Windows Lifecycle
By version
| OS | Build | RTM | End Mainstream Support | End Extended Support | ESU / Custom Support | Total Support | Cit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 1.0 | 1.01 | - | 20 Nov 1985 | 31 Dec 2001 | - | - | 16y 1m 11d | [1][2] | |
| Windows 2.0 | 2.03 | - | 9 Dec 1987 | 31 Dec 2001 | - | - | 14y 22d | [3][2] | |
| Windows 2.1 | 2.10 | - | 27 May 1988 | 31 Dec 2001 | - | - | 13y 7m 4d | [4][2] | |
| Windows 3.0 | 3.00 | - | 22 May 1990 | 31 Dec 2001 | - | - | 11y 7m 9d | [5][2] | |
| Windows 3.1 | 3.10.103 | 3.1 / 3.11 / WfW | 6 April 1992 | 31 Dec 2001 | - | - | 9y 8m 25d | [6][7] | |
| WfW 3.11 Embeded | 1 Nov 1993 | 1 Nov 2008 | 15y | ||||||
| Windows NT 3.1 | 3.1.511 | - | 27 Jul 1993 | 31 Dec 2000 | - | - | 7y 5m 4d | [8][9] | |
| Windows NT 3.5 | 3.5.807 | - | 21 Sep 1994 | 31 Dec 2001 | - | - | 7y 3m 10d | [10] | |
| Windows NT 3.51 | 3.51.1057 | Server | 30 May 1995 | 30 Sep 2000 | 30 Sep 2002 | - | 7y 4m | [11][9] | |
| Workstation | 31 Dec 2000 | 31 Dec 2001 | 6y 7m 1d | ||||||
| Windows 95 | 4.00.950 | - | 14 Jul 1995 | 31 Dec 2000 | 31 Dec 2001 | - | 6y 5m 17d | [12][9] | |
| Windows NT 4.0 | 4.0.1381 | Server (DEC Alpha) | 31 Jul 1996 | 31 Dec 2002 | 31 Dec 2001 | - | 5y 5m | [13][9][14][15] | |
| Server | 31 Dec 2004 | 31 Dec 2006 (Pay-per-incident) | 10y 5m | ||||||
| Workstation | 30 Jun 2002 | 30 Jun 2004 | |||||||
| Embedded | 09 Aug 1999 | 30 Jun 2003 | 11 Jul 2006 | 8y 7m 16d | |||||
| Windows 98 | 4.10.1998 | - | 15 May 1998 | 30 Jun 2002 | 30 Jun 2006 | - | 8y 1m 15d | [16][9] | |
| Windows 2000 | 5.0.2195 | - | 15 Dec 1999 | 30 Jun 2005 | 30 Jun 2010 | 10 May 2016 (Custom)1 | 16y 4m 25d | [17][9] | |
| Windows Me | 4.90.3000 | - | 29 Jul 2000 | 31 Dec 2003 | 30 Jun 2006 | - | 5y 11m 1d | [18][9] | |
| Windows XP | 5.1.2600 | 64-Bit Edition | 24 Aug 2001 | 30 Jun 2005 | - | - | 3y 10m 6d | [19][20][21] | |
| Professional, Home Edition | 14 Apr 2009 | 8 Apr 2014 | 23 May 2019 (Custom)1 | 17y 8m 29d | |||||
| Embedded | 28 Nov 2001 | 11 Jan 2011 | 12 Jan 2016 | 17y 5m 25d | |||||
| Media Center Edition | 29 Oct 2002 | 14 Apr 2009 | 8 Apr 2014 | -5 | 11y 5m 10d | ||||
| Tablet PC Edition | 7 Nov 2002 | 11y 5m 1d | |||||||
| 5.2.3790 | 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 | 28 Mar 2003 | 30 Jun 2005 | -4 | -4 | 2y 3m 2d | |||
| 5.1.2600 | Media Center Edition 2004 | 30 Sep 2003 | 14 Apr 2009 | 8 Apr 2014 | -5 | 10y 6m 9d | |||
| Starter Edition | 11 Aug 2004 | 9y 7m 28d | |||||||
| Tablet PC Edition 2005 | 25 Aug 2004 | 9y 7m 14d | |||||||
| 5.2.3790 | x64 Edition | 25 Apr 2005 | -4 | 8y 11m 14d | |||||
| 5.1.2600 | Embedded for POS | 24 May 2005 | 12 Apr 2011 | 12 Apr 2016 | 23 May 2019 (Custom)1 | 13y 11m 29d | |||
| Fundamentals for Legacy PCs | 8 Jul 2006 | 14 Apr 2009 | 8 Apr 2014 | 12y 10m 15d | |||||
| Embedded Standard 2009 | 16 Oct 2008 | 14 Jan 2014 | 8 Jan 2019 | 10y 7m 7d | |||||
| Embedded POSReady 2009 | 9 Dec 2008 | 8 Apr 2014 | 9 Apr 2019 | 10y 5m 14d | |||||
| Windows Server 2003 | 5.2.3790 | Web, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter | 28 Mar 2003 | 13 Jul 2010 | 14 Jul 2015 | 20 Jul 2015 (Custom for IA-64)1 | 12y 4m 2d | [22][23][24] | |
| 10 Sep 2019 (Custom for x86, x64)1 | 16y 5m 13d | ||||||||
| Storage Server | 10 Sep 2003 | 11 Oct 2011 | 9 Oct 2016 | 16y | |||||
| Small Business Server | 9 Oct 2003 | 12 Apr 2011 | 12 Apr 2016 | 15y 11m 1d | |||||
| Home Server | 16 Jul 2007 | 8 Jan 2013 | -5 | -5 | 5y 5m 23d | ||||
| Windows Vista | 6.0.6000 | - | 8 Nov 2006 | 10 Apr 2012 | 11 Apr 2017 | 17 Aug 2017 (Out of band)4 | 10y 9m 9d | [25] | |
| Windows Server 2008 | Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter | 4 Feb 2008 | 13 Jan 2015 | 14 Jan 2020 | 10 Jan 2023 (ESU)2 | 14y 11m 6d | [26] | ||
| 9 Jan 2024 (ESU Azure)2 | 15y 11m 5d | ||||||||
| 13 Jan 2026 (Premium Assurance)2 | 17y 11m 9d | ||||||||
| Essential Business Server | 12 Nov 2008 | -5 | 11y 2m 2d | ||||||
| Small Business Server | |||||||||
| Windows 7 | 6.1.7600 | Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate | 22 Jul 2009 | 13 Jan 2015 | 14 Jan 2020 | -4,5 | 10y 5m 23d | [27] | |
| Professional, Enterprise | 10 Jan 2023 (ESU)4,5 | 13y 5m 19d | |||||||
| Embedded Standard 7 | 29 Jul 2010 | 13 Oct 2015 | 13 Oct 2020 | 10 Oct 2023 (ESU)4,5 | 13y 2m 11d | ||||
| Thin PC | 1 Jul 2011 | 11 Oct 2016 | 12 Oct 2021 | -4,5 | 10y 3m 11d | ||||
| Embedded POSReady 7 | 10 Sep 2011 | 8 Oct 2024 (ESU)4 | 13y 28d | ||||||
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | Itanium | 22 Jul 2009 | 13 Jan 2015 | 14 Jan 2020 | 23 Jul 2020 (Out of band) | 11y 1d | [28][29][30][31][32][33] | ||
| Foundation, Web, HPC | |||||||||
| Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter | 22 Jul 2009 | 10 Jan 2023 (ESU) | 13y 5m 19d | ||||||
| 9 Jan 2024 (ESU Azure) | 14y 5m 18d | ||||||||
| 13 Jan 2026 (Premium Assurance) | 16y 5m 22d | ||||||||
| MultiPoint Server 2010 | 24 Feb 2010 | 14 Jul 2015 | 14 Jul 2020 | -5 | 10y 4m 20d | ||||
| Small Business Server 2011 Standard | 13 Dec 2010 | 9y 7m 1d | |||||||
| Storage Server Essentials | 31 Mar 2011 | 13 Jan 2015 | 14 Jan 2020 | 8y 9m 14d | |||||
| Home Server 2011 | 6 Apr 2011 | 12 Apr 2016 | -5 | 5y 6d | |||||
| MultiPoint Server 2011 | 12 May 2011 | 12 Jul 2016 | 13 Jul 2021 | 10y 2m 1d | |||||
| Small Business Server 2011 Essentials | 28 Jun 2011 | 5 Jan 2013 | -5 | 1y 6m 8d | |||||
| Windows 8 | 6.2.9200 | Core, Pro, Enterprise, RT | 1 Aug 2012 | 12 Jan 2016 | -4,5 | -4 | 3y 5m 11d | [34][35] | |
| Embedded Standard | 20 Mar 2013 | 10 Jul 2018 | 11 Jul 2023 | 10y 3m 21d | |||||
| Embedded Industry | 2 Apr 2013 | 12 Jan 2016 | -4,5 | 2y 9m 10d | |||||
| Windows Server 2012 | Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter | 1 Aug 2012 | 9 Oct 2018 | 10 Oct 2023 | 09 Oct 2029 (Premium Assurance) | 17y 2m 8d | [36][37][33] | ||
| MultiPoint Server 2012 | 10 Feb 2013 | -5 | 10y 8m | ||||||
| Windows 8.1 | 6.3.9600 | Core, Pro, Enterprise, RT | 27 Aug 2013 | 9 Jan 2018 | 10 Jan 2023 | -4 | 9y 4m 14d | [38][39] | |
| Embedded Industry | 17 Oct 2013 | 10 Jul 2018 | 11 Jul 2023 | 9y 8m 24d | |||||
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter | 27 Aug 2013 | 9 Oct 2018 | 10 Oct 2023 | 09 Oct 2029 (Premium Assurance) | 16y 1m 12d | [40][33] | ||
| Windows 10 | 1507 | 10.0.10240 | Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education | 29 Jul 2015 | 09 May 2017 | - | - | 1y 9m 10d | [41][42][43][44][45] |
| Enterprise LTSB 2015, IoT Enterprise LTSB 2015 | 13 Oct 2020 | 14 Oct 2025 | 10y 2m 15d | ||||||
| 1511 | 10.0.10586 | Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education | 10 Nov 2015 | 10 Oct 2017 | - | 1y 11m | |||
| 1607 | 10.0.14393 | Home, Pro | 02 Aug 2016 | 10 Apr 2018 | 10 Jan 2023 (Specific Hardware)6 | 6y 5m 8d | |||
| Enterprise, Education | 09 Apr 2019 | ||||||||
| Enterprise LTSB 2016, IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016 | 12 Oct 2021 | 13 Oct 2026 | - | 10y 2m 11d | |||||
| Windows Server 2016 | - | 15 Oct 2016 | 11 Jan 2022 | 12 Jan 2027 | 11 Jan 2033 (Premium Assurance) | 16y 2m 27d | [46][33] | ||
| Windows 10 | 1703 | 10.0.15063 | Home, Pro | 11 Apr 2017 | 09 Oct 2018 | - | - | 1y 5m 28d | [41][42][47][48] |
| Enterprise, Education | 08 Oct 2019 | 09 Mar 2021 (Specific Hardware)6 | 3y 10m 26d | ||||||
| 1709 | 10.0.16299 | Home, Pro | 17 Oct 2017 | 09 Apr 2019 | - | 1y 5m 23d | |||
| Enterprise, Education | 13 Oct 2020 | 2y 11m 26d | |||||||
| 1803 | 10.0.17134 | Home, Pro | 30 Apr 2018 | 12 Nov 2019 | 1y 6m 13d | ||||
| Enterprise, Education | 11 May 2021 | 3y 11d | |||||||
| 1809 | 10.0.17763 | Home, Pro | 13 Nov 2018 | 10 Nov 2020 | 1y 11m 28d | ||||
| Enterprise, Education | 11 May 2021 | 2y 5m 28d | |||||||
| Enterprise LTSC 2019, IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 | 09 Jan 2024 | 09 Jan 2029 | 10y 1m 27d | ||||||
| Windows Server 2019 | - | [49] | |||||||
| Windows 10 | 1903 | 10.0.18362 | Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education | 21 May 2019 | 08 Dec 2020 | - | 1y 6m 17d | [41][42] | |
| 1909 | 10.0.18363 | Home, Pro | 12 Nov 2019 | 11 May 2021 | 1y 5m 29d | ||||
| Enterprise, Education | 10 May 2022 | 2y 5m 28d | |||||||
| 2004 | 10.0.19041 | Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education | 27 May 2020 | 14 Dec 2021 | 1y 6m 17d | ||||
| 20H2 | 10.0.19042 | Home, Pro | 20 Oct 2020 | 10 May 2022 | 1y 6m 20d | ||||
| Enterprise, Education | 09 May 2023 | 2y 6m 19d | |||||||
| 21H1 | 10.0.19043 | Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education | 18 May 2021 | 13 Dec 2022 | 1y 6m 25d | ||||
| Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348 | - | 18 Aug 2021 | 13 Oct 2026 | 14 Oct 2031 | 10y 1m 26d | [50] | ||
| Windows 11 | 21H2 | 10.0.22000 | Home, Pro | 04 Oct 2021 | 10 Oct 2023 | - | 2y 6d | [51][52] | |
| Enterprise, Education | 08 Oct 2024 | 3y 4d | |||||||
| Windows 10 | 10.0.19044 | Home, Pro | 16 Nov 2021 | 13 Jun 2023 | 1y 6m 28d | [41][42][53][54] | |||
| Enterprise, Education | 11 Jun 2024 | 2y 6m 26d | |||||||
| Enterprise LTSC 2021 | 12 Jan 2027 | 5y 1m 27d | |||||||
| IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 | 13 Jan 2032 | 10y 1m 28d | |||||||
| Windows 11 | 22H2 | 10.0.22621 | Home, Pro | 20 Sep 2022 | 08 Oct 2024 | - | 2y 18d | [51][52] | |
| Enterprise, Education | 14 Oct 2025 | 3y 24d | |||||||
| Windows 10 | 10.0.19045 | Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education | 18 Oct 2022 | 14 Oct 2025 | 10 Oct 2028 (ESU) | 5y 11m 22d | [41][42][55] | ||
| Windows 11 | 23H2 | 10.0.22631 | Home, Pro | 31 Oct 2023 | 11 Nov 2025 | - | 2y 11d | [51][52] | |
| Enterprise, Education | 10 Nov 2026 | 3y 10d | |||||||
| 24H2 | 10.0.26100 | Home, Pro | 01 Oct 2024 | 13 Oct 2026 | 2y 12d | [51][52][56][57] | |||
| Enterprise, Education | 12 Oct 2027 | 3y 11d | |||||||
| Enterprise LTSC 2024 | 09 Oct 2029 | 5y 8d | |||||||
| IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 | 10 Oct 2034 | 10y 9d | |||||||
| Windows Server 2025 | - | 01 Nov 2024 | 9y 11m 9d | [58][59] | |||||
1 Custom patches were released after the extended support ended, paid for by companies with extended support contracts. This date reflects the patch day of the last known update. For more information see MSFN - NT 5.x Windows Update URLs Dump, inc. Custom Support Updates (msfn.org)
2 The Itanium editions (IA-64) do or did not receive further updates in this categories.
3 Workarounds needed - see Windows Update on Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
4 Compatible with most (extended) Patches of the corresponding Server edition (limited architectures)
5 Compatible with most (extended) Patches of another Edition listed (limited architectures)
6 Windows 10 1607 was supported for a longer time period on Intel Clover Trail based systems due to compatibility issues with never releases.[45] 1703 was supported longer on Surface Hub as the "Team version", later replaced by the 2020 Update.[48]
By architecture
| Architecture | Inception | Death | First Win Release | RTM | Last supported Win Release | End Support | Total support | Cit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x86 (16-bit) | Jun 1978 | Ongoing4 | Windows 1.0 | 20 Nov 1985 | Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Embedded | 1 Nov 2008 | 22y 11m 12d | [1][6] |
| x86 (32-bit) | Oct 1985 | Ongoing4 | Windows NT 3.1 | 27 Jul 1993 | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 20211 | 13 Jan 20321 | 38y 5m 17d1 | [8][60] |
| MIPS (R4000) | Oct 1991 | Mar 20214 | Windows NT 3.1 | 27 Jul 1993 | Windows NT 4.0 (SP1) | 17 Oct 19963 | 3y 2m 14d | [8][61] |
| DEC Alpha / AXP | Nov 1992 | Jun 2001 | Windows NT 3.1 | 16 Sep 19932 | Windows NT 4.0 | 31 Dec 2001 | 8y 3m 15d | [62][63][9] |
| PowerPC (PReP) | Oct 1993 | Ongoing | Windows NT 3.5 | 21 Sep 1994 | Windows NT 4.0 (SP2) | 7 Feb 19973 | 2y 4m 17d | [64][65] |
| Itanium / IA-64 | May 2001 | Jan 2020 | Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 25 Oct 2001 | Windows Server 2008 R2 | 14 Jan 2020 | 18y 2m 20d | [66][67] |
| x86-64 / AMD64 | April 2003 | Ongoing | Windows Server 2003 (SP1) | 30 Mar 2005 | -1 | > 20341 | > 28y1 | [68] |
| ARM32 / armv7a | Oct 2005 | Ongoing4 | Windows RT 8.0 | 26 Oct 2012 | Windows RT 8.1 | 10 Jan 2023 | 10y 2m 15d | [69] |
| ARM64 / armv8a | Oct 2011 | Ongoing | Windows 10 (1709) | 17 Oct 2017 | -1 | > 20341 | > 16y1 | [70] |
1 Support is ongoing. End dates and releases could still change
2 Exact date unknown
3 Technical support continued during the lifetime of the product, however only on a case by case basis without public patches and software updates. Thus assuming the end date to be the date of the last Service Pack or the discontinuation announcement, whichever is later.
4 Support continued or continues as a subset of a newer architecture or revision. For example x86-64 CPUs can run x86 16-bit and 32-bit code and ARM64 CPUs can run ARM32 code.
Italic: Discontinued since more than 5 years
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1985 - 1990 | |
| 20 Nov 1985 |  Windows 1.0 (Build 1.01) released
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| 15 May 1986 |  Updated version 1.02 of Windows 1.0 released
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| 21 Aug 1986 | Updated version 1.03 of Windows 1.0 released
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| 08 Apr 1987 | Updated version 1.04 of Windows 1.0 released
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| 09 Dec 1987 | Windows 2.0 (Build 2.03) released
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| 27 May 1988 | Windows 2.1 (Build 2.1) released
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| 13 Mar 1989 | Updated version 2.11 of Windows 2.1 released
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| 22 May 1990 | Windows 3.0 (Build 3.00) released
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| 1991 - 1995 | |
| 20 Oct 1991 | Updated version 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions of Windows 3.0 released
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| 06 Apr 1992 | Windows 3.1 (Build 103) released
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| 27 Oct 1992 | Updated version Windows for Workgroups 3.1 of Windows 3.1 released
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| 27 Jul 1993 | Windows NT 3.1 (Build 511) released
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| 08 Oct 1993 | Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 3.1 released
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| 08 Nov 1993 | Updated version 3.11 of Windows 3.1 released
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| 24 Jan 1994 | Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 3.1 released
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| 21 Sep 1994 | Windows NT 3.5 (Build 807) released
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| 29 Oct 1994 | Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 3.1 released
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| 13 Jan 1995 | Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 3.5 released
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| 01 Mar 1995 | Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 3.5 released
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| 30 May 1995 | Windows NT 3.51 (Build 1057) released
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| 09 Aug 1995 | Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 3.51 released
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| 24 Aug 1995 | Windows 95 (Build 950) released
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| 29 Aug 1995 | Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 3.5 released
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| 11 Oct 1995 | Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 3.51 released
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| 14 Dec 1995 | Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 3.51 released
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| 1996 - 2000 | |
| 14 Feb 1996 | Updated version OSR 1 (Build 950a) of Windows 95 released
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| 14 Mar 1996 | Service Pack 4 for Windows NT 3.51 released
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| 24 Aug 1996 | Windows NT 4.0 (Build 1381) released
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| 30 Aug 1996 | Updated version OSR 2 (Build 1111) of Windows 95 released
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| 23 Sep 1996 | Service Pack 5 for Windows NT 3.51 released
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| 16 Oct 1996 | Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 4.0 released
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| 14 Dec 1996 | Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0 released
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| 15 May 1997 | Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4.0 released
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| 27 Jul 1997 | Updated version OSR 2.1 (Build 1212) of Windows 95 released
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| 26 Nov 1997 | Updated version OSR 2.5 (Build 1216) of Windows 95 released
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| 25 Jun 1998 | Windows 98 (Build 1998) released
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| 25 Oct 1998 | Service Pack 4 for Windows NT 4.0 released
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| 04 May 1999 | Service Pack 5 for Windows NT 4.0 released
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| 10 Jun 1999 | Updated version Second Edition (Build 2222A) of Windows 98 released
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| 30 Jun 1999 | Service Pack 1 for Windows 98 released
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| 09 Aug 1999 |  Variant Windows NT 4.0 Embedded released
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| 27 Oct 1999 | Service Pack 6 for Windows NT 4.0 released
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| 2001 - 2005 | |
| 17 Feb 2000 | Windows 2000 (Build 2195) released
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| 15 Aug 2000 | Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000 released
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| 14 Sep 2000 | Windows Millennium Edition (Build 3000) released
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| 30 Sep 2000 |  Mainstream Support ended for Windows NT 3.51 Server
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| 31 Dec 2000 |  Mainstream Support ended for Windows NT 3.1
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| 16 May 2001 | Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000 released
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| 26 Jul 2001 | Update Rollup for Windows NT 4.0 released
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| 25 Oct 2001 | Windows XP (Build 2600) released
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| 28 Nov 2001 | Variant Windows XP Embedded released
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| 31 Dec 2001 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 1.0
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| 29 Aug 2002 | Service Pack 3 for Windows 2000 released
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| 09 Sep 2002 | Service Pack 1 for Windows XP released
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| 30 Sep 2002 | Extended Support ended for Windows NT 3.51 Server
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| 29 Oct 2002 | Variant Windows XP Media Center Edition released
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| 07 Nov 2002 | Variant Windows XP Tablet PC Edition released
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| 30 Jun 2002 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
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| 31 Dec 2002 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows NT 4.0 Server
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| 28 Mar 2003 | Variant Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 released
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| 24 Apr 2003 | Windows Server 2003 (Build 3790) released
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| 26 Jun 2003 | Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000 released
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| 30 Jun 2003 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows NT 4.0 Embedded
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| 10 Sep 2003 | Variant Windows Storage Server 2003 released
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| 09 Oct 2003 | Variant Windows Small Business Server 2003 released
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| 31 Dec 2003 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Millennium Edition
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| 30 Jun 2004 | Extended Support ended for Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
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| 11 Aug 2004 | Variant Windows XP Starter Edition released
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| 25 Aug 2004 | Service Pack 2 for Windows XP released
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| 12 Oct 2004 | Variant Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 released
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| 31 Dec 2004 | Extended Support ended for Windows NT 4.0 Server
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| 30 Mar 2005 | Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 released
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| 25 Apr 2005 | Variant Windows XP Professional x64 Edition released
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| 06 Jun 2005 | Variant Windows Embedded for Point of Service (of Windows XP) released
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| 30 Jun 2005 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 2000
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| 13 Sep 2005 | Update Rollup for Windows 2000 released
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| 06 Dec 2005 | Updated version R2 of Windows Server 2003 released
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| 2006 - 2010 | |
| 31 May 2006 | Variant Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (of Windows XP) released
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| 30 Jun 2006 | Extended Support ended for Windows 98
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| 11 Jul 2006 | Extended Support ended for Windows NT 4.0 Embedded
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| 30 Jan 2007 | Windows Vista (Build 6000) released
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| 13 Mar 2007 | Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003 released
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| 04 Nov 2007 | Variant Windows Home Server (of Windows Server 2003) released
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| 04 Feb 2008 | Windows Server 2008 (Build 6001) released
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| 06 May 2008 | Service Pack 3 for Windows XP released
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| 16 Oct 2008 | Variant Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (of Windows XP) released
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| 01 Nov 2008 | Extended Support ended for Windows 3.1 (Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Embedded)
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| 12 Nov 2008 | Variant Windows Small Business Server 2008 released
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| 09 Dec 2008 | Variant Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (of Windows XP) released
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| 14 Apr 2009 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows XP
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| 26 May 2009 | Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista
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| 22 Oct 2009 | Windows 7 (Build 7600) released
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| 24 Feb 2010 | Variant Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 (of Windows Server 2008 R2) released
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| 30 Jun 2010 | Extended Support ended for Windows 2000
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| 12 Jul 2010 | Service Pack 1 for Windows 7
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| 13 Jul 2010 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Server 2003
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| 29 Jul 2010 | Variant Windows Embedded Standard 7 released
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| 13 Dec 2010 | Variant Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard (of Windows Server 2008 R2) released
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| 2011 - 2015 | |
| 11 Jan 2011 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows XP Embedded
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| 06 Apr 2011 | Variant Windows Home Server 2011 (of Windows Server 2008 R2) released
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| 12 Apr 2011 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Embedded for Point of Service (Windows XP)
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| 12 May 2011 | Variant Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (of Windows Server 2008 R2) released
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| 28 Jun 2011 | Variant Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (of Windows Server 2008 R2) released
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| 01 Jul 2011 | Variant Windows Thin PC (of Windows 7) released
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| 10 Sep 2011 | Variant Windows Embedded POSReady 7 released
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| 11 Oct 2011 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Storage Server 2003
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| 10 Apr 2012 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Vista
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| 04 Sep 2012 | Windows Server 2012 (Build 9200) released
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| 26 Oct 2012 | Windows 8 (Build 9200) released
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| 05 Jan 2013 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (Windows Server 2008 R2)
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| 08 Jan 2013 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Home Server (Windows Server 2003)
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| 10 Feb 2013 | Variant Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 released
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| 20 Mar 2013 | Variant Windows Embedded 8 Standard released
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| 02 Apr 2013 | Variant Windows Embedded 8 Industry released
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| 17 Oct 2013 | Windows 8.1 (Build 9600) released
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| 18 Oct 2013 | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Build 9600) released
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| 14 Jan 2014 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (Windows XP)
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| 02 Apr 2014 | Update 1 for Windows 8.1 released
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| 08 Apr 2014 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (Windows XP)
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| 12 Aug 2014 | Update 2 for Windows 8.1 released
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| 17 Nov 2014 | Update 3 for Windows 8.1 released
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| 2016 - 2020 | |
| 13 Jan 2015 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Server 2008
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| 14 Jul 2015 | Extended Support ended for Windows Server 2003
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| 29 Jul 2015 | Windows 10 (1507) (Build 10240) released
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| 13 Oct 2015 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Embedded Standard 7
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| 10 Nov 2015 | Updated version 1511 (Build 10586) of Windows 10 released
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| 12 Jan 2016 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows XP Embedded
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| 12 Apr 2016 | Extended Support ended for Windows Embedded for Point of Service (Windows XP)
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| 12 Jul 2016 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (Windows Server 2008 R2)
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| 02 Aug 2016 | Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 (Build 14393) released
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| 09 Oct 2016 | Extended Support ended for Windows Storage Server 2003
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| 11 Oct 2016 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Thin PC (Windows 7)
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| 15 Oct 2016 | Windows Server 2016 (Build 14393) released
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| 11 Apr 2017 | Updated version 1703 (Build 15063) of Windows 10 released
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| 09 May 2017 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (1507)
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| 10 Oct 2017 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (1511)
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| 17 Oct 2017 | Updated version 1709 (Build 16299) of Windows 10 released
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| 09 Jan 2018 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 8.1
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| 10 Apr 2018 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (1607) Home, Pro
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| 30 Apr 2018 | Updated version 1803 (Build 17134) of Windows 10 released
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| 10 Jul 2018 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Embedded 8 Standard
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| 09 Oct 2018 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Server 2012
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| 13 Nov 2018 | Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 (Build 17763) released
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| 08 Jan 2019 | Extended Support ended for Windows Embedded Standard 2009 (Windows XP)
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| 09 Apr 2019 | Extended Support ended for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 (Windows XP)
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| 21 May 2019 | Updated version 1903 (Build 18362) of Windows 10 released
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| 08 Oct 2019 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (1703) Enterprise, Education
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| 12 Nov 2019 | Updated version 1909 (Build 18363) of Windows 10 released
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| 14 Jan 2020 | Extended Support ended for Windows Server 2008
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| 27 May 2020 | Updated version 2004 (Build 19041) of Windows 10 released
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| 14 Jul 2020 | Extended Support ended for Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 (Windows Server 2008 R2)
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| 13 Oct 2020 | Extended Support ended for Windows Embedded Standard 7
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| 20 Oct 2020 | Updated version 20H2 (Build 19042) of Windows 10 released
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| 10 Nov 2020 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (1809) Home, Pro
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| 08 Dec 2020 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (1903)
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| 2021 - 2025 | |
| 11 May 2021 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (1803) Enterprise, Education
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| 18 May 2021 | Updated version 21H1 (Build 19043) of Windows 10 released
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| 13 Jul 2021 | Extended Support ended for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (Windows Server 2008 R2)
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| 18 Aug 2021 | Windows Server 2022 (Build 20348) released
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| 04 Oct 2021 | Windows 11 (21H2) (Build 22000) released
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| 12 Oct 2021 | Extended Support ended for Windows Thin PC (Windows 7)
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| 16 Nov 2021 | Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 (Build 19044) released
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| 14 Dec 2021 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (2004)
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| 11 Jan 2022 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows Server 2016
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| 10 May 2022 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (1909) Enterprise, Education
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| 20 Sep 2022 | Updated version 22H2 (Build 22621) of Windows 11 released
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| 18 Oct 2022 | Updated version 22H2 (Build 19045) of Windows 10 released
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| 13 Dec 2022 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (21H1)
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| 10 Jan 2023 | ESU Support ended for Windows Server 2008
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| 09 May 2023 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (20H2) Enterprise, Education
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| 13 Jun 2023 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (21H2) Home, Pro
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| 11 Jul 2023 | Extended Support ended for Windows Embedded 8 Standard
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| 10 Oct 2023 | ESU Support ended for Windows Embedded Standard 7
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| 31 Oct 2023 | Updated version 23H2 (Build 22631) of Windows 11 released
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| 09 Jan 2024 | ESU Azure Support ended for Windows Server 2008
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| 11 Jun 2024 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 (21H2) Enterprise, Education
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| 01 Oct 2024 | Updated version 24H2 (Build 26100) of Windows 11 released
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| 01 Nov 2024 | Windows Server 2025 (Build 26100) released
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| 08 Oct 2024 | ESU Support ended for Windows Embedded POSReady 7
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| 2026 - 2030 | |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Extended Support ended for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2015
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| 11 Nov 2025 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 11 (23H2) Home, Pro
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| 13 Jan 2026 | Premium Assurance Support ended for Windows Server 2008
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| 13 Oct 2026 | Extended Support ended for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016
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| 10 Nov 2026 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 11 (23H2) Enterprise, Education
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| 12 Jan 2027 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021
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| 12 Oct 2027 | Mainstream Support ended for Windows 11 (24H2) Enterprise, Education
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| 10 Oct 2028 | ESU Support ended for Windows 10 (22H2)
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| 09 Jan 2029 | Extended Support ended for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019
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| 09 Oct 2029 | Premium Assurance Support ended for Windows Server 2012
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| 2031 - 2035 | |
| 14 Oct 2031 | Extended Support ended for Windows Server 2022
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| 13 Jan 2032 | Extended Support ended for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021
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| 11 Jan 2033 | Premium Assurance Support ended for Windows Server 2016
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| 10 Oct 2034 | Extended Support ended for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024
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