office for the web

Microsoft has launched Microsoft Purview support for applying sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions in Office for the web across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, bringing the feature to General Availability in April 2026 for commercial, GCC, GCC High, and DoD Microsoft 365 tenants. The...

Microsoft restored file access in Microsoft Teams and Office for the web on June 1, 2026, after incident MO1329446 prevented some Microsoft 365 users from opening documents in Teams, Excel for the web, PowerPoint for the web, and related browser-based Office experiences. The service came back...

Microsoft confirmed on Monday, June 1, 2026, that some users could not open files in Office for the web or Microsoft Teams, with the incident tracked in the Microsoft 365 admin center as MO1329446 and later marked resolved. The outage was not the longest or broadest Microsoft cloud failure of...

Microsoft confirmed on June 1, 2026, that some users were unable to open files in Office for the web or Microsoft Teams, with the company tracking the incident as MO1329446 in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The failure landed in the least forgiving place in Microsoft’s cloud pitch: the ordinary...

The modern Microsoft Office download question is no longer just about getting Word, Excel, and PowerPoint onto a PC. In 2026, it is really about choosing a software delivery model that balances security, feature depth, and ongoing access in a threat environment that has become much less...

Office Online Server (OOS) retirement announced — what Exchange on‑prem customers need to know and do By WindowsForum IT Desk — Oct 21, 2025 Microsoft has announced that Office Online Server (OOS) will be retired and reach end of support on December 31, 2026. For organizations that run Exchange...

Microsoft’s browser-based Office experience makes it trivial to get Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook running on a Windows 11 PC without a full desktop install — and the quickest, cleanest way to “install” them is to use Edge to open Office.com and convert the site into a Progressive Web App...

Accessing a robust office suite is more essential than ever, and the landscape for Microsoft Office in 2025 has never been more complex or competitive. While the brand enjoys undeniable dominance, the question many users face is not just about which suite to use, but how to access these powerful...