The September 2022 release (often bundled in "Free Download" ISOs found on technical repositories) represents a critical maintenance milestone. Although Office 2016 is in its phase, Microsoft continues to provide essential security patches to protect against modern exploits.

One of the primary reasons for the continued use of the 2016 ProPlus edition is its modest hardware footprint. Unlike more recent iterations, it performs reliably on older hardware: 1 GHz or faster x86 or x64-bit processor. Memory: 2 GB RAM. Storage: 3 GB of available disk space.

Provided the necessary infrastructure for localized database management, a feature often omitted from standard suites.