> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://nolongerset.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Week in Review: April 5, 2025 - URL: https://nolongerset.com/week-in-review-2025-04-05/ - Published: 2025-04-05T18:19:59.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-08T12:44:52.000Z - Description: Highlights include a new item on the Access Roadmap, integrating with Monday.com from Access, and a new commenting platform for NoLongerSet.com. - Author: Mike Wolfe - Tags: Week in Review, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59 ## Just Published This section includes videos, articles, and (occasionally) open-source project updates from the past 7 days. #### Articles \* *Article descriptions generated by Claude-3.7-Sonnet.* - **Juan Soto** ([Access Experts](https://accessexperts.com/access-developer-blog/)) - [Breaking News: Microsoft Rebrands VBA as VBAI!](https://accessexperts.com/blog/2025/04/01/breaking-news-microsoft-rebrands-vba-as-vbaai/): *An April Fools' Day post humorously announcing VBA being rebranded as VBAI with AI capabilities for Microsoft Access and other Office applications.* - **Jonathan Halder** ([Access JumpStart 2.0](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/blog/)) - [When to quit](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/when-to-quit/): *Practical advice on knowing when to abandon an approach in coding, considering factors like goal importance, time spent, and seeking outside help.* - [End to end problem solving](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/end-to-end-problem-solving/): *A success story about solving a five-year-old shipping date issue by tracing back to the root cause rather than implementing the initial solution request.* - [Upgrading our AJS template](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/upgrading-our-ajs-template/): *A detailed walkthrough of upgrading an older Access application template (RDF) to the newer Access JumpStart (AJS) framework.* - [Test Driven Development and Changing Code](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/test-driven-development-and-changing-code/): *Reflections on how Test Driven Development could have made changing aggregation behavior across a complex Access application easier and less risky.* - [Be careful! Don't fall down the rabbit hole.](https://www.accessjumpstart.com/be-careful-dont-fall-down-the-rabbit-hole/): *A cautionary tale about spending 50+ hours on a task only to discover it wasn't what the customer wanted prioritized.* - **Daniel Pineault** (*[DEVelopers HUT](https://www.devhut.net/)*) - [A New Microsoft Access Roadmap Item!](https://www.devhut.net/a-new-microsoft-access-roadmap-item/): *Microsoft has added a new item to the Access roadmap about modernizing forms and reports to work well on large format monitors.* - [Install Windows Using a Local Account With ByPassNRO, No More!](https://www.devhut.net/install-windows-using-a-local-account-with-bypassnro-no-more/): *A new workaround using "start ms-cxh:localonly" replaces the now-blocked BypassNRO method for installing Windows with a local account.* - [Working With Monday.com Via VBA Automation](https://www.devhut.net/working-with-monday-com-via-vba-automation/): *A comprehensive guide on how to automate Monday.com operations using VBA, including authentication, querying, and performing CRUD operations.* - **Colin Riddington** (*[Isladogs on Access](https://isladogs.co.uk/home/index.html)*) - [Access Roadmap Updated (Apr 2025)](https://isladogs.co.uk//access-roadmap-update-apr25/index.html): *This page appears to be about an update to the Microsoft Access roadmap, but the specific content wasn't provided in the inputs.* - [AEU39: Update, update . . . the company is in a state!](https://isladogs.co.uk/aeu-39/index.html): *Details about the upcoming Access Europe meeting on May 7, 2025, featuring Karl Donaubauer speaking about managing Microsoft's automatic updates and handling update bugs.* - **Mike Wolfe** (*[NoLongerSet](https://nolongerset.com/)*) - [Throwback Thursday: April 3, 2025](https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2025-04-03/): *A weekly feature highlighting past articles about Access DevCon Vienna conferences, with a reminder about the upcoming online conference on April 10-11, 2025.* - [Comentario: The New Commenting Engine for NoLongerSet.com](https://nolongerset.com/comentario/): *NoLongerSet.com is migrating from Commento to Comentario as its commenting platform, requiring a one-time password reset for existing users.* #### Videos‌ - **Richard Rost** ([YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@599CD)) - [Quick Queries #34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX5iyptQEFM) (13:55): *Microsoft Access Quick Queries #34: Cascading Combo Boxes Q&A, Not In List Handling, More!* - [Drop-Down](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UbHnOTjmOI) (19:44): *The Right Way to Make Drop-Down Lists in Microsoft Access - Plus a Developer-Level VBA Trick* - [Big News!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q%5FE7BfThw%5Fo) (03:02): *Access Learning Zone - Big Announcement About the Future of This Channel!* - [Multiple Cascading, Part 5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqE0G7wbeUo) (23:38): *How to Make Multiple Cascading Combo Boxes in Microsoft Access, Part 5* ## Select Open Source Projects: New Releases - [Rubberduck](https://github.com/rubberduck-vba/Rubberduck/releases) - [v2.5.92.6373-pre](https://github.com/rubberduck-vba/Rubberduck/releases/tag/Prerelease-v2.5.92.6373) - [v2.5.92.6371-pre](https://github.com/rubberduck-vba/Rubberduck/releases/tag/Prerelease-v2.5.92.6371) --- ## New to Me This section includes content I discovered this week that has been around for awhile. - *Nothing new this week.* --- ## Upcoming Access User Group Events NOTE: Only English-language user group meetings with scheduled guest speakers or topics are listed. For a complete list of upcoming events, visit the [Access User Group event calendar](https://accessusergroups.org/calendar/). Not all links below include the start time and time zone. For that information, check out this handy reference guide from Access MVP Maria Barnes over at AccessForever.org: [Access User Groups 2025](https://www.accessforever.org/post/access-user-groups-2025). - [April 10-11, 2025](https://www.donkarl.com/devcon/): **Access DevCon Vienna** ([Agenda](https://www.donkarl.com/devcon/agenda.htm) \- [Registration](https://www.donkarl.com/devcon/register.htm) \- **Speakers**: *Access Dev Team, Karl Donaubauer, Maria Barnes, Ynte Jan Kuindersma, Philipp Stiefel, Adam Waller, Colin Riddington, John Mallinson, Mike Wolfe, and Juan Soto*) - [May 07, 2025](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2025-05-07/): **Karl Donaubauer** \- Update, update...the company is in a state! - [May 15, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm](https://ukaug.co.uk/event/ukaug-30th-anniversary-conference-spring-2025/): In-person UKAUG 30th Anniversary Conference 2025, Imperial College London (**Speakers**: *Armen Stein, Andrew Richards, Anders Ebro, Stuart Massey, Chris Arnold, Peter Bryant, Rod Gordon*) - [June 04, 2025](https://accessusergroups.org/europe/event/access-europe-2025-06-04/): **Colin Riddington** \- Large Monitor Support and Responsive Forms --- ## Access Roadmap *The following *changes were made* to the roadmap between the Week in Review last week (2025-03-29) and this week (2025-04-05):* #### *In Development* - `JUL 2025`: **Modernize Access Forms and Reports to work well on Large Format Monitors:** Remove the 22-inch size limit and modernize Access forms and reports work well on large format monitors and provide responsive behavior for different form factors. *The roadmap was last updated on A*pril 3, 2025.* The* [*development priorities*](https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-s-plans-for-access-oct-24-march-25) *were last updated at the German-language AEK conference on October 20, 2024.* --- Listed below is a snapshot of the [official Access Roadmap](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=%5B%22Access%22%5D). "In Development", "Rolling Out", and "Launched" are Microsoft terms that I pulled straight from the public roadmap. "Development Priorities" do not appear on the Access Roadmap. Instead, they get updated from time to time in official Access blog posts or Access engineering team presentations. I'll include a link to the source of the current development priorities as they get updated. #### Development Priorities The items listed below reflect Microsoft's order of priority and were published in the following article, [*Microsoft's Plans for Access Oct '24 – March '25*](https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-s-plans-for-access-oct-24-march-25). The items are listed in priority order according to Principal Engineering Manager Dale Rector. The "Expected Benefit" of each feature is shown in italics after the description of the feature itself. New priorities added since the [previous set of priorities](https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-s-plans-for-access-in-the-next-6-months) are shown in bold below. 1. Continued Focus on Monthly Issue Fixes: *(Monthly Issue Fix Blog) Improved product quality and reliability* 2. Large monitor support for forms: *Improved support of Access on the latest hardware* 3. **Integrated source control**: *Simplifying the process of building mission critical Access solutions* Special thanks to Karl Donaubauer for posting the updated priorities at [AccessForever.org](https://www.accessforever.org/post/microsoft-s-plans-for-access-oct-24-march-25). #### In Development - `JUL 2025`: **Modernize Access Forms and Reports to work well on Large Format Monitors:** Remove the 22-inch size limit and modernize Access forms and reports work well on large format monitors and provide responsive behavior for different form factors. #### Rolling Out None listed. #### Launched *NOTE: Dates listed are rollout start dates.* - `AUG 2024`: **Modern Chart Improvements:** A top ask from customers is to modernize Access charts and to support better data visualization in Access. To satisfy this user request, we are integrating a new charting package called “Ivy” into Access. Ivy is a charting package written by the Office DVX team that is currently used in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. - `SEP 2024`: **Integrate Monaco framework to improve SQL editor capabilities:** The Monaco Editor is the fully featured code editor from VS Code with standard IDE functionality such as syntax highlighting, IntelliSense, and autocomplete. --- ## Upcoming End-of-Life Dates Here are the key end-of-life dates Access developers should track: ### 2024 - ~~`[JUL 01]`~~ [Teams Classic Client](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-teams) - ~~`[JUL 09]`~~ [SQL Server 2014](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2014) - ~~`[OCT 01]`~~ [Auto-migration of Classic Outlook begins for personal accounts](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switch-to-new-outlook-for-windows-f5fb9e26-af7c-4976-9274-61c6428344e7) - ~~`[OCT 08]`~~ [Windows 11 version 22H2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Windows%5F11%5Fversions) ### 2025 - ~~`[JAN 01]`~~ [Auto-migration of Classic Outlook begins for Small/Medium Business users](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/switch-to-new-outlook-for-windows-f5fb9e26-af7c-4976-9274-61c6428344e7) - `[OCT 14]` [Access 2016](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/access-2016) | [Access 2019](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/access-2019) | [Office 2016](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-office-2016) | [Office 2019](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-office-2019) - `[OCT 14]` [Windows 10](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support) - `[NOV 11]` [Windows 11 version 23H2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Windows%5F11%5Fversions) ### 2026 - `[APR 01]` [Auto-migration of Classic Outlook begins for Enterprise users](https://nolongerset.com/new-outlook-tale-of-two-cities/) - `[JUL 14]` [SQL Server 2016](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2016) - `[OCT 13]` [Access 2021](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/access-2021) | [Office 2021](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/office-2021) - `[OCT 13]` [Windows 11 version 24H2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Windows%5F11%5Fversions) ### 2027 - `[JAN 12]` [Windows Server 2016](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2016) - `[OCT 12]` [SQL Server 2017](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2017) ### 2029 - `[JAN 09]` [Windows Server 2019](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2019) - `[OCT 09]` [Access 2024](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/access-2024) | [Outlook 2024](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/outlook-2024) - `[OCT 09` *(or later)*`]` [**Classic Outlook**](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/outlook/new-outlook-for-windows-a-guide-to-product-availability/4078895) - *See "Edit 8/12/2024" at top of [this article](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/outlook/new-outlook-for-windows-a-guide-to-product-availability/4078895) for official clarification that "both perpetual and subscription \[i.e., MS 365\] versions of Outlook will be supported until 2029"* - *Support for Classic Outlook is guaranteed *at least through 9 Oct 2029*; it may be extended beyond this date* ### 2030 - `[JAN 08]` [SQL Server 2019](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2019) ### 2031 - `[OCT 14]` [Windows Server 2022](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2022) ### 2033 - `[JAN 11]` [SQL Server 2022](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/sql-server-2022) ### 2034 - `[OCT 10]` [Windows Server 2025](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2025) ### Ongoing - [Microsoft 365](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-365) (with subscription) ### Date TBD - Complete removal of VBScript from Windows OS ([Microsoft Announces the Death of VBScript](https://nolongerset.com/vbscript-deprecation/))