Microsoft Office 2013 Support is Ending in 2023 | What Happens After?

Microsoft Office 2013 support is already ending in 2023, or 12 months from now.

As such, it won't be long until Microsoft Office 2013 users will need to switch to a higher and more recent version of the productivity software.

Microsoft Office 2013 Support

It is worth noting that by the end of its support in 2023, a decade had already passed since the debut of Office 2013 in the first month of January of the said year.

Not to mention that Office 2013 has long been succeeded by Office 2016, which launched in 2015.

Despite that, Microsoft still supports Office 2013, providing its users with continued security updates. It comes as it still has yet to complete its five years of Extended Support, which ends in April 2023, as per a news story by Bleeping Computer.

On the other hand, the Mainstream Support of the Office 2013, which also lasted for half a decade, had concluded a few years back already.

Office 2013 Support End: What's Next

The Redmond- based tech firm told Office 2013 users that it "will reach the End of Extended Support on April 11, 2023."

In turn, the software maker warned Office 2013 users that once the support comes to its final curtain call, "security updates for Office 2013 will no longer be available."

Thus, Microsoft would no longer provide any security updates for Office 2013. That said, the tech giant warned its users that continued use of its after the support end is a risky move.

Microsoft warned that "continued use of Office 2013 after April 2023 may increase your organization's exposure to security risks or impact your ability to meet compliance obligations.

Apart from the lack of security updates in general, Microsoft would specifically cease providing its users any bug fixes, as well as technical support.

Considering the risks of using Office 2013 after April 2023, Microsoft asks its customers to upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps, which still receive constant security updates.

Microsoft Office Support

In fact, according to a recent report by How to Geek, Office 365 is created to be updated to its latest version like how most apps work these days.

On the other hand, older versions of the productivity app of Microsoft are not meant to last perpetually, thus its support is ending sometime soon.

For instance, Office 2016 and Office 2019 for Windows support cease receiving updates on Oct. 14, 2025, whereas Office 2019 for Mac ends on Oct. 10, 2023.

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Written by Teejay Boris