Windows Server end of updates
Windows Server 2016 end of support, 12 Jan 2027.
5 official pages · 3 Oct 2026What it requires
- Leave each version before its end, because after it the maker sends no security updates and offers no help, paid or free.
- Expect security updates at no cost while a version is in extended support, and pay for any other fix or help.
- Expect no new features for a version in extended support.
Who it applies to
Every organisation.
120,816 exempt organisations in the 22 counties.
IRS exempt list · 2 Oct 2026The project that meets it
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