Microsoft Is Removing Word’s Similarity Checker
Six years after its debut, Microsoft is shutting down Similarity Checker while changing the default access for Text Prediction. Image: Generated by ChatGPT
Microsoft is retiring Word’s Similarity Checker and making Text Predictions opt-in. Learn who is affected and what users should do before October 3.
Sep 7, 2026
Microsoft is retiring Word’s Similarity Checker, removing an integrated source-matching tool used by some students, educators, and organizations.
The feature is scheduled to disappear on October 3, 2026, six years after its introduction, and Microsoft has not announced a direct replacement. Users whose academic or review workflows depend on it should begin evaluating an alternative before the deadline.
Windows Forum reported, citing an archived Microsoft retirement notice, that the company is discontinuing the feature to focus on more widely used Word capabilities.
The change does not mean Word users will lose access to other writing assistance tools, including spelling, grammar,...
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