The Microsoft Support lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it is no longer supported.
These dates should inform your decisions about when to upgrade.
| Product | Release date | End of Mainstream support | End of Extended support | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop | ||||
| Windows 8 | 2012-10-26 | 2018-01-09 | 2023-01-09 | |
| Windows 8.1 | 2013-10-17 | 2018-01-09 | 2023-01-09 | |
| Windows 10, version 1511 | 2015-11-10 | 2017-10-10 | 2022-10-10 | |
| Windows 10, version 1607 | 2016-08-02 | 2018-04-10 | 2023-04-10 | |
| Windows 10, version 1703 | 2017-04-05 | 2018-10-09 | 2023-10-09 | |
| Windows 10, version 1709 | 2017-10-17 | 2019-04-09 | 2024-04-09 | |
| Windows 10, version 1803 | 2018-04-30 | 2019-11-12 | 2024-11-12 | |
| Windows 10, version 1903 | 2019-05-21 | 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-08 | |
| Server | ||||
| Windows Server 2012 | 2012-09-04 | 2018-01-09 | 2023-10-10 | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2013-10-18 | 2018-01-09 | 2023-10-10 | |
| Windows Server 2016 | 2016-10-15 | 2022-01-11 | 2027-01-27 | |
| Windows Server 2019 | 2018-11-13 | 2024-01-09 | 2029-01-09 | |
| SQL | ||||
| SQL Server 2012 | 2012-03-06 | 2017-07-11 | 2022-07-11 | |
| SQL Server 2014 | 2014-04-01 | 2019-07-09 | 2024-07-09 | |
| SQL Server 2016 | 2016-01-06 | 2021-07-13 | 2026-07-14 | |
| SQL Server 2017 | 2017-09-29 | 2022-10-11 | 2027-10-12 |
Microsoft Extended support, applies to Enterprise and Education editions and adds 5 years to the mainstream support dates.