Windows 10 Mobile will get its last updates in a few days, so Microsoft has become making the final plans to leave the entire platform behind for good.

Within an announcement this week, Microsoft reveals that Office apps for Windows 10 Mobile will be retired in January 21, which means that Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Onenote wouldn't get any security updates, non-security hotfixes, free assisted support, and online technical content updates following this date.

Office apps will work after Windows 10 Mobile reaches the end-of-support in a few days, but Microsoft emphasizes that no security updates would be shipped.

On the other hand, Office apps is going to be completely pulled in January 2021, and the download links will be removed. This means that only devices where they're installed during the time of the retirement date would be able to use Office.

Next thing: moving to Android or iPhone

The organization recommends everyone to switch to Android and iOS where Office apps continue to receiving updates at a regular pace.

"Because of the insufficient security updates, we highly recommend that if you intend to use Office on the phone you transition to the latest Microsoft Office apps with an iOS or Android phone. Not only will you find Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Onenote apps in the iOS and Android app stores, you will also find new innovations such as the Office app which provides a simple, integrated knowledge about Word, Excel, and PowerPoint all-in-one app with all the mobile features you already know and employ," Microsoft says.

Windows 10 Mobile has been around an inactive state for a few years already, so this month's end-of-support date is more of a formality. The majority of users have already migrated to Android and iOS, so few people are apt to be impacted by these retirement dates.