If you purchased a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system, you may or may not have purchased Microsoft Office. You have to closely examine the fine print before you buy. Most, if not all, new Windows computers have Microsoft Office Starter edition installed. A window may pop up from time to time, and will pop up if you try to open an Office document type (eg, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx) advising that you need to either buy Office or install the Starter Edition. This Starter Edition is a new Microsoft Offering. Read about it here. Essentially Starter Edition has reduced functionality compared to the full Office product AND it has ads.
As an alternative, there are two fully functional and free Office replacements:
These are in the class of software called "open source." They are no cost and are developed by a combination of company and individual effort.
I don't see much difference between the two, though you might have a preference. Let me know what you think.
PS. Delete the MS Office Starter using standard program deletion (eg, Start, Default Programs, Programs and Features).
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