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Microsoft Office End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Microsoft Office versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.

Microsoft Office 2021 reaches end of life on October 13, 2026. Plan your migration now — 65 days remaining.
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Latest Active
2024
2024 series
Next EOL
2021
Oct 13, 2026
Active Versions
2
of 10 total
EOL Versions
7
no longer patched
40 / 100
Medium Risk
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EOL Recency
30/40
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
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Release Cycle Timeline
EOL   Warning   Active   Today
Release cycle timeline 200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292007 SP32008 for Mac SP22010 SP22011 for Mac SP32013 SP12016201920212024 LTSC2024TODAY
7 versions of Microsoft Office are past end of life — security patches have stopped. Get matched with support →
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
2007 SP3 Jan 27, 2007 Oct 10, 2017 3225 days past EOL EOL
2008 for Mac SP2 Jan 15, 2008 Apr 9, 2013 4870 days past EOL EOL
2010 SP2 Jul 15, 2010 Oct 13, 2020 2126 days past EOL EOL
2011 for Mac SP3 Dec 9, 2010 Oct 10, 2017 3225 days past EOL EOL
2013 SP1 Jan 9, 2013 Apr 11, 2023 1216 days past EOL EOL
2016 Sep 22, 2015 Oct 14, 2025 299 days past EOL EOL
2019 Sep 24, 2018 Oct 14, 2025 299 days past EOL EOL
2021 Oct 5, 2021 Oct 13, 2026 65 days remaining Warning
2024 LTSC LTS Sep 18, 2024 Oct 9, 2029 1157 days remaining Active
2024 Oct 1, 2024 Oct 9, 2029 1157 days remaining Active
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What does Microsoft Office end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of Microsoft Office reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.

The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.

Organizations running EOL Microsoft Office should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.

Your options when Microsoft Office reaches end of life

There are four realistic paths. Which one is right depends far more on how long the system needs to keep running than on the version you are on today.

OptionBest whenWatch out for
Move to a supported version The system will outlive the current version's support window and you can schedule the work Budget for compatibility testing, not just the upgrade itself — that is where the real cost sits
Replace the component The project is unmaintained, or a better-supported alternative exists The replacement has its own lifecycle and its own end-of-life date — you are changing vendors, not escaping the problem
Buy extended support Migration is genuinely underway but cannot finish before the deadline, or the workload is frozen by certification or a third-party application A bridge, not a destination — every year purchased is a year the migration still has to happen
Document accepted risk The system is isolated, short-lived, or scheduled for retirement Only defensible with real compensating controls and a written decision — auditors treat undocumented end-of-life software as a finding

How to choose, in one question: how many more years does this system need to run? Under a year, extended support (where it exists) is usually cheaper than an emergency migration. One to three years, migrate — support purchased repeatedly costs more than doing the project once, and the project only gets harder as the version ages. Indefinitely, migrate now and plan the next migration before it surprises you.

Worth saying plainly, because vendors selling extended support rarely will: extended support is often the more expensive choice over a multi-year horizon. It is the right answer when a deadline is genuinely unreachable, not as a default. Compare the annual fee against the one-time cost of migrating before committing to either.

Extended Support Options

If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Microsoft Office versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for Microsoft Office?
The next Microsoft Office version reaching EOL is 2021 on October 13, 2026. See the full table above for all version EOL dates.
When is the Microsoft Office support end date?
The next Microsoft Office support end date is October 13, 2026, when version 2021 reaches end of support. Each version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Microsoft Office?
The latest active version of Microsoft Office is 2024. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Microsoft Office reaches end of life?
When Microsoft Office reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of Microsoft Office?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL Microsoft Office versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.

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