Please share the following information with your teams.
UIT currently deploys and supports Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, which was previously named as Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus. PCs that are managed and supported by UIT are on a continuous update cycle, with new Office features and critical security updates applied every month. The notice below does not apply to communities supported by UIT. We are informing our partners to take note of the final reminder from Microsoft.
30-day/Final Reminder (MC229143 - DEC '20 and MC274503 - July '21): To ensure that we meet performance expectations, we are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services.
Starting November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services.
Office and Microsoft 365 Apps
Outlook for Windows Version
Office 2013
15.0.4970.9999 and older
Office 2016
16.0.4599.9999 and older
Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (formerly Office 365 ProPlus)
1705 and older
Microsoft 365 Apps for business (formerly Office 365 Business)
1705 and older
Key Points:
Major: Retirement
Timing: Beginning November 1, 2021 and will be complete by mid-May 2022.
Action: Ensure Outlook for Windows client are updated accordingly
How this will affect your organization:
Versions that are newer than minimum version requirements listed above, but are not the currently supported version, may experience connectivity issues.
