With Windows 10 security upgrades ending in October, Microsoft ramps up its Windows 11 marketing campaign, encouraging people ...

On the other hand, it could be a tactic to urge users to upgrade and not even think about the one-year extension.

“Microsoft has been conducting some limited testing,” the representative said in an email. “Currently, there are no plans to launch a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Office desktop apps.

Microsoft has started testing a free version of Office for Windows that includes ads. Right now, you have to pay for a monthly Microsoft 365 subscription to get access to the full desktop version ...