Microsoft will throttle OneNote for Windows 10’s sync speed in June before fully shutting down support for the app later this year.

It was once the future of OneNote, but it quickly became the past, and now it's being led out to pasture, albeit belatedly.

The original OneNote was announced by Bill Gates in 2002, back when most people were still using Windows XP or Windows 2000 on their PCs. The

Microsoft has announced that OneNote for Windows 10 will reach its end of support on October 14, 2025. Starting in June 2025, users of OneNote for Windows 10 will experience slower sync performance, which will affect real-time collaboration and multi-device access.