The launch of Windows 11 was somewhat bumpy, and even its subsequent development was not without incident. The arrival of updates and patches with unresolved bugs and glitches had a negative impact on the reputation of the said operating system, namely caused strong rejection among userswho mostly decided to continue using Windows 10.

Today the situation has improved. Windows 11’s market share has increased and this operating system is in a much more mature and stable state, but it still lags behind Windows 10 in market share, and this reality does not seem likely to change in the long term. . In this sense, not only reputation plays an important role, but also the increased requirements that Microsoft has introduced with the aforementioned operating system.

All the changes Microsoft introduced with Windows 11 forced the company to shape a basic test platform, all to improve compatibility and reduce bugs in certain applications. One of them was the one dedicated to Microsoft 365, which has been active for several years, but will finally close its doors on June 1, 2024, when all its content will also be deleted.

Microsoft encourages users to export and save all their data before this happens and recommends backing it up. If you are wondering why Microsoft decided to shut down this testing core platform, the answer is very simple, because they believe it is no longer necessaryand because it wants to redistribute the resources that said platform consumed in other more important projects.

According to Microsoft, there are improvements that were introduced in Windows 11 They fixed a lot of incompatibilitiesand for this reason it is no longer necessary to maintain this test platform. If you need more information, I recommend that you consult the article that Microsoft has published on its official blog, where you will find a very complete compilation of questions and answers that will help you solve any questions that you may have in this regard.

There is no direct alternative to this basic testing platform, but Microsoft leave some alternative recommendations to resolve possible incompatibility issues that may occur, such as » Security Update Validation Program», «Azure DevTest Labs», «Office Deployment Tool» and «Security Update Guide».

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