It’s official, Office 2007 and 2010 stop working with Microsoft 365.
“Will my Outlook 2010 stop working with Exchange Online?”
The answer is: “Yes, that’s correct”.
Office 2010 is obsolete, it stopped receiving support from Microsoft in October 2020 and uses vulnerable or very basic communication protocols that are no longer allowed for connections with Office 365 services and therefore stop working.
It is estimated that a large number of companies still use Office 2007 and 2010 applications because of the ease of pirating this program and not paying for licenses. These companies now find that their Outlook stops working without being able to do anything to solve the problem other than forcing an upgrade to a higher version or Office 365.
Microsoft’s move is not only an economic issue, but also a cybersecurity issue. Using outdated and unsupported software is a real problem for users, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Software connecting to cloud services must always be updated and allow the use of the most modern authentication and communication protocols to establish secure connections.
As always, feel free to contact us if you have any questions!