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Support milestones
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Date
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Released
May 20, 2012
Mainstream support ended
Jul 11, 2017
Extended support ended
Jul 12, 2022
Extended Security Updates endedPaid Extended Security Updates: security fixes only, no new features and no non-security fixes. Coverage runs to this date.
Jul 8, 2025
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 · 8
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
May 20, 2012
Jan 14, 2014
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Nov 7, 2012
Jul 14, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Jun 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2017
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Dec 1, 2015
Oct 9, 2018
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Oct 5, 2017
Jul 12, 2022
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
May 20, 2012
Jan 14, 2014
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Nov 7, 2012
Jul 14, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Jun 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2017
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Dec 1, 2015
Oct 9, 2018
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Oct 5, 2017
Jul 12, 2022
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
May 20, 2012
Jan 14, 2014
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Nov 7, 2012
Jul 14, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Jun 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2017
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Dec 1, 2015
Oct 9, 2018
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Oct 5, 2017
Jul 12, 2022
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
May 20, 2012
Jan 14, 2014
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Nov 7, 2012
Jul 14, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Jun 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2017
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Dec 1, 2015
Oct 9, 2018
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Oct 5, 2017
Jul 12, 2022
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
May 20, 2012
Jan 14, 2014
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Nov 7, 2012
Jul 14, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Jun 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2017
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Dec 1, 2015
Oct 9, 2018
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Oct 5, 2017
Jul 12, 2022
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
May 20, 2012
Jan 14, 2014
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Nov 7, 2012
Jul 14, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Jun 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2017
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Dec 1, 2015
Oct 9, 2018
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Oct 5, 2017
Jul 12, 2022
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
May 20, 2012
Jan 14, 2014
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Nov 7, 2012
Jul 14, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Jun 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2017
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Dec 1, 2015
Oct 9, 2018
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Oct 5, 2017
Jul 12, 2022
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Release
Start
Release end
Status
Original Release
May 20, 2012
Jan 14, 2014
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 1
Nov 7, 2012
Jul 14, 2015
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 2
Jun 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2017
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 3
Dec 1, 2015
Oct 9, 2018
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.
Service Pack 4
Oct 5, 2017
Jul 12, 2022
No support and no updates of any kind, including security updates.