As of January 2014 , the following list represents some of the products reaching end of support in the next 6 months. For a comprehensive list of Microsoft products and their lifecycle policy timelines, please search the Support Lifecycle Product Database.
If you have any questions regarding support for a product, please contact your Microsoft Account Representative. If you need technical support, visit the Contact Microsoft Web site.
Service Packs Retiring: Support for the following Service Packs will retire in the next 6 months. Customers should migrate to the next available Service Pack to continue to receive security updates and be eligible for other support options.
| Service Packs Retiring | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| Dynamics C5 2010 Service Pack 1 Dynamics GP 2010 Service Pack 2 Dynamics POS 2009 Service Pack 1 | Support ends July 8, 2014 |
| Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Service Pack 2 | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
Key Products Transitioning from Mainstream Support to Extended Support: The following products will be moving into Extended Support in the next 6 months. Extended Support lasts for 5 years and includes security updates at no cost, and paid hotfix support. Additionally, Microsoft will not accept requests for design changes or new features during the Extended Support phase.
| Products Moving to Extended Support | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| BizTalk Server 2009 Branch BizTalk Server 2009 Developer BizTalk Server 2009 Enterprise BizTalk Server 2009 Standard | Mainstream Support ends July 8, 2014 |
| Commerce Server 2009 Enterprise Commerce Server 2009 R2 Enterprise Commerce Server 2009 R2 Standard | Mainstream Support ends July 8, 2014 |
| Dynamics POS 2009 | Mainstream Support ends July 8, 2014 |
| Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 | Mainstream Support ends July 8, 2014 |
| Forefront Server Security Management Console | Mainstream Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| SQL Server 2008 Developer SQL Server 2008 Enterprise SQL Server 2008 Express SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SQL Server 2008 R2 Express SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition for Small Business SQL Server 2008 Web SQL Server 2008 Workgroup | Mainstream Support ends July 8, 2014 |
| System Center Configuration Manager 2007 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 System Center Essentials 2007 System Center Operations Manager 2007 System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 | Mainstream Support ends July 8, 2014 |
| System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 | Mainstream Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 | Mainstream Support ends April 8, 2014 |
Key Products Transitioning from Extended Support to End of Support: The following products will be reaching end of support in the next 6 months. There will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates.
| Products Moving to End of Support | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| BizTalk Server 2004 Developer Edition BizTalk Server 2004 Enterprise Edition BizTalk Server 2004 Partner Edition BizTalk Server 2004 Standard Edition | Support ends July 8, 2014 |
| Content Management Server 2002 Enterprise Edition Content Management Server 2002 Standard Edition | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| Office Basic Edition 2003 Office Professional Edition 2003 Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 Office Small Business Edition 2003 Office Standard Edition 2003 Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 Office XP Web Components in Office 2003 | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| SharePoint Portal Server 2003 | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
| Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 | Support ends April 8, 2014 |
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