Microsoft is retiring an Office utility this year

Microsoft is retiring an Office utility this year

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Publication Date: 2026-03-20 22:10:00

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Microsoft will retire Access Database Compare tool in June 2026 due to reliability issues, impacting Office 2019, 2021, 2024, and Microsoft 365 users.

 

Many people don’t notice it, but Office and Microsoft 365 installations still come with Microsoft Access bundled. This is because it is still used by some customers as a simple database management system for environments that offer basic use-cases, limited concurrency…