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Guides, analysis and licensing advice for Windows, Office, Visual Studio and more — from the Software Supplies team.
UK students heading to university or college in 2026 need two pieces of software for their laptop: a Windows licence and Microsoft Office. This guide covers which editions to choose, how to save up to 30% with the exclusive BACKTOSCHOOL30 discount code, how bundles work, and what to set up before your first lecture. Exclusive […]
Microsoft Project Online retires on 30 September 2026. After that date, your PWA environment goes dark — no access, no data recovery, no exceptions. If you’re reading this, you still have time, but not much. This is the week-by-week action plan to get your data out, your team migrated, and your project management running on […]
Microsoft Project Online retires on 30 September 2026. After that date, your PWA environment goes dark — no access, no data recovery, no exceptions. If you’re reading this, you still have time, but not much. This is the week-by-week action plan to get your data out, your team migrated, and your project management running on […]
New PC, clean slate. Whether you’ve just unboxed a laptop or built a desktop from parts, you need two things before you can do any real work: a Windows licence and an Office suite. This guide matches your profile to the exact combination — and shows you how to save 20% by bundling them together. […]
Microsoft Publisher files use a proprietary .pub format that nothing else opens natively. With Publisher retiring in October 2026, the window to convert your files is closing. This guide covers every method — PDF, Word, and image formats — with honest advice on what each option preserves and what it doesn’t. You need Publisher to […]
Microsoft Project Online retires on 30 September 2026. After that date, your project data — plans, baselines, resource assignments, timesheets, custom fields — is gone, with no recovery path. This guide explains exactly what to export, how to do it, and why a one-time-purchase desktop licence is the safer long-term foundation for your project management. […]
Activating Visio Professional 2024 takes about five minutes. You redeem your product key at setup.office.com, download the installer, and you’re done. This guide walks through each step and covers what to do if something goes wrong. Need a Visio product key? Genuine Visio Professional 2024 licence with instant digital delivery and UK support. Buy Visio […]