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    Period 2 ESU for Exchange 2016/2019: New Contract for May–Oct 2026

    Microsoft is preparing a second round of paid breathing room for organizations still running Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019, but the message behind the new Period 2 ESU program is unmistakable: the company wants customers off these older builds as quickly as possible. The updated...
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    Office 2016 2019 End of Support: Move to Microsoft 365 or LTSC 2024

    Microsoft’s decision to end support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 on October 14, 2025, is now in effect — a hard cut that stops security updates, bug fixes, and official technical support for those perpetual (buy‑once) Office releases, and forces organizations and users to choose between...
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    Office 2016/2019 End of Support Oct 14, 2025: Plan Migration to Microsoft 365 or LTSC 2024

    Microsoft has set a hard deadline: support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 — including the familiar Word, Excel, PowerPoint suites and some server counterparts — will end on October 14, 2025, and there will be no extension and no Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for those perpetual desktop...
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    August 2025 Patch Tuesday: 100+ Fixes, ESU Options, and AzureAD Retirement

    Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday is a heavyweight release: Redmond shipped fixes for more than a hundred security flaws, closed a clutch of high‑severity remote code execution and privilege‑escalation defects, and bundled new Windows 11 quality and AI‑adjacent features that will change how some...