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AppWizard

October 23, 2025

Meta Is Shutting Down Messenger Apps on Windows and macOS—Here’s When

Meta will phase out the standalone Messenger applications for Windows and macOS by December 2025. Mac users will have a 60-day grace period before the app becomes inaccessible, while Windows users will have access until December 14, 2025. Both applications have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and the Mac App Store. After the shutdown, Windows users can use the Facebook app or Messenger web version, while Mac users will need to use their browsers. Users can preserve their chat history by enabling secure storage and setting a PIN. Users without a Facebook account can access Messenger via messenger.com. Meta plans to replace the native WhatsApp Windows app with a web-based version in the future.

Winsage

October 3, 2024

Latest Microsoft Office for Mac now available without subscription

Microsoft has released two standalone versions of Office for Mac: Office Home 2024 priced at .99 and Office Home & Business 2024 priced at .99. The Office Home 2024 includes essential applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, while the Office Home & Business 2024 adds Outlook and allows for personal and commercial use. The new versions introduce enhancements such as improved performance in Excel, customizable swipe gestures in Outlook, new functions for text and arrays in Excel, the ability to paste images directly, dynamic arrays in charts, a cameo feature in PowerPoint for embedding live camera feeds, and a recording studio functionality for capturing narration and animations. Office Home 2024 is available for purchase through Microsoft's official channels.