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Microsoft®
Support Ending Dates for Retail/OEM Consumer/SOHO
Operating Systems and Front Office Software
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| Operating Systems | Mainstream Support Ends | Extended Support Ends |
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| Windows 7 Professional | January 13, 2015 | January 14, 2020 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium Starter Ultimate |
January 13, 2015 | Not applicable |
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Windows Vista Business |
April 10, 2012 | April 11, 2017 |
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Windows Vista |
April 10, 2012 | Not applicable |
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Windows XP |
Expired | April 8, 2014 |
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Microsoft Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Publisher and Front Page* *The final version of Front Page was released in 2003. It has since been replaced by Expression Web. |
Mainstream Support Ends | Extended Support Ends |
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| Office 2011 for Mac | January 12, 2016 | Not applicable |
| Office 2010 1 | October 13, 2015 | October 13, 2020 |
| Office 2008 for Mac | April 9, 2013 | Not applicable |
| Office 2007 2 | April 10, 2012 | April 11, 2017 |
| Office 2003 | Expired | April 8, 2014 |
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1 Office 2010 is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. 32-bit versions are supported by Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows XP SP3 operating systems. Office 2010 64-bit versions are not supported by any version of Windows XP. 2 Office 2007 is compatible with Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later operating systems. |
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Office
Starter & |
Mainstream Support Ends | Extended Support Ends |
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| Office Starter 2010 (OEM) 1 | October 13, 2015 | October 13, 2020 |
| Works Plus 2008 (OEM) 2 | January 8, 2013 | April 8, 2014 3 |
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1 Microsoft Office Starter 2010
replaces Microsoft Works, Works Suite and Works Plus. It includes limited
versions of Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft Excel 2010. Office
Starter 2010 is offered in 32-bit and 64-bit versions with an
OEM End User License Agreement (EULA) preinstalled from Dell,
HP, and others. Office Starter 2010 may be
upgraded to a fully functional version of Office 2010 via online
purchase. Because Office Starter 2010 includes setup files for
full versions and is considered a business product, it is
eligible for extended support. 2 Microsoft Works Plus 2008 included a full version of Microsoft Word 2003. Offered with an OEM End User License Agreement (EULA) typically preinstalled from Dell, HP, and other OEMs, the media (CD/DVD) and license pack are no longer widely available from online retailers but might be obtained via eBay. OEM channel software is not eligible for telephone or other end-user direct support from Microsoft. 3 Extended support for Microsoft Word 2003 content only. No further versions of Microsoft Works Plus are scheduled for release. |
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This document consists of elements of Microsoft support policy and is believed to be reasonably accurate as of January 11, 2012.
Microsoft defines "end of support" as termination of Windows Update support. Click here for more information.
To receive the full period of extended support from Microsoft, the latest operating system/office suite service pack must be installed.
Click here for official Microsoft Product Lifecycle information. Click here for the Microsoft Product Support Lifecycle Index.
Current Microsoft policy is to provide critical security updates via Microsoft Update or Windows Update sites through the full Extended Support period. Critical updates are also released via the Microsoft Download Center. During the Extended Support period, Microsoft provides security patches, charges for incident support but does not service warranty claims or provide design changes and feature requests. At Microsoft's option, compatibility updates may be provided during extended support.
Items listed above in bold are available retail and OEM wide-release products that are eligible for Mainstream Support. OEM versions sold with Acer, eMachines, Gateway, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and other computers are not eligible for telephone support from Microsoft. Consumers must contact their computer manufacturer for operating system assistance.
Office 2010 is widely available in several versions via retail stores, brick and online and via OEM channels. Office 2007 and Office 2003 are available via reputable online resellers such as VioSoftware.
1/11/2012