{"id":5203,"date":"2021-10-29T11:56:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=5203"},"modified":"2026-07-13T05:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:21:07","slug":"versions-of-outlook-no-longer-connect-with-office-365-and-microsoft-365-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=5203","title":{"rendered":"These Versions of Outlook for Windows will no longer connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce\">\n.flex_column.av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pon615-92ea21455f84089b14b66129c69212c2 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h1>Microsoft retiring several versions of Outlook for Windows, starting with Outlook 2007<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pop9td-bbcbe599b29853166e54fa81e9bef78a '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>As Microsoft announced last December, they are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services.<\/p>\n<p>Effective November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows (starting with Outlook 2007, in a phased rollout), will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services.<\/p>\n<p>The Apps and Versions which are impacted by this include:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-10z94xv-66ad6ec1b9f0c23d828dbdbcbd48e7bb avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock ' ><tbody><tr class='avia-heading-row'><th class=''>OFFICE AND MICROSOFT 365 APPS<\/th><th class=''>OUTLOOK FOR WINDOWS VERSION<\/th><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Office 2007<\/td><td class=''>All Versions<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Office 2010<\/td><td class=''>All Versions<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Office 2013<\/td><td class=''>Versions prior to 15.0.4971.1000 of Office 2013 (Service Pack 1 with the October 2017 Update)<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Office 2016 MSI<\/td><td class=''>Versions prior to 16.0.4600.1000 of Office 2016 (With the November 2017 Update, KB 4051890)<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise;(formerly Office 365 ProPlus)<\/td><td class=''>1705 and older<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Microsoft 365 Apps for business(formerly Office 365 Business)<\/td><td class=''>1705 and older<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(1):before { content: 'OFFICE AND MICROSOFT 365 APPS'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(2):before { content: 'OUTLOOK FOR WINDOWS VERSION'; } <\/style><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lpr5on5u-e2fece8dbe63ff894dd14648e2f7a260 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Versions that are newer than minimum version requirements listed above, but are not the currently supported version, may experience connectivity issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To see a list of the currently supported versions, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/officeupdates\/update-history-microsoft365-apps-by-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date)<\/a>\u00a0(for Microsoft 365 Apps) or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/officeupdates\/office-updates-msi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest updates for versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI)<\/a>\u00a0(see \u201cLatest Public Update\u201d for Office 2013 and 2016).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supported versions of Outlook for Windows in Office and Microsoft 365 will continue to connect to Microsoft 365 services as expected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">What should you do to prepare?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend that all users upgrade to the supported versions of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps. 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