Ending Support in 2023

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The following list represents products retiring or reaching the end of support in 2023. Upon retirement or end of support, there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates. Go here to learn about Fixed and Modern Lifecycle policies and service packs.

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Product Retirements

The following products, governed by the Modern Policy, will retire in 2023.

Product Retirement
Visio Services in SharePoint (in Microsoft 365)
February 10, 2023
Microsoft Store for Business and Education
March 31, 2023
Kaizala
August 31, 2023
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine (classic)
Scheduler for Microsoft 365
September 1, 2023

End of Servicing

The following product versions, governed by the Modern Policy, will end support in 2023.

Product End of Servicing
Microsoft Configuration Manager, Version 2107
February 2, 2023
FSLogix, Version 2210
March 3, 2023
Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises (Modern Policy), 2021 release wave 2, version 19.x
April 12, 2023
Windows 10 Enterprise and Education, Version 20H2
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Version 20H2
May 9, 2023
Microsoft Configuration Manager, Version 2111
June 1, 2023
Windows 10 Home and Pro, Version 21H2
June 13, 2023
FSLogix, Version 2210 Hotfix 1
August 22, 2023
Microsoft Configuration Manager, Version 2203
October 6, 2023
Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises (Modern Policy), 2022 release wave 1, version 20.x
Windows 11 Home and Pro, Version 21H2
October 10, 2023

Products reaching End of Support

The following products and releases, governed by the Fixed Policy, will end support in 2023.

Product End of Support
Dynamics AX 2012 R3
Dynamics NAV 2013
Dynamics NAV 2013 R2
Internet Information Services (IIS), IIS 8.5 on Windows 8.1
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 8.0
Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 Runtime
Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2012
Microsoft Workflow Manager 1.0
Service Bus for Windows Server
User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 1.0
Visual Studio 2012
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012
Windows 7, Extended Security Update Year 3*
Windows 8.1
Windows Defender For Windows 8 and 8.1
Windows Embedded 8.1 Pro
Windows RT
Windows Server 2008, Extended Security Update Year 3
Windows Server 2008 R2, Extended Security Update Year 3
January 10, 2023
Access 2013
Dynamics GP 2013
Dynamics GP 2013 R2
Excel 2013
Exchange Server 2013
HPC Pack 2012
HPC Pack 2012 R2
Lync 2013
Microsoft Lync Phone Edition
Microsoft Lync Server 2013
Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft OneNote 2013
Outlook 2013
PowerPoint 2013
Project 2013
Project Server 2013
Publisher 2013
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
Skype for Business 2015
Visio 2013
Word 2013
April 11, 2023
BizTalk Server 2013
BizTalk Server 2013 R2
Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement Apps, version 9.x (on-premises update), Original Release (ver 9.0)
Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.0
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Extended Security Update Year 4 (Azure only)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Extended Security Update Year 4 (Azure only)
Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Extended Security Update Year 1
Visual Studio 2022 , Version 17.0 (LTSC channel)
Windows Embedded 8 Standard
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry
July 11, 2023
Excel 2019 for Mac
Hyper-V Server 2012
Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
Internet Explorer 7
Internet Information Services (IIS), IIS 8 on Windows Server 2012
Internet Information Services (IIS), IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
Microsoft Office Audit and Control Management Server 2013
Outlook 2019 for Mac
PowerPoint 2019 for Mac
Windows Embedded Compact 2013
Windows Embedded POSReady 7, Extended Security Update Year 2*
Windows Embedded Standard 7, Extended Security Update Year 3*
Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server Update Services for Windows Server 2012
Windows Server Update Services for Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Storage Server 2012
Windows Storage Server 2012 R2
Word 2019 for Mac
October 10, 2023

Products moving to Extended Support

The following products will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2023. 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.

Product End of Mainstream Support
Dynamics GP 2018
Dynamics GP 2018 R2
Dynamics NAV 2018
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2018
January 10, 2023
Access 2019
Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises (Fixed Policy)
Excel 2019
Microsoft Office 2019
OneNote 2016
Outlook 2019
PowerPoint 2019
Project 2019
Publisher 2019
Visio 2019
Word 2019
October 10, 2023

Additional Azure Changes

Below is a list of additional Azure updates, including API, SDK and tools, and feature changes. Go here for more information: Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

Azure Item Retirement
Azure CDN Standard from Akamai Retirement
October 31, 2023