Office for Mac 2019 will continue receiving support through version 16.78. At the time of publishing the Matrix is not fully updated so all new features can be found at this link: Office LTSC for Mac 2021 features
So what are the feature differences between all these versions? There is a very helpful Features and Licensing Matrix on the ever helpful site. That was not the case with 20 when there was feature parity, with only O365 seeing additional features. 2019, 2021 and O365 users will continues getting updates as they do already.Īn additional change worth noting is that the 2021 consumer licenses (Home & Business, Home & Student) will get more features than Volume Licenses this time around. This means no changes to your configuration profiles will be required. Doing so will put the older versions of office in an unlicensed state until the apps are upgraded to 16.53 or higher.Īnother welcome difference this time is that the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) app ids are not changing. NOTE: Do not install the new Office 2021 Volume Serializer on computers that have not updated to version 16.53.
No complicated dance of making sure the correct installer package and VL Serializer got installed together like back in 2018. It also simplifies deployment if you have users on mixed licenses and support a combination of 2019, 2021 and O365 since you only have to deploy a single package for everyone. This can be done even with the applications running, they’ll detect the license change on next launch. This greatly simplifies the upgrade from 2019 to 2021, only requiring installation of the new Office 2021 Volume Serializer on existing up-to-date Office installs. While 2019 VL and O365 users saw their versions continue to progress to 16.17, 16.18, etc. This is a big change from the 2016 to 2019 transition when 2016 VL users stayed on the 16.16.x build series (culminating at 16.16.27 in October 2020 when 2016 lost support). This means you can use the same installer package (starting with version 16.53) no matter which of those three licenses you use. The most notable is that the installer packages and version number will stay in-sync between 2019, 2021 and O365. However if you deploy the Volume Serializer keep reading for what’s new.įor MacAdmins who navigated the switch between Office 20, there are several welcome differences this time around. Nothing changes for you and your users will always have the latest features as soon as they are released. If your company has Office 365 subscription licenses you can stop reading here. LTSC, or Long Term Servicing Channel, is the new official name of Office for customers with a perpetual Volume License. 16, Microsoft released Office LTSC for Mac 2021 to commercial customers ahead of the October 5 launch to general consumers.
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