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Support milestones
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Date
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Released
Nov 6, 2008
Mainstream support ended
Jul 8, 2014
Extended support ended
Jul 9, 2019
Extended Security Updates endedPaid Extended Security Updates: security fixes only, no new features and no non-security fixes. Coverage runs to this date.
Jul 11, 2023
Microsoft publishes Extended Security Updates as one row per program year and this dataset records the final coverage date rather than each year's own window, so the individual ESU years aren't broken out here.
Editions · 9
A release's end date is when a superseding update became available — not an end of support. The product's actual support dates are the milestones above.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
Nov 6, 2008
Apr 13, 2010
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Mar 31, 2009
Oct 11, 2011
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Sep 24, 2010
Oct 9, 2012
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Oct 6, 2011
Oct 13, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Jul 7, 2014
Jul 9, 2019
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.