Earlier today, Microsoft announced Office 2019 for Windows and Mac. Like its earlier versions, Office 2019 also includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Project, Outlook, and Publisher applications.
Office 2019 includes all the features that have been added to Office 365 since the release of Office 2016.
Ever since Microsoft announced Office 2019 preview earlier this year, some users have been asking if they can install and run Office 2019 on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.
Is Office 2019 compatible with Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1?
Well, Office 2019 doesn’t support Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. It is compatible with only the latest version of Windows operating system, which is Windows 10. On the server side, it requires Windows Server 2019.
The Workaround to get Office 2019 on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1
There is no way out there to install Office 2019 on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. However, since Office 365 is compatible with Windows 7 SP 1 and Windows 8/8.1, you can buy Office 365 (which offers all the features of Office 365 and much more) subscription and install it on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 with ease.
For those who are hearing Office 365 for the first time, Office 365 is a subscription service whereas Office 2019 is a one-time purchase.
So, in short, you cannot install Office 2019 on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. For your reference, here are the minimum system requirements for running Office 2019.
Office 2019 minimum system requirements
# 1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core processor
2.0 GHz or faster recommended for Skype for Business
# 4 GB RAM for 64-bit; 2 GB RAM for 32-bit
# 4.0 GB free disk space
# 1280 x 768 or higher screen resolution
# Windows 10, Windows Server 2019
# Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10
NOTE 1: If you are running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update or later version, it requires WDDM 1.3 or higher.
NOTE 2: Skype for Business requires DirectX9 or later, 128 MB graphics memory and 32 bits per pixel capable format
You might need to install .NET 3.5 or 4.6 and higher to use some features.
It’s worth mentioning that Office 2019 cannot be installed alongside Office 2016.
David Pierson says
Thank you for confirming on this. I believe that in the past, it was possible to install Office 2019 on Windows 7 or 8. Subsequently this was changed to not allow it. Presumably this was how Cheng Kun Wang was able to have it on his Windows 8.
Cheng Kun Wang says
Completely incorrect. I am using office 2019 on windows 8.1 .
It run perfectly.
Madhav Prashad Ghimire says
Good question
Theyve set it to within this year
Mkman says
Hello,
I have office 2019 installed on windows 7. This a way around. Thanx you tube.
Regards,
admin says
Jeffery, the installer for Office 365 and Office 2019 is different. The Office 2019 installer doens’t support Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1. However, the current Office 365 installer seems to support Windows 7 and Windows 8. Hope this clears your confusion.
Jeffery says
You seem to be contradicting yourself. Which is it?
“There is no way out there to install Office 2019 on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. However, since Office 365 is compatible with Windows 7 SP 1 and Windows 8/8.1, you can buy Office 365 (which offers all the features of Office 365 and much more) subscription and install it on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 with ease.
For those who are hearing Office 365 for the first time, Office 365 is a subscription service whereas Office 2019 is a one-time purchase.
So, in short, you cannot install Office 2019 on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1. For your reference, here are the minimum system requirements for running Office 2019.”
Can I — or not — install Office 365 [2019] on a computer running Windows 7/7.1?
NAGARAJ says
I have lenovo V110 AMD A6 processor with 2gb grapics and 4gb ram can I instal ms office 2019 and it run smooth
Prashant says
I m having amd a4-5000 apu with radeon HD graphics 1.5 Ghz processor….shall it support office 2019
Ryan T says
@Leonard Nijssen
You could still upgrade Windows 10 from Windows 8 free using the Windows 8 product key.
Then you can install Office 2019 on Windows 10 no problems.
Hope this helps, good luck! :)
Leonard Nijssen says
I purchased Office 2019 with the understanding that I can install thie on Win XP Pro SP3 or Windows 8
Now I have a useless program an, being on LOW income, cannot afford the loss.
What is your suggestion?
BuddyLama says
They really screwed up Office 2019, Outlook 2019 this time, changed the installer (Click-to-Run or MSI), Office does not appear in Control Panel/Progs & Features so there’s no Change/Repair option, there’s no Email (32) applet, and there’s no Update Now option in the Office apps.
There’s virtually zero information on the web about 2019 problems, and all I can find about it suggests uninstalling & reinstalling… This client installation has 6 email accounts. F me.
G.A.N.KARKIKAR says
When is it available on microsoft.com ?