Continuously serviced under Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle Policy: the product line has no fixed end date, but individual releases have their own end-of-servicing dates and you stay supported by moving to a newer one. A full retirement is announced for Oct 1, 2026. Azure & Cloud Services
Data as of Jun 8, 2026 · About this data
Support milestones
| Milestone | Date | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Released | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| Retires | Oct 1, 2026 |
Releases
Each release has its own expiry: to stay supported you move to a newer release by that date. This is the only per-release deadline Microsoft publishes for a Modern-policy product, and each row's status states it.
| Release | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Original Release | Apr 2, 2019 | Continuously serviced under Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle Policy: the product line has no fixed end date, but individual releases have their own end-of-servicing dates and you stay supported by moving to a newer one. A full retirement is announced for Oct 1, 2026. |
1 record in Microsoft's export for this product. Dates can change, and Microsoft occasionally revises a previously published one — this product's own lifecycle page is always authoritative. Back to Microsoft Lifecycle Lookup.