Products Ending Support in 2022

microsoft products ending support

The following list represents products retiring or reaching the end of support in 2022. Upon retirement or end of support, there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates. Go here to learn about Fixed and Modern Lifecycle policies and service packs.

If you have any questions regarding support for a product, please contact your Microsoft Account Representative. If you need technical support, visit the Microsoft Support website.

Product Retirements

The following products, governed by the Modern Policy, will retire in 2022.

Product Retirement
Dynamics 365 for Talent February 2, 2022
Dynamics 365 Field Service (on-premises) June 30, 2022
Microsoft Machine Learning Server (Microsoft R Server) July 1, 2022
Windows Server August 9, 2022
PowerShell December 3, 2022

Release End of Servicing

The following product releases, governed by the Modern Policy, will end support in 2022.

Products reaching End of Support

The following products and releases, governed by the Fixed Policy, will end support in 2022.

Product End of Support
Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011
Windows 7, Extended Security Update Year 2*
Windows Server 2008, Extended Security Update Year 2
Windows Server 2008 R2, Extended Security Update Year 2
January 11, 2022
AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server
Dynamics AX 2009
Dynamics AX 2012
Dynamics AX 2012 R2
Visual Studio 2019, Version 16.7
April 12, 2022
Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Framework 4.5.2
Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Framework 4.6
Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Framework 4.6.1
April 26, 2022
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 June 14, 2022
Cloud Platform System
Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2012
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Extended Security Update Year 3
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Extended Security Update Year 3
Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Microsoft System Center 2012 App Controller
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection
Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 Orchestrator
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 App Controller
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager
Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
Windows Azure Pack (on Windows Server 2012 R2)
July 12, 2022
Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010
Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2
SQL Server 2016, Service Pack 2
Visual Studio 2019, Version 16.9
Windows Embedded POSReady 7, Extended Security Update Year 1*
Windows Embedded Standard 7, Extended Security Update Year 2*
October 11, 2022
Azure StorSimple 1200 Series
Azure StorSimple 8000 Series
StorSimple Data Manager
December 31, 2022

Products moving to Extended Support

The following products will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2022. Extended Support includes security updates at no cost, and paid non-security updates and support. Additionally, Microsoft will not accept requests for design changes or new features during the Extended Support phase.