The debate over whether to stick with Office 2021 or jump to Office 2024 is heating up—and it’s a conversation that resonates with Windows users and IT professionals alike. As productivity demands evolve in the ever-changing landscape of modern work, Microsoft’s two flagship Office suites offer...
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The persistent drumbeat of subscription fees has become one of the defining characteristics of contemporary software, and Microsoft 365 has long stood as a prime example. For years, Microsoft 365—formerly Office 365—has woven itself into the fabric of productivity on both Windows and Mac...
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October 14, 2025. It sounds like a date out of a near-future sci-fi thriller, perhaps the day AI finally wins an Oscar, or coffee beans run out for good. But for millions of Microsoft Office users, it's a very different kind of drama: it's the cutoff when Office 2016 and Office 2019, those loyal...
When Microsoft finally decides to pull the plug on an ancient bit of technology, you can almost hear the collective sigh—from hackers (of frustration) and IT veterans (of delayed relief). Such is the story with ActiveX. If you haven’t crossed paths with it, consider yourself lucky—or possibly...
In a world where our digital lives are increasingly carved up into monthly payments — from video streaming binges to the cloud that stores our awkward family photos — there lies a productivity question for the ages: should your writing, spreadsheet-wrangling, and slideshow-summoning tools come...
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Microsoft Disables ActiveX by Default in Microsoft 365 and Office 2024: The End of a Risky Era
Microsoft is pulling a decisive security lever by disabling ActiveX controls by default in Windows versions of Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 applications. This change, rolling out imminently, aims to...
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I have a long list of cutomized autocorrect items and they are stored in MSO files. In previous Win versions the English items were saved in MSO1033, but Win 8 saves them in MSO2057. So when I transferred to Win 8, I renamed my old MSO1033 file to MSO2057. The problem, however, is that...
I'm running windows 7 64 bit version 6.1.7600 Build 7600. I downloaded an Excel file from a trusted site and I can't open it. when I try to open it directly from the website I get messages like it's read-only, or already open, name and path may be invalid, or may no longer exist. Or, I can...