Microsoft 365 Personal | 1 User - 1 Year | Including Updates

What problems does Microsoft 365 Personal solve

You want the same files on your laptop, tablet and phone, without mismatched versions getting in the way. You don't want a broken laptop to take your documents down with it. And you just want the latest Word and Excel, not a version that's outdated within a year. Microsoft 365 Personal solves that: your documents live in OneDrive and sync instantly, so you carry on from any signed-in device, and you always get the newest features and security updates.

Who Microsoft 365 Personal is for

Microsoft 365 Personal suits one user working across several of their own devices who always wants the current versions. Think of a student switching between the library, a laptop and their phone, or a sole trader updating quotes on the go. The 1 TB of OneDrive also works well as a backup for the photos and videos on your phone.

When Microsoft 365 Personal isn't the best choice

Microsoft 365 Personal is built for one user. Want to share it with family or housemates? Then Microsoft 365 Family makes more sense: the same apps for up to 6 people, each with their own account and their own 1 TB of storage, plus Microsoft Family Safety to keep an eye on your kids online.

Microsoft 365 Personal is also built around working online: cloud storage, collaboration and a steady stream of new features. If you mostly work on one PC and offline, you'll barely use those benefits. In that case, Office 2024 fits better: a one-off purchase that keeps working permanently on one device, with security updates but no subscription, Copilot or cloud storage.

Personal or Family, which one suits you

Choose Microsoft 365 Personal if:

• you're the only one using the subscription
• 1 TB of storage is enough for you
• you want to work across your own devices

Choose Microsoft 365 Family if:

• you want to share it with up to 6 people
• everyone wants their own account and their own 1 TB of storage (up to 6 TB combined)
• you want to use Microsoft Family Safety to keep an eye on your kids

Not sure yet? You can upgrade from Personal to Family later without any hassle, on the same email address. Your remaining time is converted and added to the Family subscription.

What stood out when ordering and activating

The licence code was in our 2GO Software account straight after ordering. Activating was simple through setup.office.com: you sign in with a Microsoft account (or create one for free), enter the code, and you're done. During activation, Microsoft shows a step about recurring billing. You can simply skip it, so you're not tied to anything.

Installing on Windows

Via account.microsoft.com you go to the Subscriptions tab and install every desktop app at once with a single click. What stood out to us: installation took longer than most software. That makes sense, since you're pulling in several large programs in one go. You sign in once and you're logged into every app after that. Switching from Office 2024? Remove those apps first before installing Microsoft 365. Not in the mood to install anything? Use the free web versions at office.com.

Renewing without losing a single day

We tested and confirmed this ourselves. Activate a new code on the same email address while your subscription is still running, and Microsoft adds your remaining time on top of the new period. So you don't have to wait for your subscription to end, and you don't lose a day.

1 TB of storage in OneDrive

Microsoft 365 Personal includes 1 TB (1000 GB) of OneDrive. You store documents there and sync instantly across your devices. Handy detail: you can also automatically back up the photos and videos from your phone to OneDrive.

Copilot and AI credits

Copilot is the built-in AI assistant in Microsoft 365. In Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Copilot helps you write, rewrite, summarise and analyse data. Copilot Chat is unlimited. For actions inside the apps, such as generating text or creating an image, you use AI credits: you get 60 a month, and each action costs 1 credit. Unused credits expire at the end of the month. You can also use Microsoft 365 Personal perfectly well without the AI features.

The apps you get

On all your devices: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Teams (consumer version), Clipchamp, Designer and Copilot. On Windows only, you also get Access and Publisher. Note: from October 2026, Microsoft is discontinuing Publisher. As a subscriber, you'll no longer be able to install Publisher or open and edit Publisher files in Publisher after that. If you want to keep your files, save them as PDF or Word in good time. Working on a Chromebook? Then you don't install anything, you just use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive and Teams through office.com.

Why buy from 2GO Software

As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, we guarantee genuine software, with support from us and from Microsoft. You get an installation guarantee: if you get stuck, our specialists help you personally through our free installation service. There's no automatic renewal and no small print. And you get started right away, since your code is ready in your account the moment you order.

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