Microsoft Office 2016 will launch on September 22nd

Microsoft hasn’t really tried to keep anything about Office 2016 a secret, but that’s not stopping us from getting a little excited for the new productivity suite, which Microsoft confirmed will be “broadly available on September 22.” The new software will come with a plethora of new features, but it’s the improved user interface and better integration with mobile apps that makes Office 2016 so noteworthy.

In March, we announced the Office 2016 IT Pro and Developer Preview. Since then, we’ve been listening to your feedback and continuing to build, refine and improve Office 2016 for Windows. This is a seminal release for Office and one you won’t want to wait to deploy to your users, and thanks to the many new IT management enhancements, you don’t need to wait! You may have heard the rumors, but today I’m happy to confirm that Office 2016 will be broadly available starting on September 22nd. If you have a volume licensing agreement in place, you can download Office 2016 from the Volume Licensing Service Center starting October 1st. This post is your one-stop shop for the tools, guidance and resources needed to get ready for Office 2016. We’ve enhanced the upgrade and installation experience, and for Office 365 subscribers, we’ve made changes to how the 2016 apps are updated moving forward. We’re also delivering new tools and resources to help you prepare, deploy and manage Office.