{"id":14295,"date":"2025-07-03T12:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T00:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=14295"},"modified":"2025-07-03T12:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T00:15:22","slug":"microsoft-news-what-you-need-to-know-about-windows-and-teams-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=14295","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft News – What you need to know about Windows and Teams changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

Microsoft have announced some changes that will impact nearly everyone.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Some of these remain fluid and we will update you as soon as we know more.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure="1_4,3_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="20px||20px||false|false" custom_padding="20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false" border_radii="on|20px|20px|20px|20px" box_shadow_style="preset1" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column type="1_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_image src="https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MSTeams.jpg" title_text="MSTeams" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="3_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"]

Microsoft Teams Unbundling Update<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In response to a European Commission antitrust case<\/a> initiated by Slack in 2020, Microsoft began unbundling Teams from its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites in 2024. This follows Microsoft\u2019s 2023 announcement to comply with EU regulations.<\/p>\n

For New Clients:<\/strong>
Suites are now sold without Teams, at a reduced price. You can choose a Teams plan that best fits your business or user needs.<\/p>\n

For Existing Clients:<\/strong>
You may continue renewing your current bundled subscription, add new users, or upgrade (e.g., from Microsoft 365 Business Basic with Teams to Business Premium with Teams).<\/p>\n

If You Switch to Unbundled:<\/strong>
Impact depends on your setup and chosen Teams plan. If you use Teams Calling, switching may affect call routing, DDI, and other settings. To avoid disruptions, ensure the new plan matches or exceeds your current configuration and manage the transition carefully.<\/p>\n

Further changes are expected in July.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure="1_4,3_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="20px||20px||false|false" custom_padding="20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false" border_radii="on|20px|20px|20px|20px" box_shadow_style="preset1" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column type="1_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_image src="https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Windows10.jpg" title_text="Windows10" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="3_4" _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content" sticky_enabled="0"]

Windows 10 Support Extension Option<\/h3>\n

We’ve been warning all our clients about the end of support for Windows 10<\/a>.\u00a0 Microsoft have reaffrmed, as recently as last week,\u00a0that free support for Windows 10 will officially end on\u00a0<\/span>October 14, 2025<\/strong>. After this date, users will no longer receive free security updates, bug fixes, or technical assistance through Windows Update.<\/p>\n

However, there is a potential lifeline. Microsoft has introduced a paid Extended Security Updates<\/a> (ESU) program, allowing users to continue receiving critical security patches through October 2026 for a fee\u2014details TBC but it does look expensive.\u00a0 There is also an option for home users to redeem 1000 Microsoft Rewards Points.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

Updates are still coming<\/span><\/h3>\n

The latest\u00a0<\/span>Windows 10<\/a>\u00a0patch (KB5030211) has added a new \u201cWindows Backup\u201d feature allowing users to backup user settings, installed applications and files.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alongside this announcement, Microsoft released the\u00a0<\/span>June 2025 cumulative update (KB5060533)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>for Windows 10 versions 21H2 and 22H2. This update includes minor security and quality improvements, as well as a new Calendar flyout feature that restores seconds to the system clock. While no major new features were introduced, the update underscores Microsoft\u2019s continued maintenance of Windows 10 until its official October end-of-support date<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” border_width_all=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

We’ve had a chat around the office and we’ve got reservations about using the ESU. Our experience is that there will be security updates, but that is all.\u00a0 We’ve seen performance and stability degrade when other software has come to this point in it’s lifecycle.<\/p>\n

Our recommendation is to comntinue to move all devices from Windows 10 to Windows 11 as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microsoft have announced some changes that will impact nearly everyone.\u00a0 Some of these remain fluid and we will update you as soon as we know more.Microsoft Teams Unbundling Update In response to a European Commission antitrust case initiated by Slack in 2020, Microsoft began unbundling Teams from its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}