Mac needs its own version. What does not work on a Mac Professional Plus, Access and Publisher are Windows only. Windows keys do not activate Mac Office. What works Office Home & Business for Mac and Microsoft 365. macOS compatibility Each Office version supports the recent macOS releases only. Check yours before buying. How to…
Free options exist, and they suit light use. Office on the web Free with a Microsoft account. It covers basic editing. Mobile apps Free on small screens, with limits. LibreOffice A free suite for your computer. Complex files may lose formatting. Google Docs and Sheets Good for sharing, weaker for heavy Excel work. When to…
Support for both ended on 14 October 2025. What it means The apps keep working, but there are no more security updates. The practical risk Malicious documents remain the main danger. Be careful with attachments. When old Office is still fine A PC used offline, or for simple tasks. What to move to Office 2024…
Professional Plus is the fullest Office edition. Apps in every version Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Access. Differences by version 2016 and 2019: also Publisher and Skype for Business. 2021: also Publisher, plus XLOOKUP and dynamic arrays in Excel. 2024: no Publisher, faster Excel and new functions. How it differs from home editions Home…
Office 2024 is the current one-time-purchase Office. It launched on 1 October 2024. Excel Dynamic charts, new text and array functions such as TEXTSPLIT and VSTACK, the IMAGE function, faster large workbooks. PowerPoint Cameo for webcam video on slides, Recording Studio, and captions for video and audio. Word and Outlook Session recovery in Word, reactions…
Hyper-V runs another operating system in a window, which is useful for testing and old software. What you need Windows 11 Pro, hardware virtualisation and at least 8 GB of RAM in practice. How to check readiness Task Manager, Performance, CPU: “Virtualisation: Enabled”. How to turn it on Open Optional features, then More Windows features….
Remote Desktop lets you use your PC from another device. Home or Pro Home can connect to other PCs. Only Pro can receive connections. Step 1: turn it on Open System, then Remote Desktop, and switch it on. Step 2: keep the PC reachable Stop it from sleeping, and note its name. Step 3: connect…
BitLocker protects your files if a laptop is lost or stolen. Where you get it Pro, Enterprise and Education. Home has a simpler device encryption on some PCs. How to turn it on Search for “Manage BitLocker” in Start. Click Turn on BitLocker. Save the recovery key. Choose to encrypt the used space or the…
Whether you can move a licence depends on its type. Step 1: find your licence type Run slmgr /dli. Retail can move. OEM stays with the PC. Step 2: free the licence on the old PC Run slmgr /upk, then slmgr /cpky. Step 3: activate on the new PC Enter the key in Settings. If…
Windows 11 pushes you to a Microsoft account during setup, but local accounts still exist. What differs A Microsoft account syncs settings and stores your recovery key. A local account stays on the PC only. Way 1: switch after setup Open Accounts, then Your info, and choose to sign in with a local account. Way…