The following products will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2024. 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.
The following products and releases, governed by the Fixed Policy, will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2024:
| Product | End of Mainstream Support Date |
| Dynamics SL 2018 | January 9, 2024 |
| Exchange Server 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Hyper-V Server 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Project Server 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| SharePoint Server 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Skype for Business 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Skype for Business Server 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows 10 IoT Core LTSC | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows 10 IoT LTSC 2019 Core | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows Server 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows Server IoT 2019 | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows Server IoT 2019 for Storage | January 9, 2024 |
| Azure DevOps Server 2019 | April 9, 2024 |
| System Center 2019 Data Protection Manager | April 9, 2024 |
| System Center 2019 Operations Manager | April 9, 2024 |
| System Center 2019 Orchestrator | April 9, 2024 |
| System Center 2019 Service Manager | April 9, 2024 |
| System Center 2019 Virtual Machine Manager | April 9, 2024 |
| Visual Studio 2019 | April 9, 2024 |
These changes happen according to the Fixed Lifecycle Policy of Microsoft. The Fixed Lifecycle Policy applies to many commercial and some consumer products currently available through retail purchase and/or volume licensing. It provides:
- A defined support and servicing Lifecycle timeline at the time of product launch
- A minimum of five years Mainstream Support
- An additional period of Extended Support for some products.
The Extended Support phase follows Mainstream Support. At the supported service pack level, Extended Support includes:
- Paid support (Limited complimentary support may be available (varies by product))
- Security updates at no additional cost
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More information
Note, that there are more products retiring or reaching the end of support in 2024. Please visit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/end-of-support/end-of-support-2024 for information on all Microsoft products ending support in 2024.
To find the lifecycle information of a specific Microsoft product, please visit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/.
For more information on the Fixed Lifecycle Policy of Microsoft, please visit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/policies/fixed.
For software licensing information on Microsoft products, please visit: https://www.schneider.im/software/microsoft/.
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