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Updated: March 11, 2021
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The following list is a summary of products listed on the Lifecycle site, which are retiring or reaching the end of support in 2020. Upon retirement or end of support, there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates. Go here to learn about Fixed and Modern Lifecycle policies and service packs.
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Products governed by the Modern Policy
The following products and releases, governed by the Modern Policy, will retire in 2020.
| Products (Modern Policy) | Retirement |
|---|---|
| System Center Data Protection Manager Semi Annual Channel, version 1807 System Center Operations Manager Semi Annual Channel, version 1807 System Center Orchestrator Semi Annual Channel, version 1807 System Center Service Manager Semi Annual Channel, version 1807 System Center Virtual Machine Manager Semi Annual Channel, version 1807 | January 24, 2020 |
| Azure Container Service Windows Analytics Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, version 1806 | January 31, 2020 |
| Microsoft .NET Core 3.0 | March 3, 2020 |
| PowerShell 6.x PowerShell Core 6.2 | September 4, 2020 |
| Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, version 1902 | September 27, 2020 |
| Windows 10, version 1709 (Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise) | October 13, 2020 |
| Windows 10, version 1809 (Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, IoT Core) Windows Server version 1809 (Datacenter Core, Standard Core) | November 10, 2020 |
| Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, version 1810 | December 1, 2020 |
| Windows 10, version 1903 (Enterprise, Education, Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, IoT Enterprise) Windows Server, version 1903 (Datacenter, Standard) | December 8, 2020 |
| InMage Scout in Azure Site Recovery | December 31, 2020 |
Products governed by the Fixed Policy
The following products and releases, governed by the Fixed Policy, will end support in 2020.
| Product (Fixed Policy) | End of Support |
|---|---|
| Dynamics NAV 2009 Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 Expression 3 (Design, Encoder, Studio, Web) Hyper-V Server 2008 Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SQL Server 2014, service pack 2 (all editions) Visual Studio 2017, version 15.0 (all editions) Windows 7 Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Windows HPC Server 2008 (all editions) Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise, released in October 2017 Windows Server 2008 (all editions) Windows Server 2008 R2 (all editions) Windows Server 2008 for Windows Essential Server Solutions (all editions) Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Windows Small Business Server 2008 Windows Storage Server 2008 (all editions) Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 (all editions) Windows Web Server 2008 | January 14, 2020 |
| Internet Explorer 10 | January 31, 2020 |
| Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (all editions) Microsoft HPC Pack 2008 (all editions) Windows Identity Foundation Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises, Fall 2018 Update, version 13.x | April 14, 2020 |
| Wunderlist | May 6, 2020 |
| Expression 4 (Encoder, Studio, Studio Ultimate, Web) Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 (all editions) Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 4.6 for Windows Desktops Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 (all editions) Visual Studio 2010 (all editions) Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 (all editions) | July 14, 2020 |
| Internet Information Services Smooth Streaming Client 1.0 Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2010 Windows Communication Foundation RIA Services | September 8, 2020 |
| Access 2010 Dynamics GP 2010 Dynamics GP 2010 R2 Excel 2010 Exchange Server 2010 (all editions) FAST Search Server 2010 (all editions) Groove Server 2010 Infopath 2010 Office 2010 (all editions) OneNote 2010 PowerPoint 2010 Project 2010 Publisher 2010 Search Server 2010 SharePoint 2010 (Workspace, Designer) System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 System Center Essentials 2010 System Center Service Manager 2010 Visio 2010 (all editions) Word 2010 Windows Embedded Standard 7 Office 2016 for Mac (all editions) Excel 2016 for Mac Outlook 2016 for Mac PowerPoint 2016 for Mac Word 2016 for Mac | October 13, 2020 |
| Microsoft Identity Manger 2016, service pack 1 | November 4, 2020 |
Products moving to Extended Support
The following products will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2020. Extended Support includes security updates at no cost, and paid non-security updates and support. Additionally, Microsoft will not accept requests for design changes or new features during the Extended Support phase.
| Product | End of Mainstream Support |
|---|---|
| Dynamics C5 2015 Dynamics CRM 2015 Dynamics SL 2015 Dynamics NAV 2015 | January 14, 2020 |
| Cloud Platform System Dynamics GP 2015 Dynamics GP 2015 R2 Microsoft User Experience Virtualization 2.1 Service Pack 1 | April 14, 2020 |
| Azure StorSimple 8000 Series Azure StorSimple 1200 Series StorSimple Data Manager | July 1, 2020 |
| Access 2016 Excel 2016 Exchange Server 2016 (Enterprise, Standard) Office Home and Business 2016 Office Home and Student 2016 Office Professional 2016 Office Professional Plus 2016 Office Standard 2016 Project Professional 2016 Project Standard 2016 Microsoft Publisher 2016 Outlook 2016 PowerPoint 2016 Skype for Business 2016 Skype for Business Server 2015 Visio Professional 2016 Visio Standard 2016 Visual Studio 2015 (all editions) Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015 (all editions) Windows 10 2015 LTSB (Enterprise, IoT Enterprise) Windows Defender Exploit Guard Word 2016 | October 13, 2020 |
Change Log
September 2019 edits
ADDED: Windows Analytics, Windows Storage Server 2008 (all editions), Internet Explorer 10, StorSimple Data Manager, Visio Services in SharePoint Online
ADDED: Windows 10, version 1903 (Enterprise, Home, Pro, Pro for Workstations, IoT Enterprise) and Windows Server, version 1903 (Datacenter, Standard, IoT Enterprise)
EDITED: Exchange Server 2010 (all editions) support extended from January 14, 2020 to October 13, 2020
January 2020 edits
ADDED: Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 for Remote Desktop Services, Expression Studio 4, Windows 10 Pro Education,
EDITED: Visual Basic 2010 Express, Visual Basic C# 2010 Express, Visual Basic C++ 2010 Express, Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, Expression Encoder 4, Expression Web 4 date updated to July 14, 2020
EDITED: OneNote 2016 Mainstream Support extended from October 13, 2020 to October 10, 2023
EDITED: specific editions removed, 'all editions' added to parent listing
February 2020 edits
ADDED: Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises, Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Service Pack 1
April 2020 edits
EDITED: Windows 10, version 1709 (Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise) extended to October 13, 2020
EDITED: Windows 10, version 1809 (Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstation, IoT Core), Windows Server version 1809 (Datacenter Core, Standard Core) extended to November 10, 2020
REMOVED: PerformancePoint Services in SharePoint Server 2010, Project Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010 (support extended from October 13, 2020 to April 13, 2021)
June 2020 edits
REMOVED: Windows Defender Antivirus for Windows 10
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July 2020 edits
ADDED: Expression Studio Ultimate 4
EDITED: Visual Basic 2010 Express, Visual C# 2010 Express, and Visual C++ 2010 Express corrections
March 2021 edits
REMOVED: Service Pack section. These will be tracked under Fixed Policy EOS
REMOVED: Visio Services in SharePoint Online extended from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021
REMOVED: Windows 10, version 1803 (Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise); support extended from November 10, 2020 to May 11, 2021
ADDED: Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise, released in October 2017
ADDED: Products that have announced EOS dates since publishing