Everything you should know about Project 2016 and Project 2019 end of support

October 14, 2025, project 2016 and project 2019 Support ends. After this date, you will no longer receive security updates, bug fixes, or technical support for Project 2016 and Project 2019. Continued use of software after support ends may leave your organization vulnerable to potential security threats, loss of productivity, and compliance issues.

Customer installations of Project 2016 and Project 2019 will continue to run after October 14, 2025. However, due to potential security risks, we strongly recommend that customers upgrade from this version before the upcoming end-of-support date.

We recommend customers upgrade to: Planners and Project Planning 3 To get the full-featured web and desktop apps, additional options include upgrading to a Microsoft 365 plan to get Planner in Microsoft 365; Project Standard 2024 or Project Specialist 2024. reference Planner & Project Planning & Price Comparison, Microsoft Planner FAQs, and Project Deployment Guide Decide which option is best for your organization.

Upgrade to Planner and Project Plan 3

We believe you will get the best value and user experience by upgrading to: Planners and Project Planning 3. Planner and Project Plan 3 help your organization Planner app in Microsoft Teams, Planner for the webProject for the web, Project Online, and Project Online desktop client. Final pricing for Microsoft 365 Copilot in Planner has not yet been announced, but users with Planner and Project Plan 3 licenses can also preview the following Microsoft 365 Copilot features in Planner: Create a new plan, Create a new goaland Create a new task.

important! Considering that the support end date is approaching, Project Server 2016 and Project Server 2019 It’s important to note that as of July 14, 2026, Planner and Project Plan 3 also include client software to connect to an on-premises Project Server and are great options if that’s how you currently use Project 2016 or Project 2019. do.

Upgrade to Microsoft 365

Upgrade to a Microsoft 365 license to use Planner in Microsoft 365 for individual task management and project planning on the web. Planner users in Microsoft 365 have access to four unique views: tables, boards, schedules, and charts, as well as editing access to premium plans created by users with a Planner and Project Plan 3 or Planner and Project Plan 5 license. has. This includes the ability to assign tasks, change task start and end dates, and add attachments to tasks. but, Access advanced features with premium plans A subscription license is required.

If you upgrade to Microsoft 365, you can use the Microsoft FastTrack service. FastTrack shares best practices and provides tools and resources to make your experience as smooth as possible. For more information about FastTrack, see: Microsoft Fast Track.

Upgrade to Project 2024

Project Standard 2024 and Project Specialist 2024 It is offered as a one-time purchase through a volume licensing agreement and does not receive regular feature updates. When you upgrade from Project 2016 or Project 2019 to Project 2024, users get all the features they’re familiar with plus new features.

Related Microsoft products reaching end of support on October 14, 2025

In addition to the Project products above, several other products are also available, some of which are frequently used in Project. Support ends or retirement on October 14, 2025. These include: Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2019, Outlook for 2016, Outlook for 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2019, Vizio 2016, Vizio 2019, word 2016, word 2019And more.

Learn moreOther Microsoft products reaching end of support in 2025 And bookmarkMicrosoft Life Cycle This is a page where you can stay informed about upcoming events. you can also Retrieve product and service life cycle information To get more information about Microsoft products and services