Removal of Office Telemetry Dashboard from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise

Important

Office Telemetry Dashboard is no longer supported in Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (as of Version 2208).

Office Telemetry Dashboard is being removed from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about what happens to the Office Telemetry Dashboard components, see What happens when Office Telemetry Dashboard is removed?

When will Office Telemetry Dashboard be removed?

The date when Office Telemetry Dashboard is removed from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise depends on which update channel you're using.

Update channel Version Release date
Current Channel Version 2301 January 26, 2023
Monthly Enterprise Channel Version 2301 March 14, 2023
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) Version 2302 March 14, 2023
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel Version 2302 July 11, 2023

Which versions of Office are affected?

Office Telemetry Dashboard is being removed only from versions of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.

Office Telemetry Dashboard is not being removed from volume licensed versions of Office, such as Office Professional Plus 2019. For those versions, Office Telemetry Dashboard is supported as long as that version of Office is supported.

The following table lists the end of support dates for volume licensed versions of Office that include Office Telemetry Dashboard.

Office version End of support date
Office Standard 2013
Office Professional Plus 2013
April 11, 2023
Office Standard 2016
Office Professional Plus 2016
October 14, 2025
Office Professional Plus 2019 October 14, 2025

Note

Office Telemetry Dashboard isn't available in Microsoft 365 Apps for business or in Office LTSC 2021.

What happens when Office Telemetry Dashboard is removed?

When you update to the version of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise where Office Telemetry dashboard is removed, some Office Telemetry Dashboard components are uninstalled automatically. Other components need to be removed manually. All components become unsupported.

Office Telemetry Agent

The Office Telemetry Agent is uninstalled automatically from devices.

Telemetry Dashboard for Office

The Telemetry Dashboard for Office (the Excel workbook) is uninstalled automatically.

Office Telemetry Processor

The Office Telemetry Processor is no longer needed. You need to remove it manually from devices on which it's installed.

Shared folder

The shared folder, which is used by the Office Telemetry Agent and the Office Telemetry Processor, is no longer needed. You need to remove it manually.

Database

The SQL Server database, which stores the information used by Office Telemetry Dashboard, is no longer needed. You need to remove it manually.

Office Telemetry Log

Office Telemetry Log isn't being removed and is still available on client devices running Windows.

What is the replacement for Office Telemetry Dashboard?

As an alternative to Office Telemetry Dashboard, we recommend using the following tools, depending on the information you need:

  • Inventory feature in the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center
  • Apps health feature in the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center
  • Microsoft 365 Apps readiness features in Microsoft Configuration Manager (current branch)

For more information about these tools, see the following articles: