While Windows 10's end-of-support, which coincidentally will also revoke support for Microsoft 365 apps on older systems, will push users to Windows 11, it will do so begrudgingly. In its present state, at least regarding its image, Windows 11 will be an operating system most people tolerate but never fully embrace.

Microsoft rebrands its productivity suite to Microsoft 365 Copilot, emphasizing AI integration, with a new logo and subscription price increase.

Microsoft has announced that the final day it will offer security support for Word, Excel, and Powerpoint on Windows 10 will be Oct. 14.

It's often a sign of a misguided rebrand when people continue to use a brand's old name (Elon Musk might want to take note for X ). Microsoft's suite of office apps is a prime example. For many, it will always have the utilitarian, easily comprehensible name of Microsoft Office, despite the tech giant's strange insistence on trying to change that.

Microsoft has been testing adding AI-powered Office apps, the most important feature of Copilot Pro, into the Microsoft 365 subscriptions in recent months. What was previously only available in Australia, New Zealand, and a number of countries across Asia is now expanding to most markets worldwide.

If you're missing some of those features in Windows that Microsoft dropped, you might be able to find a replacement.

Windows 10's days are numbered. The operating system will reach end of support on October 14 th of this year, giving users less than 10 months to upgrade their systems, buy new PCs, committing to use unsupported devices,