In 2023, a list of Microsoft products will reach their End of Support on scheduled dates. Hence, there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates. The following products and releases, governed by
Effective October 1, 2022, the licensing for Microsoft Windows Server changed. Traditionally, Windows Server was licensed per physical server/processor/core, independently from being deployed in a physical or in a virtual environment. With the October 2022 changes to the terms for Outsourcing – under certain
Effective June 15, 2022, the Internet Explorer (IE) 11 desktop application retires on the following platforms: Internet Explorer 11 desktop application delivered via the Semi-Annual Channel (SAC): Windows 10 (version 20H2 and later) Windows 10 IoT (version 20H2 and later) Unaffected of the retirement
Effective April 1, 2022, the new Windows Server Subscription for Microsoft Azure Stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) is generally available. This new option came with the launch of special Windows Server Subscriptions specifically to license the guest virtual machine (VM) operating systems on Azure Stack
Effective October 19, 2021, Microsoft is increasing the price of Windows Server 2022 Standard edition and Windows Server 2022 Client Access Licenses (CALs) by 10%. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter edition pricing will remain the same. Windows Server 2022 is available as perpetual software through
Effective October 1, 2021, Microsoft Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) for both Windows Server 2022 Standard and Windows Server 2022 Datacenter is available for Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) and Volume License (VL) customers. Starting with Windows Server 2022 there is one primary release
Extended Security Updates (ESU) are critical if you want to continue safely running Windows Server and SQL Server workloads on versions that are out of support. Extended Security Updates for the 2008 versions have been available since regular support ended, but will themselves end
Effective March 2, 2021, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 is available in preview and will be generally available in September 2021 as part of Microsoft’s Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). Windows Server 2022 LTSC is for customers that need the most stable build of Windows Server
According to the August 2019 Microsoft Product Terms, Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit now includes options for the Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host. The main aspects of Microsoft Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server and SQL Server remain unchanged. Here’s a summary of the rules for
Effective April 15, 2026, the Citrix License Activation Service (LAS) will replace the current method of managing and activating Citrix licenses. As this represents an important shift, we understand that
Effective April 1, 2026, Adobe announced a price increase for Acrobat Standard for business (Teams and Enterprise) customers. This applies to subscriptions under Adobe’s Value Incentive Plan (VIP, such as
On January 23, 2026, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Entra ID P2 and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 became available as add-on offerings through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. This