Feb. 25, 2025 at 7:24 a.m. PT Reviewed by Elyse Betters Picaro ZDNET Microsoft is testing a free, ad-supported desktop edition of Office, but it comes with a host of limitations.

My MS Office installation keeps asking for the CD at annoying, seemingly random intervals (e.g. when I open the file types window from Explorer, when I first used Windows Update, etc.).

"Microsoft has been conducting some limited testing," a representative for the company told Engadget in an email. "Currently, there are no plans to launch a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft ...

How to Access the Free Version of Microsoft Office This free version is currently only available on Windows, but does give access to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You first have to ...

Microsoft will officially support Office 2024 with bug fixes and security updates until October 9, 2029, a five-year window in keeping with other recent perpetually licensed versions of the ...

Microsoft is releasing a new version of Office this week, designed for people that don’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365. The standalone Microsoft Office 2024 release is now available for ...

Office 2024 LTSC for Businesses Microsoft has released Office 2024 LTSC (Long Term Servicing Channel) as of October 1, 2024. This version, primarily aimed at businesses and professional organizations, ...