Software End-of-Life Checker
Search or browse common Windows, Server, Exchange, SQL, and Office versions to see exactly when security updates stop - no email required.
Security updates stopped January 2020
Recommended path: Windows Server 2022
Plan your move away →Security updates stopped October 2023
Recommended path: Windows Server 2022
Plan your move away →Security updates stop January 2027
Mainstream support ended January 2022
Recommended path: Windows Server 2022
Plan your move away →Security updates stop January 2029
Mainstream support ended January 2024
Recommended path: Windows Server 2022
See Managed IT Services →Security updates stop October 2031
Mainstream support ends October 2026
See Managed IT Services →Security updates stopped October 2025
Extended Security Updates (ESU) are available as a paid add-on for up to 3 years past this date, but that's a bridge, not a fix.
Recommended path: Windows 11
Plan your move away →Security updates stopped October 2025
Mainstream support ended October 2020
Recommended path: Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
Plan your move away →Security updates stopped October 2025
Mainstream support ended January 2024
Recommended path: Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
Plan your move away →Security updates stopped July 2024
Mainstream support ended July 2019
Recommended path: SQL Server 2022 or Azure SQL
Plan your move away →Security updates stopped July 2026
Mainstream support ended July 2021
Recommended path: SQL Server 2022 or Azure SQL
Plan your move away →Security updates stop October 2027
Mainstream support ended October 2022
Recommended path: SQL Server 2022 or Azure SQL
Plan your move away →Security updates stop January 2030
Mainstream support ended January 2025
Recommended path: SQL Server 2022 or Azure SQL
See Managed IT Services →Security updates stop January 2033
Mainstream support ends January 2028
See Managed IT Services →Security updates stopped October 2025
Recommended path: Microsoft 365 Apps
Plan your move away →Security updates stopped October 2025
Recommended path: Microsoft 365 Apps
Plan your move away →Security updates stop October 2026
Recommended path: Microsoft 365 Apps
Plan your move away →Dates reflect Microsoft's published lifecycle policy as of publication and can change - verify against Microsoft's official lifecycle page before making decisions based on it.
Why This Is Worth Checking Now
Most Perth businesses find out a system is unsupported the hard way - during an audit, an insurance application, or worse, an incident. Unlike a feature update you can defer, there's no patch coming later for a vulnerability found after end of life. It sits open indefinitely.
Windows 10, Exchange 2016/2019, and Office 2016/2019 have all already passed end of life, and Windows Server 2012 has been unsupported for years - if any of these are still running in your environment, they're a live, immediate risk rather than something to plan around eventually.
FAQs
What actually happens when software reaches end of life?
It doesn't stop working - it keeps running exactly as before. What stops is security updates. When a new vulnerability is found after the end-of-life date, there's no patch coming, ever. The software becomes a fixed, known target rather than one that keeps getting harder to exploit.
Why does the checker show two dates for some products?
Mainstream support and extended support are different things. Mainstream support ending usually just means no new features - extended support ending is when security updates actually stop. This tool's status badges are based on the extended support date, since that's the one that matters for risk.
We're on an end-of-life version - can we buy more time?
For some products, yes - Microsoft sells Extended Security Updates (ESU) for a limited period after end of life, at a cost that increases each year. It buys planning time, but it's meant as a bridge to migration, not a long-term option.
Does cyber insurance care about this?
Increasingly, yes. Security questionnaires and cyber insurance applications are more likely to ask directly whether all systems run supported, patched software. Running end-of-life systems can affect cover or complicate a claim.
How accurate are these dates?
They're taken from Microsoft's officially published lifecycle policy at the time this tool was built. Microsoft can and occasionally does adjust dates, so for anything time-critical, verify against Microsoft's official lifecycle page before making a final decision.
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