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Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint: Update to Office Add-ins Store policy for minor users

Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando · Microsoft may not have sent this notice to your tenant.
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  • Seen 7 May 2025 late April 2025 → mid-June 2025
  • Seen 15 Apr 2025 early April 2025 → late April 2025
  • Seen 5 Mar 2025 late February 2025 → early April 2025
  • Seen 20 Dec 2024 mid-December 2024, early January 2024 → late January 2025
  • Seen 6 Dec 2024 late November 2024, January 2025, late January 2025 → early January 2024, early January 2025, late February 2025
  • Seen 25 Oct 2024 late October 2024 → mid-December 2024, January 2025, late January 2025

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Updated May 7, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows desktops and the web will soon have access to an updated version of the Office Add-ins Store in these applications. This store will continue to support users in exploring, installing, and managing Office Add-ins provided by Microsoft and third parties. With this new feature, minor users will no longer be permanently blocked from getting Office Add-ins from the Office Add-ins Store. Learn more: View, manage, and install add-ins for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word - Microsoft Support Understand how to configure the Age Group property in Microsoft Entra admin center When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously mid-December 2024) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early January). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by mid-June 2025 (previously late April). How this will affect your organization: Users will experience a new Office Add-ins Store in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on both Windows desktops and on the web. Minor users not blocked by tenant administrators will be able to get Office Add-ins from the Office Add-ins Store. This feature will be available by default. What you need to do to prepare: Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. For educational tenant administrators: If you wish to continue blocking minor students from getting Office Add-ins from the Office Add-ins Store, please ensure the user's License Type is set to student, the Age group property is not set to Adult, and go to Microsoft admin center > Org settings > User owned apps and services to ensure the option Non-adult student is unchecked. For student users who you want to have access to the Office Add-ins Store, make sure their Age group property is set to Adult. Educational tenant admins: The last step in Microsoft admin center to blocking minor students from getting Office Add-ins from the Office Add-ins Store:

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  1. Updated April 15,May 7, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users with Microsoft Word, Excel, … out late January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late April mid-June 2025 (previously earlylate April). How this will affect your organization: Users will experience a new …

  2. Updated March 5,April 15, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … out late January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by earlylate April 2025 (previously late February).early April). How this will affect your organization: Users will experience a new Office …

  3. Updated December 20, 2024:March 5, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. … out late January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by early April 2025 (previously late February 2025.February). How this will affect your organization: Users will experience a new Office …

  4. Updated December 5,20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … center When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024early January 2025 (previously late November mid-December 2024) and expect to complete by earlylate January 20242025 (previously mid-December 2024).early January). General Availability (Worldwide):  We will begin rolling out earlylate January 2025 (previously mid-January 2025)early January) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late January 2025).2025. How this will affect your organization: Users will experience a new Office …

  5. Updated October 25,December 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … center When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late November mid-December 2024 (previously late October)November 2024) and expect to complete by mid-Decemberearly January 2024 (previously late November).mid-December 2024). General Availability (Worldwide):   We will begin rolling out middleearly January 2025 (previously mid-January 2025) and expect to complete by late February 2025 (previously late January 2025.2025). How this will affect your organization: Users will experience a new Office …

    • Tags New feature, User impact, Admin impact → Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact

    Updated October 25, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows desktops and the … When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late OctoberNovember 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously late November 2024. November). General Availability (Worldwide): We will communicate timing with a new Message center post in the future.begin rolling out middle January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025. How this will affect your organization: Users will experience a new Office …

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