What’s being axed in 2025
It won’t be a happy new year for some tech products and their users. Robert Irvine reveals the services and devices that will shut down or stop working in 2025
You’re undoubtedly aware that in October 2025 Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 (see our Cover Feature in Issue 693 – buy it from www.snipca. com/53062). And, as we’ve warned several times in 2024, from next June Google’s new Manifest V3 rules will break some Chromium extensions, including uBlock Origin.
But those aren’t the only popular tools facing the axe. In this feature, we reveal the devices, software and services that will stop working or shut down in the next 12 months.
What will
definitely
stop working in 2025
Office 2016 and 2019
On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will not only end support for Windows 10, but its extended support for Office 2016 and 2019. This means it will no longer provide security updates for those office suites (www.snipca.com/53046, see screenshot below).
Microsoft will end support for Office 2016 and 2019 next October
Unsurprisingly, Microsoft recommends that you switch to Microsoft 365. This costs £60 a year/£6 a month for a Personal subscription, or £80/£8 for a Family plan that covers up to six users. However, you may prefer to pay a one-off price of £120 for Office Home 2024, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint (see www.snipca.com/53091to compare the differences).