End of support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 | Microsoft Support
: The VL edition allowed enterprise administrators to deploy the update across many machines simultaneously without individual user activation. Microsoft Word 2016 VL 16.15
: Full support for Retina displays and a modernized ribbon interface tailored for macOS. Volume Licensing (VL) Details End of support for Office 2016 and Office
Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 ended on October 14, 2025 and there will be no extension and no extended security updates. Microsoft Support New features in Word 2016 - Journal of Accountancy Microsoft Support New features in Word 2016 -
: Addressed critical vulnerabilities, including remote code execution risks (CVE-2018-8281).
: Users on the older 15.xx branch were migrated to 16.15 to ensure compatibility with newer macOS features and security standards. Lifecycle Status
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