one time purchase like Microsoft Office Home

Carla Nolan 0 Reputation points
2026-09-10T18:30:13.6533333+00:00

How do I purchase microsoft office home and avoid annual subscriptions

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows

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  1. John Jefferson Doyon 86,980 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-10T19:11:57.67+00:00

    Hi, @Carla Nolan

    There is no one-time purchase version of Microsoft 365/Office 365. Microsoft 365 is a subscription.

    If you want to avoid monthly or annual payments, you can purchase Office Home 2024 instead. It is a one-time purchase for one PC or Mac and includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

    If you also need the classic Outlook desktop app, Office Home & Business 2024 includes Outlook and is also a one-time purchase.

    To help point you to the correct version:

    1. Do you need Outlook, or only Word, Excel, and PowerPoint?
    2. Will you be installing Office on just one Windows PC?

    Click "Add comment" to let me know.

    Thanks!

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    2026-09-10T18:30:29.51+00:00

    To avoid annual subscriptions, buy a one-time purchase version of Office instead of Microsoft 365.

    Options mentioned in the available guidance include:

    • Office Home 2024
    • Office Home & Business 2024

    Key differences from Microsoft 365:

    • It is a single up-front payment.
    • It is installed on one PC or Mac.
    • It gets security updates and fixes during the supported period.
    • It does not include new feature updates or Microsoft 365 subscription benefits.

    If there is already a Microsoft 365 subscription on the account and the goal is to stop renewing it:

    1. Sign in to Subscriptions with the Microsoft account tied to the subscription.
    2. Select Turn off recurring billing.
    3. When the subscription expires, buy a one-time purchase version of Office.
    4. Open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint and switch the license to start using the one-time purchase.

    If only Word or Excel is needed, standalone versions of those apps can also be purchased from the Microsoft Store.

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