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Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base End of Life Date
Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
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Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 1820 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Nov 13, 2021
1820 days past EOL
Latest Release
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Standard release
Release Date
Nov 10, 2016
Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeNov 13, 2021endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseNov 10, 2016endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
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Lifecycle detail
Microsoft Surface book-with-performance-base was released on November 10, 2016 and support ended on November 13, 2021 — a supported lifespan of 5 years, shorter than the 6 years median for Microsoft Surface releases. It has been past its end-of-life date for 5 years. 27 newer Microsoft Surface releases have shipped since.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build.
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Extended Support
Extended Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base support options
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What does Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base end of life mean?
When Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Microsoft Surface Surface Laptop Ultra or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base reach end of life?
Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base reached end of life on November 13, 2021. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base still supported?
No. Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base reached end of life on November 13, 2021 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base?
The recommended upgrade from Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base is
Microsoft Surface Surface Laptop Ultra — the latest actively supported version. Check the
Microsoft Surface full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base past EOL?
Since Microsoft Surface Surface Book with Performance Base reached end of life, the maintainers no longer issue security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL Microsoft Surface should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.