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Microsoft Windows end of life dates

The support dates the endoflife.date record (community-maintained) holds for Microsoft Windows, read on 30 Sep 2026: when security support ends for each version (cycle), when active support ends, and extended support where the record shows it. Below them, what Cyber Essentials, the Essential Eight, CIS Controls v8, PCI DSS and NIST SP 800-53 ask of a version past its end.

Oldest version still in support
10-1607-e-lts (10 1607 (E)), security support to 13 Oct 2026
Next end date
11-24h2-w, security support ends 13 Oct 2026
Editions and channels
The record splits editions: (E) is Enterprise and Education, (W) is Home and Pro, and their dates differ; IoT editions carry their own dates; LTS marks a long-term support version, with longer dates than the standard versions beside it.
Vendor's own notice
the vendor lifecycle policy address in the record did not answer our check: https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/?terms=Windows; the vendor notice is authoritative
Record
Microsoft Windows
Kind
operating system
Versions in the record
47
Versions past vendor support
34
Essential Eight class
an operating system: Patch operating systems asks that operating systems no longer supported by vendors are replaced, from ML1 (the held ML2 text carries the ML1 set).
Source
endoflife.date/windows, community-maintained, MIT licence, read 30 Sep 2026; sources

Microsoft Windows versions and their support dates

as at 30 Sep 2026
CycleReleasedActive support endsSecurity support endsExtended support endsOn the read dateVendor notice
11-26h1-e 11 26H1 (E)10 Feb 202613 Mar 202913 Mar 2029none in the recordsupportednot answering
11-26h1-w 11 26H1 (W)10 Feb 202614 Mar 202814 Mar 2028none in the recordsupportednot answering
11-25h2-e 11 25H2 (E)30 Sep 202510 Oct 202810 Oct 2028none in the recordsupportednot answering
11-25h2-w 11 25H2 (W)30 Sep 202512 Oct 202712 Oct 2027none in the recordsupportednot answering
11-24h2-iot-lts 11 24H2 IoT LTS1 Oct 20249 Oct 202910 Oct 2034none in the recordsupportednot answering
11-24h2-e-lts 11 24H2 (E) LTS1 Oct 20249 Oct 20299 Oct 2029none in the recordsupportednot answering
11-24h2-e 11 24H2 (E)1 Oct 202412 Oct 202712 Oct 2027none in the recordsupportednot answering
11-24h2-w 11 24H2 (W)1 Oct 202413 Oct 202613 Oct 2026none in the recordends within 90 daysnot answering
11-23h2-e 11 23H2 (E)31 Oct 202310 Nov 202610 Nov 2026none in the recordends within 90 daysnot answering
11-23h2-w 11 23H2 (W)31 Oct 202311 Nov 202511 Nov 2025none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-22h2 10 22H218 Oct 202214 Oct 202514 Oct 202510 Oct 2028extended support onlynot answering
11-22h2-e 11 22H2 (E)20 Sep 202214 Oct 202514 Oct 2025none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
11-22h2-w 11 22H2 (W)20 Sep 20228 Oct 20248 Oct 2024none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-21h2-iot-lts 10 21H2 IoT LTS16 Nov 202112 Jan 202713 Jan 2032none in the recordsupportednot answering
10-21h2-e-lts 10 21H2 (E) LTS16 Nov 202112 Jan 202712 Jan 2027none in the recordsupportednot answering
10-21h2-e 10 21H2 (E)16 Nov 202111 Jun 202411 Jun 2024none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-21h2-w 10 21H2 (W)16 Nov 202113 Jun 202313 Jun 2023none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
11-21h2-e 11 21H2 (E)4 Oct 20218 Oct 20248 Oct 2024none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
11-21h2-w 11 21H2 (W)4 Oct 202110 Oct 202310 Oct 2023none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-21h1 10 21H118 May 202113 Dec 202213 Dec 2022none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-20h2-e 10 20H2 (E)20 Oct 20209 May 20239 May 2023none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-20h2-w 10 20H2 (W)20 Oct 202010 May 202210 May 2022none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-2004 10 200427 May 202014 Dec 202114 Dec 2021none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1909-e 10 1909 (E)12 Nov 201910 May 202210 May 2022none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1909-w 10 1909 (W)12 Nov 201911 May 202111 May 2021none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1903 10 190321 May 20198 Dec 20208 Dec 2020none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1809-e-lts 10 1809 (E) LTS13 Nov 20189 Jan 20249 Jan 2029none in the recordsecurity fixes onlynot answering
10-1809-e 10 1809 (E)13 Nov 201811 May 202111 May 2021none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1809-w 10 1809 (W)13 Nov 201810 Nov 202010 Nov 2020none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1803-e 10 1803 (E)30 Apr 201811 May 202011 May 2021none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1803-w 10 1803 (W)30 Apr 201812 Nov 201912 Nov 2019none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1709-e 10 1709 (E)17 Oct 201713 Oct 202013 Oct 2020none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1709-w 10 1709 (W)17 Oct 20179 Apr 20199 Apr 2019none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1703-e 10 1703 (E)11 Apr 20178 Oct 20198 Oct 2019none in the recordpast vendor supportnotice
10-1703-w 10 1703 (W)11 Apr 20179 Oct 20189 Oct 2018none in the recordpast vendor supportnotice
10-1607-e-lts 10 1607 (E) LTS2 Aug 201612 Oct 202113 Oct 2026none in the recordends within 90 daysnot answering
10-1607-e 10 1607 (E)2 Aug 20169 Apr 20199 Apr 2019none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1607-w 10 1607 (W)2 Aug 201610 Apr 201810 Apr 2018none in the recordpast vendor supportnone in the record
10-1511 10 151110 Nov 201510 Oct 201710 Oct 2017none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1507-e-lts 10 1507 (E) LTS29 Jul 201513 Oct 202014 Oct 2025none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1507 10 150729 Jul 20159 May 20179 May 2017none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
10-1507-iot 10 1507 IOT29 Apr 201510 Nov 202010 Nov 2020none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
8.113 Nov 20139 Jan 201810 Jan 2023none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
830 Oct 201212 Jan 201612 Jan 2016none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
7-sp1 7 SP122 Feb 201113 Jan 201514 Jan 2020none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
6-sp2 Vista SP229 Apr 200910 Apr 201211 Apr 2017none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering
5-sp3 XP SP321 Apr 200814 Apr 20098 Apr 2014none in the recordpast vendor supportnot answering

A version this table does not list is not in the record: the finder reads it as unknown, never supported. The dates are the record's own; nothing here states a date the record does not hold.

What the schemes ask of a version past its end

Cyber Essentials
software on in-scope devices licensed and supported by the vendor, meaning it still receives security updates; unsupported software removed or segregated (SU.1, SU.4). Cyber Essentials Plus: removed, or isolated with compensating controls (PM-02).
Essential Eight
An operating system: Patch operating systems asks that operating systems no longer supported by vendors are replaced, from ML1 (the held ML2 text carries the ML1 set).
CIS Controls v8, Safeguard 2.2
only software that still receives vendor support may be marked authorised; unsupported software kept for the mission needs a recorded exception with compensating controls and the acceptance of the remaining risk; support status checked at least monthly.
PCI DSS 12.3.4
hardware and software reviewed at least every 12 months: that vendors still supply timely security fixes, end-of-life announcements documented, and a remediation plan for outdated technology approved by senior management.
NIST SP 800-53 SA-22
system components replaced when support is no longer available from the developer, vendor or manufacturer, or alternative sources of continued support provided.

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