"Extended Support lasts for a minimum of 5 years and includes security updates at no cost, and paid non-security updates and support," says Microsoft. System Center Data Protection Manager 2010īesides the long list of products being retired, there are also many of them that will move to Extended Support from Mainstream Support in 2020. Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 This policy provides customers with at least 10 years of support (a minimum of 5 years of Mainstream Support followed by 5 years of Extended Support), with some exceptions.īelow, you can find a list of some of the most significant Microsoft products with a Fixed Policy reaching end of life this year. "Fixed Lifecycle Policy applies to many products currently available through retail purchase or volume licensing," says Microsoft. Windows Server, version 1903 (Datacenter, Standard, IoT Enterprise)Īccording to Microsoft, a very long list of products governed by the company's Fixed Policy will also reach their end of support in 2020. Windows 10, version 1903 (Enterprise, Home, Pro, Pro for Workstations, IoT Enterprise) Windows 10, version 1803 (Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise) Windows Server version 1809 (Datacenter Core, Standard Core) Windows 10, version 1809 (Home, Pro, Pro for Workstation, IoT Core) Windows 10, version 1709 (Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise) Contact your account manager, partner or device manufacturer for more information."Ī list of some of the most prominent Microsoft software products reaching end of support this year and links to more details for each of them is available in the table below:
The ESU program provides security updates only for up to 3 years, after the End of Support date.
However, as Microsoft says on its support website, "For customers requiring more time to move to the latest product, the Extended Security Update (ESU) program is available for certain legacy products as a last resort option. Several major Microsoft products will reach their end of support during 2020, with Office 2010, Visual Studio 2010, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 (including 2008R2), and multiple Windows 10 versions including 18 being some of the most important ones.įor products that have reached their end of support, Microsoft stops providing bug fixes for issues that are discovered, security fixes for newly found vulnerabilities, or technical support.Ĭustomers who still use end of service software are advised by Redmond to upgrade as soon as possible to the latest on-premise or cloud version to keep their systems secure and bug-free.
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