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Office 2016 Pro Plus — genuine lifetime key, $6.58

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Office 2016 Professional Plus $6.58
  • Word · Excel · PowerPoint · OneNote
  • Outlook for email + Access for databases
  • Genuine key, activates straight with Microsoft

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  • Genuine Microsoft Office 2016 Professional Plus licence
  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook and Access
  • One-time purchase — no monthly subscription
  • Lifetime licence, activates directly with Microsoft
  • Low system requirements, runs well on older hardware

Short answer: Office 2016 Professional Plus at RebootDoctor is a genuine one-time-purchase Microsoft key for $6.58 — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook and Access on Windows 10 or 11. It's the oldest version we sell that Microsoft supported on Windows 11, and the newest one that still installs on Windows 7 SP1 and 8.1. Its security updates ended on October 14, 2025. The key is emailed within minutes and activates straight with Microsoft.

What Office 2016 Added

Office 2016 was released in September 2015. Compared with Office 2013, the additions people actually use are:

  • Tell Me — the search box on the ribbon where you type what you want to do (“insert page number”) instead of hunting through tabs.
  • Real-time co-authoring in Word for documents stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.
  • Get & Transform (Power Query) built into Excel, for importing and cleaning data from files, databases and web pages without add-ins.
  • Six new Excel chart types: Waterfall, Histogram, Pareto, Box & Whisker, Treemap and Sunburst.
  • Forecast Sheet and the FORECAST.ETS functions for simple time-series forecasts.
  • Smart Lookup, which pulls web definitions and references into a side pane.

Where It Sits in the Lineup

Office 2016 is the bridge version. It’s the last release that installs on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 — Office 2019 and later require Windows 10 or 11 — and Microsoft supported it on Windows 11 for the rest of its lifecycle. That makes it the practical choice for a PC that has to stay on an older Windows, or for modest hardware where you don’t need the newest features.

Support Status

Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2020, and extended support ended on October 14, 2025. The apps keep working, but Microsoft no longer issues security fixes. For a home computer doing documents and email that’s often acceptable; for a machine handling financial or client records we’d steer you to Office 2024, which is supported until October 2029.

Who It’s For

  • An older or low-spec PC where you want the full Professional Plus set without the newest features.
  • A machine still on Windows 7 SP1 or 8.1 — 2016 is the newest Office that installs there.
  • Not ideal if you need XLOOKUP or dynamic arrays (those start with Office 2021) or ongoing security updates.

Old laptop, not sure if it can even handle a newer Office release? Tell us the specs and we'll tell you honestly whether 2016 is the right call.

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Office 2010–2024 compared

Every Office key we sell, side by side. Prices are ours; support dates are the ones Microsoft publishes.

Microsoft Office versions sold by RebootDoctor — editions, prices, end of Microsoft security updates and Windows compatibility
Version Edition(s) we sell Price Microsoft security updates Windows 11 Oldest Windows Best for
Office 2024 Released 2024 Office Home 2024Professional Plus $5.50$6.99 Supported Windows 10 Anyone who wants security updates until 2029. Home covers Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote; Pro Plus adds Outlook and Access.
Office 2021 Released 2021 Office 2021 Professional Plus $6.90 Supported Windows 10 XLOOKUP and dynamic arrays at a lower price. Microsoft support end date: October 13, 2026.
Office 2019 Released 2018 Office 2019 Professional Plus $6.76 Supported until Oct 2025 Windows 10 Windows 10/11 users who want the 2019 Excel functions (IFS, TEXTJOIN) and can live without security updates.
Office 2016 Released 2015 · this page Office 2016 Professional Plus $6.58 Supported until Oct 2025 Windows 7 SP1 Older, low-spec PCs — and the newest version that still installs on Windows 7 SP1 and 8.1.
Office 2013 Released 2013 Office 2013 Professional Plus $6.16 Usually installs, but not officially supported Windows 7 Budget Windows 10 machines that only need the classic apps; no security updates since 2023.
Office 2010 Released 2010 Office 2010 Professional Plus $5.09 Usually installs, but not officially supported Windows XP SP3 Old PCs still on Windows 7, 8 or 10 that need basic Word and Excel; not for Windows 11 or sensitive work.

Office 2010–2019 follow Microsoft’s Fixed Lifecycle Policy; Office 2021 and 2024 follow the Modern Lifecycle Policy (five years, no extended support). After the end date the apps keep working, but Microsoft no longer ships security fixes for them. Microsoft Lifecycle

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would anyone still buy Office 2016?

Two reasons, mostly. It's a solid way to get the full Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/Access lineup, and it's light on system resources — useful if you're running it on an older laptop that struggles with newer, heavier software. It's also the newest Office that still installs on Windows 7 SP1 and 8.1.

Is Office 2016 still supported by Microsoft?

No. Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2020, and extended support (security updates) ended on October 14, 2025. The apps keep working, but there are no more security fixes. Office 2016 is the oldest version Microsoft supported on Windows 11, so it installs and activates cleanly there, just without ongoing patches now.

Is this a real Microsoft key or a trial?

A real one — this activates directly through Microsoft's own servers. We send it by email within minutes, with clear activation steps.

Does Excel 2016 include Power Query?

Yes. In Excel 2016, Power Query is built in as Get & Transform on the Data tab, so there's no separate add-in to install as there was with Excel 2010 and 2013.

Which Windows does it run on?

Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 and 11. Microsoft supported Office 2016 on Windows 11 during its lifecycle, and it is the last Office version that installs on Windows 7 SP1 and 8.1. This key does not install on macOS.

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