Discontinuation of Microsoft Support

By knowing the available product support, IT investments can be optimized and strategically planned. The following guidelines - regarding duration and deployment - provide customers with consistent, transparent and predictable information for there software support and maintenance.

If a product is terminated by the manufacturer (EOL = End of live), support are only provided during a transitional period. The end of the extended support refers to the date from which Microsoft no longer provides patches, updates or technical assistance. You should have installed a new version by this date. We will be happy to advise you.

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	Start	EOL
	Lifecycle	Mainstream	Extended		Hinweise / Notes
Microsoft Windows
Windows XP	31.12.2001	14.04.2009	08.04.2014
Windows Vista	25.01.2007	10.04.2012	11.04.2017
Windows 7	22.10.2009	13.01.2015	14.01.2020
Windows 8	30.10.2012	09.01.2018	10.01.2023
Windows 8.1	13.11.2013	09.01.2018	10.01.2023
Windows 10, v1507	29.07.2015	09.05.2017			Build 10240.xxx
Windows 10, v1511	10.11.2015	10.10.2017			Build 10586.xxx
Windows 10, v1607	02.08.2016	10.04.2018			Build 14393.xxx
Windows 10, v1703	05.04.2017	08.10.2018			Build 15063.xxx
Windows 10, v1709	17.10.2017	09.04.2019	13.10.2020 Ent.		Build 16299.xxx
Windows 10, v1803	30.04.2018	12.11.2019	11.05.2021 Ent.		Build 17134.xxx
Windows 10, v1809	13.11.2018	10.11.2020	11.05.2021 Ent.		Build 17763.xxx
Windows 10, v1903	21.05.2019	08.12.2020			Build 18362.xxx
Windows 10, v1909	12.11.2019	11.05.2021	10.05.2022 Ent.		Build 18363.xxx
Windows 10, v2004	27.05.2020	14.12.2021			Build 19041.xxx
Windows 10, v20H2	20.10.2020	10.05.2022	09.05.2023 Ent.		Build 19042.xxx
Windows 10, v21H1	18.05.2021	13.12.2022			Build 19043.xxx
Windows 10, v21H2	16.11.2021	13.06.2023			Build 19044.xxx
Windows 10, v22H2	18.10.2022	14.10.2025			Build 19045.xxx
Windows 11, v21H2	04.10.2021	10.10.2023			Build 22000.xxx
Windows 11, v22H2	20.09.2022	08.10.2024			Build 22621.xxx
Microsoft Windows Server
Windows Server 2003R2 / SBS	05.03.2006	13.07.2010	14.07.2015
Windows Server 2008R2 / SBS	22.10.2009	13.01.2015	14.01.2020
Windows Server 2012	30.10.2012	09.10.2018	10.10.2023
Windows Server 2012R2	25.11.2013	09.10.2018	10.10.2023
Windows Server 2016	15.10.2016	11.01.2022	11.01.2027
Windows Server 2019	13.11.2018	09.01.2029	10.10.2028
Windows Server 2022	02.11.2021	14.10.2031
Microsoft Exchange Server
Exchange Server 2003 SP1		14.04.2009	08.04.2014
Exchange Server 2007 SP3		10.04.2012	11.04.2017
Exchange Server 2010 SP3		13.01.2015	14.01.2020
Exchange Server 2013 SP1	09.01.2013	10.04.2018	11.04.2023
Exchange Server 2016	01.10.2015	13.10.2020	14.10.2025
Exchange Server 2019	22.10.2018	09.01.2024	14.10.2025
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server 2005 SP4		12.04.2011	12.04.2016
SQL Server 2008R2 SP3	20.07.2010	08.07.2014	09.07.2019
SQL Server 2012 SP4	20.05.2012	11.07.2017	12.07.2022
SQL Server 2014 SP3	05.06.2014	09.07.2019	09.07.2024
SQL Server 2016 SP2	01.06.2016	13.07.2021	14.07.2026
SQL Server 2017	29.09.2017	11.10.2022	12.10.2027
SQL Server 2019	04.11.2019	07.01.2025	08.01.2030