So, there are a few ways in which you can get this rolled out to users, this includes Windows 10 and Office 2019 for example. You need manpower for this and the big question comes in now, how do you upgrade people that do not work from the Office due to COVID-19? Larger organizations with 5,000 or more users will have to begin rolling out Office along with Windows 10 so they are on a supported version. This poses a challenge as many customers are still upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7. Microsoft 365 Apps for business (formerly Office 365 Business)

Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (formerly Office 365 ProPlus) (This information is taken from the email received from the message center on Microsoft 365): Here is a table of the Office versions that will not be able to connect to Microsoft Office 365 and its services after Nov. How does this affect you if you are running an older version? If your Office versions do not meet the minimum requirements to access Microsoft 365, you may be left with no connectivity to Microsoft 365 services or experience connectivity issues. 1, 2021, so you have less than nine months to get your organization updated to the latest supported Office packages.

Microsoft is planning some big changes to connectivity in Microsoft 365 (also still known by many as Office 365), and you as a company need to plan for the change.

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