Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials End Of Life

This announcement affects the following products.

Windows server 2012 r2 essentials end of life. The lifecycle policy for windows server 2012 states that mainstream support will be provided for five years or for two years after the successor product n 1 where n product version is released whichever is longer. Microsoft will also provide extended support for the five years following mainstream support or for two years after the second successor product n 2 is released whichever is longer. Up next that leaves windows 2012 r2 server. Release release date end of life extended support.

Windows server 2012 foundation windows server 2012 essentials. In just a month the following windows server 2012 r2 products will reach their end of life eol. The original date had been jan. The new end of extended support date for windows server 2012 is oct.

Windows server lifecycle eol below you can find the life cycle for each version of operating system windows server like windows server 2019 datacenter including release dates and end of life eol dates. Windows server 2019 windows server 2016 windows server 2012 r2 windows server 2008 approximately every 3 years serviced per the fixed lifecycle policy windows server semi annual channel sac editions are governed by the modern lifecycle policy as of january 25 2018. Users of microsoft windows server 2012 windows server 2012 r2 should be aware of the products upcoming end of life. 10 2023 according to microsoft s newly updated product lifecycle page.

Microsoft support for cals will continue as normal. Windows storage server 2016. Windows server 2012 r2 sql server 2014 stack exchange network stack exchange network consists of 176 q a communities including stack overflow the largest most trusted online community for developers to learn share their knowledge and build their careers. Microsoft will stop providing client access licences for sale on march 31 2017 though they will still be available from ebuyer until the current stock is exhausted.

They will be ending their sales support and monitoring and updates in a few years. Microsoft windows server 2012 r2 products windows server 2012 r2 foundation edition windows server 2012 r2 essentials edition. The exact date has been extended and according to microsoft s newly updated product lifecycle page it is now october 10 2023. Windows 2012 server also ended support on january 14 2020.