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Know where each release stands. Plan your next move with dates you can trace back to the source.
Read the right milestone. “End of support” below refers to the published standard security-support deadline. Paid extensions, edition-specific policies, and hardware coverage can differ. An active-support deadline alone does not mean security updates stop.
- Released
- 29 Sept 2017
- Active support ends
- 11 Oct 2022
- Security support ends
- 12 Oct 2027
- Released
- 4 Nov 2019
- Active support ends
- 28 Feb 2025
- Security support ends
- 8 Jan 2030
- Released
- 16 Nov 2022
- Active support ends
- 11 Jan 2028
- Security support ends
- 11 Jan 2033
- Released
- 18 Nov 2025
- Active support ends
- 6 Jan 2031
- Security support ends
- 6 Jan 2036
- Released
- 15 Sept 2021
- Active support ends
- 14 Jul 2026
- Security support ends
- 14 Jul 2026
Extended support listed until 17 Jul 2029. Eligibility and costs depend on the vendor.
- Released
- 19 May 2022
- Active support ends
- 14 Jul 2026
- Security support ends
- 14 Jul 2026
Extended support listed until 17 Jul 2029. Eligibility and costs depend on the vendor.
- Released
- 30 Oct 2018
- Active support ends
- 9 Jul 2019
- Security support ends
- 9 Jul 2024
Extended support listed until 12 Jul 2027. Eligibility and costs depend on the vendor.
- Released
- 24 Apr 2018
- Active support ends
- 11 Oct 2022
- Security support ends
- 11 Oct 2022
- Released
- 5 Oct 2017
- Active support ends
- 12 Jul 2022
- Security support ends
- 12 Jul 2022
Extended support listed until 8 Jul 2025. Eligibility and costs depend on the vendor.
- Released
- 14 Jul 2016
- Active support ends
- 14 Jan 2020
- Security support ends
- 14 Jan 2020
- Released
- 7 Jul 2014
- Active support ends
- 8 Jul 2014
- Security support ends
- 9 Jul 2019
Extended support listed until 12 Jul 2022. Eligibility and costs depend on the vendor.
- Released
- 7 Jul 2014
- Active support ends
- 8 Jul 2014
- Security support ends
- 9 Jul 2019
Extended support listed until 12 Jul 2022. Eligibility and costs depend on the vendor.
- Released
- 16 Nov 2016
- Active support ends
- 9 Jul 2019
- Security support ends
- 9 Jul 2019
- Released
- 1 Dec 2015
- Active support ends
- 9 Oct 2018
- Security support ends
- 9 Oct 2018
- Released
- 1 Jun 2016
- Active support ends
- 9 Jan 2018
- Security support ends
- 9 Jan 2018
- Released
- 14 Apr 2015
- Active support ends
- 10 Oct 2017
- Security support ends
- 10 Oct 2017
- Released
- 10 Jun 2014
- Active support ends
- 10 Jan 2017
- Security support ends
- 10 Jan 2017
- Released
- 5 Jun 2014
- Active support ends
- 12 Jul 2016
- Security support ends
- 12 Jul 2016
- Released
- 13 Dec 2010
- Active support ends
- 12 Apr 2011
- Security support ends
- 12 Apr 2016
- Released
- 6 Oct 2011
- Active support ends
- 13 Oct 2015
- Security support ends
- 13 Oct 2015
- Released
- 26 Jul 2012
- Active support ends
- 13 Oct 2015
- Security support ends
- 13 Oct 2015
- Released
- 7 Nov 2012
- Active support ends
- 14 Jul 2015
- Security support ends
- 14 Jul 2015
- Released
- 20 May 2012
- Active support ends
- 14 Jan 2014
- Security support ends
- 14 Jan 2014
- Released
- 12 Jul 2011
- Active support ends
- 8 Oct 2013
- Security support ends
- 8 Oct 2013
- Released
- 6 May 2005
- Active support ends
- 8 Apr 2008
- Security support ends
- 9 Apr 2013
- Released
- 24 Sept 2010
- Active support ends
- 9 Oct 2012
- Security support ends
- 9 Oct 2012
- Released
- 20 Jul 2010
- Active support ends
- 10 Jul 2012
- Security support ends
- 10 Jul 2012
- Released
- 15 Dec 2008
- Active support ends
- 10 Jan 2012
- Security support ends
- 10 Jan 2012
- Released
- 31 Mar 2009
- Active support ends
- 11 Oct 2011
- Security support ends
- 11 Oct 2011
- Released
- 26 Apr 2002
- Active support ends
- 31 Dec 2005
- Security support ends
- 11 Jan 2011
- Released
- 6 Nov 2008
- Active support ends
- 13 Apr 2010
- Security support ends
- 13 Apr 2010
- Released
- 19 Feb 2007
- Active support ends
- 12 Jan 2010
- Security support ends
- 12 Jan 2010
- Released
- 18 Apr 2006
- Active support ends
- 8 Apr 2008
- Security support ends
- 8 Apr 2008
- Released
- 14 Jan 2006
- Active support ends
- 10 Jul 2007
- Security support ends
- 10 Jul 2007
- Released
- 24 Dec 1998
- Active support ends
- 1 Jan 2002
- Security support ends
- 1 Jan 2002
- Released
- 13 Jun 1995
- Active support ends
- 31 Mar 1999
- Security support ends
- 31 Mar 1999
Data retrieved 21 Sept 2026. Community data: endoflife.date.