When Microsoft products reach their end-of-support dates (known as the end of “extended support”), they continue to function, but Microsoft stops issuing free patches. Security updates stop arriving, which could pose problems for organizations. In response to the “current public health situation,”. Microsoft announced this week that support deadlines that were due in May now fall toward year’s end.
Microsoft’s announcement on extending the Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement legacy Web client by two months also noted that Microsoft will be “simplifying the ability for Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Commerce customers to pause updates for an extended period.” However, the document just states that subscribers can pause for “up to three consecutive updates,” without further elaboration.
Microsoft announced earlier this month that it was delaying ending support for the older Transport Layer Security protocols versions 1.0 and 1.1, until the second half of 2020. The switch will have an affect on Microsoft’s browsers and Office 365 products.
Office 2010 Support Still Ends in October
Microsoft issued a reminder that Office 2010 for Windows and Office 2016 for Mac both will reach their end-of-support date on Oct. 13, 2020. They aren’t getting extensions. These Office users face an additional problem, namely that Microsoft plans to end the connections of those products with various Office 365 services on that same Oct. 13, 2020 date. Users should shift to newer productivity-suite products, Microsoft advised.
Microsoft’s announcement:
Also, as previously announced, after October 13, 2020, customers will need to have Office 365 ProPlus,[1] Office 2019 or Office 2016 to connect to Office 365 services. Microsoft will not take any active measures to block legacy versions of the Office client from connecting to Office 365 services, but these older clients may encounter performance and/or reliability issues over time. For related Office client support timelines, see the Office support dates matrix.
Microsoft is planning to rename Office 365 ProPlus as “Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise” on April 21. This along with other Office 365 name changes, were announced last month.
