Granted, the year 2010 was over ten years ago. But, what I’m talking about is Microsoft Office 2010 (not to be confused with Windows 10). Support for this version of Office ends this month – October 13, 2020 to be exact.

If you are using Microsoft Office version 2010 or older (Heaven forbid!), it’s time to upgrade. The most logical move is to purchase Microsoft 365 (formerly, Office 365.) This is a subscription service you pay either monthly or once a year. (The year option saves you two monthly charges.)

There are two subscription options for home users:

1. Personal Subscription – $69.99 This includes: 1TB of cloud storage; Word; Excel; PowerPoint; OneNote; Outlook: Access (PC Only); Publisher (PC Only); OneDrive; Skype; and, Microsoft Editor.
2. Family Subscription – $99.99 This includes everything in the Personal Subscription plus Microsoft Family Safety. Additionally, the subscription can be shared between 6 people with up to 6TB of cloud storage (1TB each person).

Here are some things to note about Microsoft 365:

• You can install your subscription on either a Windows PC or a Mac.
• Your files which you created in Office 2010 will work fine in Microsoft 365.
• You only pay the subscription price – you will not pay for any updates to the suite as long as your subscription is current.
• You can add your subscription to a smart phone or tablet.
• You should (or we should, if you’re a Remote Technical Support customer) uninstall Office 2010 before you install Microsoft 365. The files you created in Office 2010 will not be removed as you’ll only be uninstalling the program, not the data.
• You will need a Microsoft account to set up Microsoft 365. If you don’t already have one, the account is free and only takes a few minutes to set up.

If you have an Amazon account, I would suggest purchasing through Amazon. For the Personal Subscription, you can save a few bucks by buying there. Here’s the link for the personal: https://amzn.to/34iABsn.

You can also purchase the Family edition on Amazon, here: https://amzn.to/36o1Kgn. There’s no discount for this edition but if you already have an Amazon account, you won’t have to share your purchase information with Microsoft.

Don’t take a chance with a hacker possibly gaining access to your computer because of a future, unpatched vulnerability being discovered. Upgrade your Office now with Microsoft 365.