Office 2019 Will Apparently Be WIN10-only.

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Microsoft released in a TechNet blog post on February 1st that Office 2019 (Scheduled for release later in 2018) Will only be supported on Windows 10. They also reveal in the post that it will be supported for only 7 years (5 Mainstream, 2 Extended) Rather than the usual 10 years.

Office 365 will suffer a similar fate in 2020 it would seem.

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Effective January 14, 2020, ProPlus will no longer be supported on the following versions of Windows. This will ensure that both Office and Windows receive regular, coordinated updates to provide the most secure environment with the latest capabilities.

Any Windows 10 LTSC release

Windows Server 2016 and older

Windows 8.1 and older

Source: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2018/02/01/changes-to-office-and-windows-servicing-and-support/

EDIT: Albeit unsupported, It has been made to work on Windows 8.x.

 

 

 

Not like anyone needs new versions of office, anyways...

Edited October 13, 2018 by i430VX
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