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Microsoft Windows Server Core end of life dates
The next Microsoft Windows Server Core release to reach end of life is 2016, on 12 Jan 2027 (in 98 days). After that date it gets no more security fixes.
| Release | End of life | Status | Latest version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 Oct 2034 | Supported | 10.0.26100 |
| 2022 | 14 Oct 2031 | Supported | 10.0.20348 |
| 20h2 | 9 Aug 2022 | End of life | 10.0.19042 |
| 2004 | 14 Dec 2021 | End of life | 10.0.19041 |
| 1909 | 11 May 2021 | End of life | 10.0.18363 |
| 1903 | 8 Dec 2020 | End of life | 10.0.18362 |
| 1809 | 10 Nov 2020 | End of life | 10.0.17763 |
| 2019 | 9 Jan 2029 | Supported | 10.0.17763 |
| 1803 | 12 Nov 2019 | End of life | 10.0.17134 |
| 1709 | 9 Apr 2019 | End of life | 10.0.16299 |
| 1607 | 11 Jan 2022 | End of life | 10.0.14393 |
| 2016 | 12 Jan 2027 · in 98 days | Ending soon | 10.0.14393 |
| 2012-r2 | 10 Oct 2023 | End of life | 6.3.9600 |
| 2012 | 10 Oct 2023 | End of life | 6.2.9200 |
| 2008-r2-sp1 | 14 Jan 2020 | End of life | 6.1.7601 |
| 2008-sp2 | 14 Jan 2020 | End of life | 6.0.6003 |
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