How do I turn off the end of support banner in office 2010 permanently? (Office 2010, Windows)

Anonymous
2020-07-17T12:35:10+00:00

Hi, 

I have a home and student edition of office 2010 that I am perfectly comfortable with. Every time I open the office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), MS helpfully points out that support is ending and that I should upgrade to a newer version. Screenshot attached. 

I would like an exit from this persistent nagging and quasi privacy nightmare. Some regedit skills are in place and I can follow instructions when clearly given, even if they are complex in nature. 

Thanks 

Karthic 

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-19T15:03:09+00:00

    el-cpu:

    Thank you.  Registry hack appears to have worked for me!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-17T17:24:24+00:00

    I have read through this entire thread.  I'm a little confused on which registry change is the final solution.

    Would anyone who has found a solution please point me back to the post that provides it. 

    It's just typical of MS to add an annoying banner to a product we have purchased.  I really appreciate the work of the participants in this thread and hope a permanent solution will be found.

    Go to the top of Page 2 and see the suggestion to edit the "TimeToNextcall".  Change the year date to 2025 (leave the rest of the time as-is, just change 2020 to 2025).  That is all you have to do.  You will not be hassled again until 2025... or you can change it to 2050 if you like but your computer will not last that long  :-)

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-17T14:44:03+00:00

    I have read through this entire thread.  I'm a little confused on which registry change is the final solution.

    Would anyone who has found a solution please point me back to the post that provides it. 

    It's just typical of MS to add an annoying banner to a product we have purchased.  I really appreciate the work of the participants in this thread and hope a permanent solution will be found.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-14T17:37:03+00:00

    I have done Image Backups before but a Registry Backup is still recommended.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-11-14T00:06:24+00:00

    It's easy to mess up with registry edits. A registry backup may not always be importable. It's best to do an image backup. There are many ways to do this (just google it). I use DiscWizard because that's the software provided by my external hard drive manufacturer Seagate. The good news is I haven't had any annoying banners ever since I did whatever I posted months ago. It worked for me. Hope it works for others too.

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