Microsoft has taken a more aggressive strategy To force its users to update Windows 11. The company revealed that Windows 10 will not only lose support for security updates, but also for Microsoft 365 applications. If you do not update Windows 11, you will not be able to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other apps.
A recent update to the Office and Microsoft 365 support documentation solidifies the message. If you use Windows 10 beyond its end of support date, you will get a degraded user experience, specifically with regard to the functionality of your office suite.
“The applications of Microsoft 365 will no longer be compatible after October 14, 2025 on Windows 10 devices. To use Microsoft 365 applications on your device, you must update Windows 11, “says Microsoft In a blog post. Technological adds that it will not offer support beyond the designated date, except those organizations that pay the extended support program (ESU) for a longer time.
This policy change is clearly documented in Updated support items on the Microsoft website. The writing has been modified to directly indicate that Microsoft 365 applications will no longer compatible with Windows 10 after October 14, 2025. This change is not subtle; It is a direct statement of intentions.
The coercive approach aligns a master plan: Microsoft states that 2025 is the year we will update to Windows 11. Technology is taking advantage of Microsoft 365 dependence within professional and personal workflows to force its users to install the most recent version of the operating system.
Microsoft wants to force you to install Windows 11
Some consider that Microsoft uses a calculated strategy of forced obsolescence. When withdrawing the support for its main applications in Windows 10, they are making the operating system less viable for users who depend on Microsoft’s ecosystem
As if that were not enough, the technological announced that will automatically install the new Outlook app on the next Windows 10 update. Outlook replaces mail and contacts, two rapid system applications, with simple and functional interface. In return, users will have to deal with an app picked, slow and publicidad.
The new outlook will not only be the default email client for those who remain in Windows 10, but a channel for Microsoft to bombard you with ads to invite you to update Windows 11.
