Microsoft Visio End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Microsoft Visio versions. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (learn.microsoft.com). Updated at every deploy.
Microsoft Visio 2024 is supported until October 9, 2029, its end-of-support date. It is also the next Microsoft Visio version to reach end of life. 4 of 6 tracked Microsoft Visio versions are past end of life; the most recent to reach it, 2021, did so on October 13, 2026. The full Microsoft Visio lifecycle, with every version's release and end-of-support date, is in the table below.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | Sep 22, 2015 | Oct 14, 2025 | 368 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2019 | — | Sep 24, 2018 | Oct 14, 2025 | 368 days past EOL | EOL |
| LTSC 2021 LTS | — | Sep 16, 2021 | Oct 13, 2026 | 4 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2021 | — | Oct 5, 2021 | Oct 13, 2026 | 4 days past EOL | EOL |
| LTSC 2024 LTS | — | Sep 18, 2024 | Oct 9, 2029 | 1088 days remaining | Active |
| 2024 | — | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 9, 2029 | 1088 days remaining | Active |
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Microsoft Visio lifecycle status — the real story
Microsoft publishes a separate lifecycle page for each perpetual version of Visio. Visio 2016 and 2019 follow the Fixed Lifecycle Policy. Visio 2021 and 2024 (retail) follow the Modern Lifecycle Policy with a single retirement date, and the volume-licensed Visio LTSC 2021 and LTSC 2024 follow the Fixed policy with a single end date that falls on the same day as the retail version. Visio Plan 1 and Plan 2 in Microsoft 365 are subscription services and are not covered here.
Microsoft Visio release and support pattern
2 of the 6 tracked lines are designated long-term support, which is where the longer windows sit.
Of the 6 release lines tracked, 4 are past end of life and 2 are still within support. The newest line, 2024, was released October 1, 2024. The next scheduled end of life is 2024 on October 9, 2029 — 1088 days from this build. The longest-supported line currently published is 2024-ltsc, to October 9, 2029.
Computed from the tracked release data at every build — the figures above are the dates in the table, restated, not an editorial estimate.
What does Microsoft Visio end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Microsoft Visio reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no vendor patch is coming. This is one of the most dangerous gaps in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Microsoft Visio should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
Your options when Microsoft Visio reaches end of life
There are four realistic paths. Which one is right depends far more on how long the system needs to keep running than on the version you are on today.
| Option | Best when | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Move to a supported version | The system will outlive the current version's support window and you can schedule the work | Budget for compatibility testing, not just the upgrade itself — that is where the real cost sits |
| Replace the component | The project is unmaintained, or a better-supported alternative exists | The replacement has its own lifecycle and its own end-of-life date — you are changing vendors, not escaping the problem |
| Buy extended support | Migration is genuinely underway but cannot finish before the deadline, or the workload is frozen by certification or a third-party application | A bridge, not a destination — every year purchased is a year the migration still has to happen |
| Document accepted risk | The system is isolated, short-lived, or scheduled for retirement | Only defensible with real compensating controls and a written decision — auditors treat undocumented end-of-life software as a finding |
How to choose, in one question: how many more years does this system need to run? Under a year, extended support (where it exists) is usually cheaper than an emergency migration. One to three years, migrate — support purchased repeatedly costs more than doing the project once, and the project only gets harder as the version ages. Indefinitely, migrate now and plan the next migration before it surprises you.
Worth saying plainly, because vendors selling extended support rarely will: extended support is often the more expensive choice over a multi-year horizon. It is the right answer when a deadline is genuinely unreachable, not as a default. Compare the annual fee against the one-time cost of migrating before committing to either.
Formalizing decisions like this across your estate? Our free EOL policy template is a ready-to-adopt policy with risk tiers, remediation SLAs, and audit mapping — no signup, free to use and share.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Microsoft Visio versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Microsoft Visio has 4 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. Extended support past the official date exists for many products in this position — whether it exists for Microsoft Visio is exactly what we check. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance — or an honest "no vendor covers this."