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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.

⚡ Windows 11-24h2-w reaches end of life on October 13, 2026. Plan your migration now — 157 days remaining.
Latest Active
10.0.17763
10-1809-e-lts series
Next EOL
11-24h2-w
Oct 13, 2026
Active Versions
11
of 47 total
EOL Versions
34
no longer patched
Release Cycle Timeline
■ EOL   ■ Warning   ■ Active   ┊ Today
Release cycle timeline 200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032203320345-sp36-sp27-sp188.110-1507-iot10-1507-e-lts10-150710-151110-1607-e-lts10-1607-e10-1607-w10-1703-e10-1703-w10-1709-e10-1709-w10-1803-e10-1803-w10-1809-e-lts10-1809-e10-1809-w10-190310-1909-e10-1909-w10-200410-20h2-e10-20h2-w10-21h111-21h2-e11-21h2-w10-21h2-iot-lts10-21h2-e-lts10-21h2-e10-21h2-w11-22h2-e11-22h2-w10-22h211-23h2-e11-23h2-w11-24h2-iot-lts11-24h2-e-lts11-24h2-e11-24h2-w11-25h2-e11-25h2-w11-26h1-e11-26h1-wTODAY
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
5-sp3 5.1.2600 Apr 21, 2008 Apr 8, 2014 4414 days past EOL EOL
6-sp2 6.0.6200 Apr 29, 2009 Apr 11, 2017 3315 days past EOL EOL
7-sp1 6.1.7601 Feb 22, 2011 Jan 14, 2020 2307 days past EOL EOL
8 6.2.9200 Oct 30, 2012 Jan 12, 2016 3770 days past EOL EOL
8.1 6.3.9600 Nov 13, 2013 Jan 10, 2023 1215 days past EOL EOL
10-1507-iot 10.0.10240 Apr 29, 2015 Nov 10, 2020 2006 days past EOL EOL
10-1507 10.0.10240 Jul 29, 2015 May 9, 2017 3287 days past EOL EOL
10-1507-e-lts LTS 10.0.10240 Jul 29, 2015 Oct 14, 2025 207 days past EOL EOL
10-1511 10.0.10586 Nov 10, 2015 Oct 10, 2017 3133 days past EOL EOL
10-1607-w 10.0.14393 Aug 2, 2016 Apr 10, 2018 2951 days past EOL EOL
10-1607-e 10.0.14393 Aug 2, 2016 Apr 9, 2019 2587 days past EOL EOL
10-1607-e-lts LTS 10.0.14393 Aug 2, 2016 Oct 13, 2026 157 days remaining Warning
10-1703-w 10.0.15063 Apr 11, 2017 Oct 9, 2018 2769 days past EOL EOL
10-1703-e 10.0.15063 Apr 11, 2017 Oct 8, 2019 2405 days past EOL EOL
10-1709-w 10.0.16299 Oct 17, 2017 Apr 9, 2019 2587 days past EOL EOL
10-1709-e 10.0.16299 Oct 17, 2017 Oct 13, 2020 2034 days past EOL EOL
10-1803-w 10.0.17134 Apr 30, 2018 Nov 12, 2019 2370 days past EOL EOL
10-1803-e 10.0.17134 Apr 30, 2018 May 11, 2021 1824 days past EOL EOL
10-1809-w 10.0.17763 Nov 13, 2018 Nov 10, 2020 2006 days past EOL EOL
10-1809-e 10.0.17763 Nov 13, 2018 May 11, 2021 1824 days past EOL EOL
10-1809-e-lts LTS 10.0.17763 Nov 13, 2018 Jan 9, 2029 976 days remaining Active
10-1903 10.0.18362 May 21, 2019 Dec 8, 2020 1978 days past EOL EOL
10-1909-w 10.0.18363 Nov 12, 2019 May 11, 2021 1824 days past EOL EOL
10-1909-e 10.0.18363 Nov 12, 2019 May 10, 2022 1460 days past EOL EOL
10-2004 10.0.19041 May 27, 2020 Dec 14, 2021 1607 days past EOL EOL
10-20h2-w 10.0.19042 Oct 20, 2020 May 10, 2022 1460 days past EOL EOL
10-20h2-e 10.0.19042 Oct 20, 2020 May 9, 2023 1096 days past EOL EOL
10-21h1 10.0.19043 May 18, 2021 Dec 13, 2022 1243 days past EOL EOL
11-21h2-w 10.0.22000 Oct 4, 2021 Oct 10, 2023 942 days past EOL EOL
11-21h2-e 10.0.22000 Oct 4, 2021 Oct 8, 2024 578 days past EOL EOL
10-21h2-w 10.0.19044 Nov 16, 2021 Jun 13, 2023 1061 days past EOL EOL
10-21h2-e 10.0.19044 Nov 16, 2021 Jun 11, 2024 697 days past EOL EOL
10-21h2-e-lts LTS 10.0.19044 Nov 16, 2021 Jan 12, 2027 248 days remaining Active
10-21h2-iot-lts LTS 10.0.19044 Nov 16, 2021 Jan 13, 2032 2075 days remaining Active
11-22h2-w 10.0.22621 Sep 20, 2022 Oct 8, 2024 578 days past EOL EOL
11-22h2-e 10.0.22621 Sep 20, 2022 Oct 14, 2025 207 days past EOL EOL
10-22h2 10.0.19045 Oct 18, 2022 Oct 14, 2025 207 days past EOL EOL
11-23h2-w 10.0.22631 Oct 31, 2023 Nov 11, 2025 179 days past EOL EOL
11-23h2-e 10.0.22631 Oct 31, 2023 Nov 10, 2026 185 days remaining Active
11-24h2-w 10.0.26100 Oct 1, 2024 Oct 13, 2026 157 days remaining Warning
11-24h2-e 10.0.26100 Oct 1, 2024 Oct 12, 2027 521 days remaining Active
11-24h2-e-lts LTS 10.0.26100 Oct 1, 2024 Oct 9, 2029 1249 days remaining Active
11-24h2-iot-lts LTS 10.0.26100 Oct 1, 2024 Oct 10, 2034 3076 days remaining Active
11-25h2-w 10.0.26200 Sep 30, 2025 Oct 12, 2027 521 days remaining Active
11-25h2-e 10.0.26200 Sep 30, 2025 Oct 10, 2028 885 days remaining Active
11-26h1-w 10.0.28000 Feb 10, 2026 Mar 14, 2028 675 days remaining Active
11-26h1-e 10.0.28000 Feb 10, 2026 Mar 13, 2029 1039 days remaining Active

What does Windows end of life mean for your organization?

When a Windows version 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions
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.
What is the latest supported version of Windows?
The latest active version of Windows is 10.0.17763. 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.

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