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Microsoft 365 Apps Will Retire Semi-Annual Updates in July 2026: How to Prepare for the Monthly Cadence
Microsoft’s Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel for Microsoft 365 Apps will begin receiving monthly feature and security updates starting July 2026, the company confirmed in its official update channel...
Office LTSC 2021 Support Ends October 13, 2026—Your Migration Clock Is Now Measured in Months
Microsoft will stop providing security updates, bug fixes, and technical support for Office LTSC 2021 on October 13, 2026. Organizations still running the suite after that date face a predictable...
Windows Server 2022's Extended Support Won't Save Your Microsoft 365 Apps—Plan for 2026 Now
If your organization counts on Windows Server 2022 to deliver Word, Excel, Outlook, or other subscription-based Office apps to users via Remote Desktop Services or virtual desktop infrastructure, you...
Office 365 Apps Version 2508 Breaks Legacy Web Folders: Block FrontPage RPC by Default
Microsoft 365 Apps for Windows version 2508, released on August 26, 2025, now blocks the FrontPage Remote Procedure Call (FPRPC) protocol by default—a move that will break file-open operations...
Microsoft’s June 29 Fix Restores Missing Copilot Buttons in Classic Outlook — Steps to Get Them Back
Microsoft has deployed a service-side fix to address a vexing issue where Copilot buttons inexplicably disappeared from the classic Outlook client on Windows, the company confirmed on June 29, 2026....
Teton High’s Ethan Strayer Clinches 2026 U.S. Microsoft Excel Nationals Crown
Ethan Strayer, a rising senior at Teton High School in Driggs, Idaho, has been named the 2026 U.S. champion in Microsoft Excel for Microsoft 365 Apps at Certiport’s Microsoft Office Specialist U.S....
Your Microsoft Store Office Install Has a Hard Deadline: Switch to Click-to-Run Before December 2026
Microsoft has resurfaced a critical deadline that puts a ticking clock on any PC running the Microsoft Store version of its Office apps. As of October 2025, those Store-installed Word, Excel, and...
Microsoft Resumes Auto-Install of Copilot on Windows 11 Business Devices, Reigniting IT Control Debate
Microsoft has resumed the automatic installation of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on managed Windows 11 devices that already run Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a move that began rolling out in June...
D.C. Everest's Malea Lopes-Serrao Wins Excel State Championship, Advances to MOS Nationals in Nashville
Malea Lopes-Serrao, a student at D.C. Everest High School in Weston, Wisconsin, dominated the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Wisconsin State Championship Spring Qualifier, earning first place...
Microsoft 365 Update’s 30-Minute Forced Restart Causes Excel Data Loss
A routine Microsoft 365 update prompt turned catastrophic last week for users who watched helplessly as Excel restarted itself, wiping out unsaved work. The incident, detailed in a June 9, 2026...
Outlook Version 2512 Causes Quick Steps to Grey Out—Here’s the Workaround
Microsoft has acknowledged a disruptive bug in classic Outlook for Windows that leaves the Quick Steps feature completely greyed out for some users after installing the Version 2512 update. While the...
Microsoft Removes Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Enterprise Office Deployment Strategies Shift
Microsoft has eliminated the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel for Microsoft 365 Apps, forcing enterprise administrators to reevaluate their deployment strategies immediately. This change, part of...