Using Windows 2010

[Mucky1957]

I am running Windows 10 on my home PC and have Office 2010 installed. I am aware that support is disappearing soon and my question is will it be safe to continue using Office 2010 or do I need to upgrade to Office 365 ( which I think is Office 2019 )
I like using the Outlook option for email. It is clear and uncluttered and I would like to continue using it. As far as the other Office apps are concerned I only use Publisher and Word.
I believe without new security updates any emails with attachments ‘might’ contain a virus which would not be spotted but I believe that as long as all I do is right click the attachments and run my anti-virus software to check them before opening them I would be ok.

Can anyone advise what my best options are.

I have been told that if I upgrade to Office 2019 there is no going back to Office 2010 if I don’t like it and that when I upgrade my pc ( which I will be doing sometime ) I won’t be able to continue using Office 2010 anyway.

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[UK Sentinel]

Welcome, support for Office 2010 ended on October 13, 2020 so that is not ideal.

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025.

Q. What are you looking to upgrade after Windows 10 on your PC /Windows 11 on new hardware / PC ?

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As far as I can tell, you can downgrade from Office 365 to office 10 as long as Office 10 is not the Professional Version

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/downgrade-office-365-to-office-2010-professional/1855d9cf-a5df-4265-ad5c-9ed7e0b9b87e

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Office 10 is compatible with Windows 11

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Some Antivirus Software / Apps automatically scan emails and attachments when they arrive or are opened. (Norton 360 email Scan) etc.

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Personally, I am using Office 2016 on my Windows Laptop and much like Office 2010, retains all those traditional and non-cloud features of one chooses  

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Thanks for the replies

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