Created: January 26, 2015
As of January 2015, 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.
| Services Packs Moving to End of Support | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| Agents for Visual Studio 2012* | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management 4.0 Service Pack 1 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 for Terminal Services Service Pack 2 Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 for Windows Desktops Service Pack 2 Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 Sequencer Service Pack 2 Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 for Remote Desktop Services Service Pack 1 Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 for Windows Desktops Service Pack 1 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 4.6 for Windows Desktops Service Pack 2 Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 5.0 for Windows Desktops Service Pack 1 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.0* | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Service Pack 3 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Remote Tools* Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Test Professional* Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web* Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8* Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop* Microsoft Visual Studio Premium 2012* Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012* Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012* Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2012* Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2012* | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Enterprise* Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Standard* | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Office Professional 2013* April 14, 2015 Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013* Microsoft Office Standard 2013* | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Project Server 2013* | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013* Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013* | April 14, 2015 |
*NOTE: Products listed without a specific service pack refer to Release to Manufacturing (RTM) or Service Pack 0 (SP0) version. These versions will expire as Service Pack 1 was released 12 or 24 months prior to the support expiration date, based on the Service Pack policy. In order to remain supported, please update the RTM/SP0 to a currently support Service Pack.
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 a minimum of 5 years and 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.
| Products Moving from Mainstream to Extended Support | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Expression Blend 3 Microsoft Expression Design 3 Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 Microsoft Expression Studio 3 Microsoft Expression Web 3 | January 13, 2015 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Enterprise N Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Professional for Embedded Systems Windows 7 Professional N Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Starter N Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate for Embedded Systems Windows 7 Ultimate N | January 13, 2015 |
| Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 | January 13, 2015 |
| Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V | January 13, 2015 |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic 32-bit Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic Embedded Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic Embedded 32-bit Windows Storage Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Storage Server 2008 Enterprise Embedded Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials Windows Storage Server 2008 Standard Windows Storage Server 2008 Standard Embedded Windows Storage Server 2008 Workgroup Windows Storage Server 2008 Workgroup Embedded | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Enterprise Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Standard | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 | April 14, 2015 |
| Windows Identity Foundation | April 14, 2015 |
Key Products Transitioning 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 updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates.
| Products Moving to End of Support | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| Engyro Product Connectors for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA 3.0 Enterprise Edition Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA 3.0 Standard Edition | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft BizTalk Adapter 2.0 for mySAP Business Suite Microsoft BizTalk Adapter 2.0 for SAP | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for MSMQ 2.0 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Dynamics C5 2010 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition Microsoft Flight Simulator X Standard Edition | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Developer Edition Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Standard Edition | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft MapPoint 2010 Europe | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Workgroup Edition | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 R2 | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Management Pack Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Professional Edition | January 13, 2015 |
| Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 | January 13, 2015 |
| Windows Media Encoder 9 Series Windows Media Encoder 9 Series x64 Edition | January 13, 2015 |
| Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.0 Enterprise Edition Mcrosoft BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.0 Standard Edition | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Business Solutions for AnalyticsForecaster 6.7 | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Class Server 4.0 Standard Edition | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition | April 14, 2015 |
| Microsoft Voice Command 1.5 | April 14, 2015 |