OS
|
Date
|
Build
|
NT Version
|
Support status
|
Windows Vista
|
January 30, 2007
; 17 years ago
(
2007-01-30
)
|
Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise
|
NT 6.0
|
Support for RTM version ended on April 13, 2010, mainstream support with Service Pack 2 (SP2) ended on April 10, 2012. Extended support ended on April 11, 2017.
[1]
|
Windows Server 2008
|
February 27, 2008
; 16 years ago
(
2008-02-27
)
|
Windows Server 2008 Standard
|
Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020
; 4 years ago
(
2020-01-14
)
[2]
Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. This program allowed to purchase security updates for 3 years, in early installments through at most January 10, 2023 (January 9, 2024 for
Azure
customers) only for volume licensed editions.
|
Windows 7
|
July 22, 2009
; 14 years ago
(
2009-07-22
)
|
Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Professional
|
NT 6.1
|
Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support that excludes Professional and Enterprise ended on January 14, 2020
; 4 years ago
(
2020-01-14
)
. Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Professional and Enterprise ended on January 10, 2023
; 17 months ago
(
2023-01-10
)
,
[3]
excluding some Embedded editions
|
Windows Server 2008 R2
|
October 22, 2009
; 14 years ago
(
2009-10-22
)
|
Applies for Windows Server 2008 R1.
|
Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020
; 4 years ago
(
2020-01-14
)
. Windows Server 2008 R2 is eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. This program allowed to purchase security updates for 3 years, in early installments through at most January 10, 2023 (and allows to purchase security updates until January 9, 2024 for
Azure
customers) only for volume licensed editions.
[4]
|
Windows Server 2012
|
September 4, 2012
; 11 years ago
(
2012-09-04
)
|
Windows Server 2012 Foundations, Windows Server 2012 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 Standard
|
NT 6.2
|
Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support ended on October 10, 2023
; 8 months ago
(
2023-10-10
)
[5]
Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program until October 13, 2026 only for volume licensed editions
|
Windows 8 RTM
|
October 26, 2012
; 11 years ago
(
2012-10-26
)
|
Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 OEM, Windows 8 Enterprise
|
All editions except Windows Embedded 8 Standard:
No mainstream support end date. Extended support ended on January 12, 2016; 5 years and 11 months ago
[6]
|
Windows Embedded 8 Standard:
Mainstream support ended on July 10, 2018, 4 years and 6 months ago, extended support ended July 11, 2023
|
Windows 8.1
|
October 17, 2013
; 10 years ago
(
2013-10-17
)
|
Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 OEM, Windows 8.1 Enterprise
|
NT 6.3
|
All editions except Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry:
Mainstream support ended on January 9, 2018. Extended support ended on January 10, 2023.
[7]
|
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry:
Mainstream support ended on July 10, 2018, 4 years and 6 months ago, extended support ended July 11, 2023
|
Windows Server 2012 R2
|
Applies for Windows Server 2012 R1
|
Mainstream support ended on October 9, 2018. Extended support ended on October 9, 2023
; 8 months ago
(
2023-10-09
)
[8]
Paid support via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program until October 13, 2026 only for volume licensed editions
|