In 2024, 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 the Fixed Policy, will reach their end of support in 2024:
| Product | End of Support Date |
| Dynamics CRM 2013 | January 9, 2024 |
| Microsoft Host Integration Server 2013 | January 9, 2024 |
| Visual Studio 2022, Version 17.2 (LTSC channel) | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows Server 2008, Extended Security Update Year 4 (Azure only) | January 9, 2024 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2, Extended Security Update Year 4 (Azure only) | January 9, 2024 |
| Microsoft Deployment Agent 2013 | April 9, 2024 |
| Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 8.1 | April 9, 2024 |
| Test Agent, Controller | April 9, 2024 |
| User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.0 | April 9, 2024 |
| Visual Studio 2013 | April 9, 2024 |
| Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013 | April 9, 2024 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Extended Security Update Year 2 | July 9, 2024 |
| SQL Server 2014 | July 9, 2024 |
| Visual Studio 2022 , Version 17.4 (LTSC channel) | July 11, 2024 |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse (Analytics Platform System) | October 8, 2024 |
| Windows Embedded POSReady 7, Extended Security Update Year 3 | October 8, 2024 |
| Windows Server 2012, Extended Security Update Year 1 | October 8, 2024 |
| Windows Server 2012 R2, Extended Security Update Year 1 | October 8, 2024 |
If you are currently using any of those products, we recommend searching for suitable alternatives from Microsoft. The software licensing experts at SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT would be more than happy to assist you with finding the right alternatives. Contact us for expert services.
The End of Support of these products happens 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.
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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.
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