Microsoft Office lasts longer than your hardware

A computer or laptop has a life expectancy of 10 to 12 years - if it runs well. After that, the latest version of Windows can no longer be installed on it. And then, for many users who can't cope with Linux, the expiration date is reached.

After all, an up-to-date operating system is important and absolutely essential. The security of your device is guaranteed by its operating system, not by the version of Office installed. This also applies to the option of using Outlook to establish a connection to the mail server via up-to-date encryption. This is because this encryption is also dependent on the operating system.

You can therefore continue to work with old Office versions such as 2010 and 2013 until fall 2025 and then try to upgrade the operating system to Windows 11. Sometimes these Office versions will continue to run afterwards, sometimes not. Office 2010 and 2013 cannot be regularly reinstalled under Windows 11.

However, Office 2016 can also be installed and activated under Windows 11. On the page

https://www.software-downloads.net/

you can download all versions of Office 2016 (and most later Office versions) in all languages free of charge from the Internet. For many Office versions, there is also a link to a cheap source of supply for a license key for permanent product activation.

You can use Office 2016 and all later versions for as long as Windows 11 is supplied with updates. And that is probably longer than the life expectancy of your hardware.