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
    2020-09-19T17:00:42+00:00

    I don't have a 2:en either. That probably is for OneNote. The two fixes I mentioned (changing TimeToNextcall in the Header to year 2025 and MessageScenario in the Body to zero) seem to work as I haven't had that banner pop up. After Oct. 13 they may come up with a new twist. We'll cross that bridge later. The reason I turned privacy options off as well as updates is because I don't want Microsoft to detect that I have Office 2010. But as 007 mentioned, they may continue updates even after expiry, so it wouldn't hurt to periodically check for updates.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-19T05:16:05+00:00

    I'm not sure I understood the 1st part. But as to seeing the whole key missing, would it help if most of the privacy options are unchecked in Office? As in the following:

    I tried unchecking all of the "options" under Trust Center a month or more ago and none of that worked so I am very glad I found this thread.  As an aside the color of the Banner recently changed to a dark pink or light red; it was a lighter color before, as I recall yellow.  I suspect that when support stops it will be even more obnoxious like bright red.  I wonder which key edits the color, not that I will change it.  Also I can confirm from my end that 0:en is for Word, 1:en is for Excel and 3:en is for PowerPoint.  I don't have a 2:en.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-19T05:08:27+00:00

    This was a great suggestion.  Many thanks for sharing.  I will try it and keep my fingers crossed!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-16T21:31:10+00:00

    I don't have outlook 2010.  As my 4th 2010 app, I did try OneNote 2010 for the first time, no message. But that isn't definitive.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-08-16T20:56:02+00:00

    A fourth one won't show up unless you open another Microsoft product. Try emailing yourself a Word document  from another PC and see if the message appears. That's where the MessageScenario value kicks in.

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