Will my Microsoft Outlook and Excel stop working when my Microsoft 365 license expires?

does my Microsoft apps stop working when my Microsoft 365 license expire ?



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MacBook Air, macOS 26.1

Posted on Dec 17, 2025 9:44 AM

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Dec 17, 2025 10:56 AM in response to tor145

Yes. "Subscription" in the software world has become a euphemism for rental.


The end of a "subscription" does not mean just the end of new updates (analogous to the way in which the end of a magazine subscription means the end of new issues). It means that you'll lose access to the software. Sometimes the software will run in a reduced-functionality mode so you can get your data out, but whether it does varies from vendor to vendor.

Will my Microsoft Outlook and Excel stop working when my Microsoft 365 license expires?

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