Before we talk about the Office 2019 System Requirements, let me first clarify what you get with this release.

Office 2019 is now available on a preview for commercial customers for both Windows and Mac. We do not have a lot of information available on the release dates yet since we are still away from the final release of the product. We expect the version to debut sometime in the latter half of 2018, subject to change. So, how does it differ from a traditional O365 subscription? Well, if you are an existing Office 365 ProPlus customer, you should already be on the latest version of the Office build. Office 2019, on the other hand, is a one-time purchase which gives you access to the 32-bit & 64-bit Windows desktop applications. So, in essence, Office 2019 is a perpetual upgrade to Office 2016.

Windows 10 SAC, Windows 10 LTSB 2016, Windows 10 LTSB 2015, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 Service Pack 1., Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2008 R2. Please note Office 2016 will not be supported on Windows 10 LTSC 2019. Windows 10 SAC, Windows 10 LTSB 2016, Windows 10 LTSB 2015, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 Service Pack 1., Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2008 R2. Please note Office 2016 will not be supported on Windows 10 LTSC 2019.

This release of Office 2019 is ideal for disconnected PCs and Laptops which are not connected to the internet or are installed in a corporate environment.

With the Office 2019 release, you get the following:

Word 2019
Excel 2019
PowerPoint 2019
Outlook 2019
OneNote 2019
Publisher 2019
Access 2019
Project Professional 2019 and
Visio 2019

Note: Commercial Previews are for Microsoft’s Volume Licensing Customers only!

On the server side, we expect Microsoft to release the following:

Exchange Server 2019
SharePoint Server 2019
Project Server 2019 with SharePoint 2019 as a prerequisite
Skype for Business Server

Office 2019 System Requirements

At the time of writing this post, we do not have much information on specific details. So, we will keep this post as a placeholder, before we get concrete official information on the Microsoft Website.

What we heard is that neither Windows 7 or 8.1 are supported. The rumor is that Office 2019 will only be expected to run on Windows 10. The following Windows 10 editions are expected to run Office 2019.

Any supported Windows 10 SAC (Windows as a Service) release
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) 2018
The next LTSC release of Windows Server 2019

With a onetime purchase, you will get security and stability updates, plus bug fixes. What you do not receive is feature upgrades. You can visit the official Microsoft Office Blog for more updates regarding this release.

For regular automatic feature updates, we recommend going with the subscription-based O365 subscription. For an overview, see below:

Office 365 – An Overview

Microsoft offers you ten different alternatives when it comes to Office 365. If you are confused about what Office 365 all about, it is a cloud-based office product that caters to the online usage of the service. It also gives you a subscription-based licensing for Office products installed on your client PCs.

You have access to the following ten options you can opt for –

Office 365 Home
Office 365 Personal
Office 365 Home and Student
Office 365 ProPlus
Office 365 Enterprise E1
Office 365 Enterprise E3
Office 365 Enterprise E5

Features
Office 365 Message Encryption	Yes	No
Data Governance	No	Yes
Archiving	Yes	Yes
Auto expand archival	Yes	No
Manual retention/deletion policies	Yes	No
Data Loss Prevention	Yes	No
Number of users	Unlimited	Max 300
OneDrive Storage	Unlimited	1 TB
Email Storage	Unlimited	50 GB
Custom templates, including departmental templates	Yes	No
In-place Hold and Litigation Hold	Yes	No
eDiscovery Online/SharePoint online	Yes	No

Conclusion

We hope you get some idea about what to expect with the next release of Office 2019. Once we have more information, we will update our post with more detailed information. Comments and suggestions are welcome in the comment section below. Thanks for visiting!

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Below lists the system requirements for the following:

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System Requirements	Recommended	Minimum
Microprocessor	64-bit multi-core processor	32-bit: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor, 2 GHz 64-bit: Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 3.2 GHz or any multi-core processor AMD Athlon™ 64, Intel® Pentium® 4 with Intel® EM64T support
Supported Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2019 Important Security Note: We strongly recommend that all customers enable the enhanced security measures available in Windows 8 or higher operating system, including SMB 3.0 encryption for data in transit. SMB 3.0 requires explicit configuration. For further information, please see our Data Security Best Practices knowledge base article.	Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016
Important! Microsoft® Small Business Server®, Windows Server® Essentials, and Windows Server® Foundation are not supported. Installing Engagement on a server that is also a Domain Controller is not supported. Installing Engagement on a server that is also the firm's Exchange Server is not supported. Linux® is supported for workpaper storage only. Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 Pro and Enterprise Editions are supported. Microsoft® Windows® 8 is not supported; we recommend upgrading to Windows® 8.1 or Windows® 10. Microsoft® Windows® 7 is supported; however, Microsoft® ended mainstream support for this operating system on January 13, 2015. Support will be discontinued after November 30th, 2019. We recommend upgrading to Windows® 8.1 or Windows® 10 as soon as possible. All Microsoft® Windows® Home Editions are not supported.

System Requirements

Minimum

Microprocessor

64-bit multi-core processor

32-bit:

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor, 2 GHz

64-bit:

Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 3.2 GHz or any multi-core processor
AMD Athlon™ 64, Intel® Pentium® 4 with Intel® EM64T support

Supported Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit
Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2019

Important Security Note:

We strongly recommend that all customers enable the enhanced security measures available in Windows 8 or higher operating system, including SMB 3.0 encryption for data in transit. SMB 3.0 requires explicit configuration.

For further information, please see our Data Security Best Practices knowledge base article.

Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016

Important!

Microsoft® Small Business Server®, Windows Server® Essentials, and Windows Server® Foundation are not supported.
Installing Engagement on a server that is also a Domain Controller is not supported.
Installing Engagement on a server that is also the firm's Exchange Server is not supported.
Linux® is supported for workpaper storage only.
Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 Pro and Enterprise Editions are supported.
Microsoft® Windows® 8 is not supported; we recommend upgrading to Windows® 8.1 or Windows® 10.
Microsoft® Windows® 7 is supported; however, Microsoft® ended mainstream support for this operating system on January 13, 2015. Support will be discontinued after November 30th, 2019. We recommend upgrading to Windows® 8.1 or Windows® 10 as soon as possible.
All Microsoft® Windows® Home Editions are not supported.

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