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Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows
Microsoft 365 features that help users manage their subscriptions, account settings, and billing information.
If File > Account shows Office Home 2024, you do not need to renew it—the one-time-purchase license continues working on that computer.
Check which product you have
- Open Word or Excel.
- Select File > Account.
- Look under Product Information.
Microsoft identifies Office Home 2024 as a one-time purchase for one PC or Mac, rather than a subscription.^1^
If it says Office Home 2024
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote remain usable on the licensed computer.
- There is no annual renewal payment.
- You receive security updates and fixes during the supported period, but not new features or a free upgrade to the next major Office release.^2^
- Office 2024 requires occasional internet access for reactivation and updates. If it cannot reactivate, it may enter reduced-functionality mode or show an unlicensed-product error.^2^
- Office 2024 support and security updates are scheduled to end on October 9, 2029. The installed program does not automatically disappear then, but Microsoft will no longer provide security or other updates.^3^
If it says Microsoft 365 instead
That is a subscription. If it expires, the subscription benefits and full desktop-app functionality will not continue as they do with a one-time Office 2024 license. Your existing documents are separate from the license, but ensure important files—especially OneDrive files—are backed up locally before the subscription ends.
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