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Windows End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Windows versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
📅 Get reminded before Windows 11-24h2-w reaches EOL on October 13, 2026 — alerts 90, 30 & 7 days out.
Latest Active
10.0.28000
11-26h1-e series
Next EOL
11-24h2-w
Oct 13, 2026
Active Versions
10
of 47 total
EOL Versions
34
no longer patched
Critical Risk
EOL Risk Score™ How is this calculated? →
EOL Recency
30/40
Attack Surface
30/30 Critical tier
CISA KEV Exposure
20/20 Yes — CISA 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. Methodology →
Release Cycle Timeline
■ EOL
■ Warning
■ Active
┊ Today
All Versions
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-sp3 | 5.1.2600 | Apr 21, 2008 | Apr 8, 2014 | 4459 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6-sp2 | 6.0.6200 | Apr 29, 2009 | Apr 11, 2017 | 3360 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7-sp1 | 6.1.7601 | Feb 22, 2011 | Jan 14, 2020 | 2352 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8 | 6.2.9200 | Oct 30, 2012 | Jan 12, 2016 | 3815 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.1 | 6.3.9600 | Nov 13, 2013 | Jan 10, 2023 | 1260 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1507-iot | 10.0.10240 | Apr 29, 2015 | Nov 10, 2020 | 2051 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1507 | 10.0.10240 | Jul 29, 2015 | May 9, 2017 | 3332 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1507-e-lts LTS | 10.0.10240 | Jul 29, 2015 | Oct 14, 2025 | 252 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1511 | 10.0.10586 | Nov 10, 2015 | Oct 10, 2017 | 3178 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1607-w | 10.0.14393 | Aug 2, 2016 | Apr 10, 2018 | 2996 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1607-e | 10.0.14393 | Aug 2, 2016 | Apr 9, 2019 | 2632 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1607-e-lts LTS | 10.0.14393 | Aug 2, 2016 | Oct 13, 2026 | 112 days remaining | Warning |
| 10-1703-w | 10.0.15063 | Apr 11, 2017 | Oct 9, 2018 | 2814 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1703-e | 10.0.15063 | Apr 11, 2017 | Oct 8, 2019 | 2450 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1709-w | 10.0.16299 | Oct 17, 2017 | Apr 9, 2019 | 2632 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1709-e | 10.0.16299 | Oct 17, 2017 | Oct 13, 2020 | 2079 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1803-w | 10.0.17134 | Apr 30, 2018 | Nov 12, 2019 | 2415 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1803-e | 10.0.17134 | Apr 30, 2018 | May 11, 2021 | 1869 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1809-w | 10.0.17763 | Nov 13, 2018 | Nov 10, 2020 | 2051 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1809-e | 10.0.17763 | Nov 13, 2018 | May 11, 2021 | 1869 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1809-e-lts LTS | 10.0.17763 | Nov 13, 2018 | Jan 9, 2029 | 931 days remaining | Active |
| 10-1903 | 10.0.18362 | May 21, 2019 | Dec 8, 2020 | 2023 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1909-w | 10.0.18363 | Nov 12, 2019 | May 11, 2021 | 1869 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-1909-e | 10.0.18363 | Nov 12, 2019 | May 10, 2022 | 1505 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-2004 | 10.0.19041 | May 27, 2020 | Dec 14, 2021 | 1652 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-20h2-w | 10.0.19042 | Oct 20, 2020 | May 10, 2022 | 1505 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-20h2-e | 10.0.19042 | Oct 20, 2020 | May 9, 2023 | 1141 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-21h1 | 10.0.19043 | May 18, 2021 | Dec 13, 2022 | 1288 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11-21h2-w | 10.0.22000 | Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 10, 2023 | 987 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11-21h2-e | 10.0.22000 | Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 8, 2024 | 623 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-21h2-w | 10.0.19044 | Nov 16, 2021 | Jun 13, 2023 | 1106 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-21h2-e | 10.0.19044 | Nov 16, 2021 | Jun 11, 2024 | 742 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-21h2-e-lts LTS | 10.0.19044 | Nov 16, 2021 | Jan 12, 2027 | 203 days remaining | Active |
| 10-21h2-iot-lts LTS | 10.0.19044 | Nov 16, 2021 | Jan 13, 2032 | 2030 days remaining | Active |
| 11-22h2-w | 10.0.22621 | Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 8, 2024 | 623 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11-22h2-e | 10.0.22621 | Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 14, 2025 | 252 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10-22h2 | 10.0.19045 | Oct 18, 2022 | Oct 14, 2025 | 252 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11-23h2-w | 10.0.22631 | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 11, 2025 | 224 days past EOL | EOL |
| 11-23h2-e | 10.0.22631 | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 10, 2026 | 140 days remaining | Warning |
| 11-24h2-w | 10.0.26100 | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 13, 2026 | 112 days remaining | Warning |
| 11-24h2-e | 10.0.26100 | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 12, 2027 | 476 days remaining | Active |
| 11-24h2-e-lts LTS | 10.0.26100 | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 9, 2029 | 1204 days remaining | Active |
| 11-24h2-iot-lts LTS | 10.0.26100 | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 10, 2034 | 3031 days remaining | Active |
| 11-25h2-w | 10.0.26200 | Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 12, 2027 | 476 days remaining | Active |
| 11-25h2-e | 10.0.26200 | Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 10, 2028 | 840 days remaining | Active |
| 11-26h1-w | 10.0.28000 | Feb 10, 2026 | Mar 14, 2028 | 630 days remaining | Active |
| 11-26h1-e | 10.0.28000 | Feb 10, 2026 | Mar 13, 2029 | 994 days remaining | Active |
What does Windows end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Windows 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: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Windows 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.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Windows versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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What is the end-of-life date for Windows?
The next Windows version reaching EOL is 11-24h2-w on October 13, 2026. See the full table above for all version EOL dates.
When is the Windows support end date?
The next Windows support end date is October 13, 2026, when version 11-24h2-w reaches end of support. Each version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of Windows?
The latest active version of Windows is 10.0.28000. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when Windows reaches end of life?
When Windows reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of Windows?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL Windows versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.