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote as part of the August product release (version 15.25). This affects customers of all license types: Retail, Office 365 Consumer, Office 365 Commercial, and Volume License installations.

Deployment options for the 64-bit update

AutoUpdate (MAU)

Customers who use Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) to keep their Office applications up-to-date will see a 'regular' monthly update notification when their selected channel is upgraded to 64-bit builds. Depending on which version is installed on the local computer, MAU will offer either a delta or full update. The update package size does not change between 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Also, MAU can deliver a delta update when applicable to update a user from 32-bit to 64-bit applications. Therefore, customers won't experience a sharp increase in download activity. Microsoft windows mac stuck key. For the release to the Production channel, customers will see '(64-bit)' in the update title to make them aware that this is a 64-bit update.

For information about how to use the MAU, see Check for Office for Mac updates automatically.

Manual updates

The August release of Office for Mac is available for manual download. The following file provides a 64-bit package to replace existing 32-bit applications with 64-bit variants during installation:

Download the Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac August update package now.

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Microsoft scanned this file for viruses, using the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to it.

Volume License Service Center

Volume License customers typically get their Office 2016 software from the Volume License Service Center (VLSC). These builds are refreshed infrequently and are typically aligned with new language editions. The VLSC will continue to offer 32-bit installers (15.23) until November 2016. However, all updater packages that are released after August will be based on 64-bit builds. Therefore, a VLSC customer who updates either manually or through AutoUpdate will be transitioned to 64-bit builds.

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64-bit only

The Mac operating system has been 64-bit for several years. Unlike for Windows, there's no choice between running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Mac operating system. Similarly, we won't offer a choice between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office 2016 for Mac. After each 'channel' is transitioned per the rollout schedule, only 64-bit builds will be available.

Effect on third-party applications and add-ins

The transition to 64-bit Office for Mac was announced on the Office developer blog in April 2016. This website is the primary reference for third-party vendors to understand the change and the effect on their products. IT Pros will want to understand which compiled add-ins are deployed to the users whom they manage so that they can assess the effect of the upgrade. The following Microsoft Office website summarizes the issues that affect the more common add-ins that are used together with Office 2016 for Mac:

Tools for inspecting product architecture

To verify the architecture of an Office application (that is, to understand whether you have a 32-bit or 64-bit build), start the application, open the Activity Monitor, and then enable the Kind column.

You can also use the file command in a terminal session to inspect the binary. For this use, type file -N <path of binary>.This method can be used with for any binary file, including third-party add-ins.

The file command returns one of three values.

Return valueMeaning
Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_6464-bit binary
Mach-O executable i38632-bit binary
Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64FAT binary (compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit processes)
Mach-O executable i386FAT binary (compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit processes)

Options for reverting to 32-bit installations

There may be situations in which the customer has to change code that's not 64-bit ready. If customers can't immediately move forward to 64-bit builds, we will make available a one-time 32-bit update for the 15.25 release in addition to the default 64-bit updates. The 32-bit updates will be available only for manual download from the Office CDN.

The latest 32-bit release of Office 2016 for Mac (15.25.160818) can be downloaded from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=823192.

Customers who manually install the 32-bit release won't be offered the 64-bit version of 15.25 through MAU. However, MAU will offer the 64-bit version of 15.26 in September 2016. Therefore, customers have a limited time to remain on 32-bit builds.

If a customer has already upgraded to the 64-bit update of Office for Mac 15.25 and wants to revert to the 32-bit version, follow these steps:

  1. Exit all open Office 2016 applications.
  2. Start Safari, and then browse to https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=823192 to start the download of the 32-bit installer.
  3. Double-click the downloaded package, and then follow the instructions.

The 64-bit installation has a build date of 160817. The 32-bit version has a build date of 160818.