Microsoft: Windows 7 Support Ending
Microsoft: Windows 7 Support Ending
At the height of tax season, Microsoft retired Windows XP and announced the debut of Windows 8.1. Now the company is warning of other major software changes coming in the next six months.
Mainstream support -- the five-year period in which Microsoft provides free patches and fixes for a product. This period is followed by five years of extended support that includes security patches to no other updates unless the user buys a separate license. The final stage is the end of support, after which there are no fixes, patches or updates.
Service Packs Retiring: Support for the following Service Packs will retire in the next 6 months. Customers should migrate to the next available Service Pack to continue to receive security updates and be eligible for other support options.
| Service Packs Retiring | Effective Date |
| Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Service Pack 3 | Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Office 2010 Service Pack 1 | Support ends October 14, 2014. |
| SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1 | Support ends October 14, 2014. |
| Visual Studio 2012 Remote Tools | Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Visual Studio 2012 Test Professional | |
| Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web | |
| Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 | |
| Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop |
Key Products Transitioning from Mainstream Support to Extended Support: The following products will be moving into Extended Support in the next 6 months. Extended Support lasts for 5 years and includes security updates at no cost, and paid hotfix support. Additionally, Microsoft will not accept requests for design changes or new features during the Extended Support phase.
| Products Moving to Extended Support | Effective Date |
| Dynamics C5 2010 | Mainstream Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Dynamics NAV 2009 | |
| Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 | |
| Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise | Mainstream Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Exchange Server 2010 Standard | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise | Mainstream Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Windows 7 Enterprise N | |
| Windows 7 Home Basic | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium | |
| Windows 7 Professional | |
| Windows 7 Professional N | |
| Windows 7 Starter | |
| Windows 7 Starter N | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate N | |
| Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 | Mainstream Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Windows Phone 7.8 | Mainstream Support ends September 9, 2014. |
| Windows Server 2008 Datacenter | Mainstream Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V | |
| Windows Server 2008 Enterprise | |
| Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V | |
| Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems | |
| Windows Server 2008 Foundation | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2008 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic | Mainstream Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic 32-bit | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic Embedded | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic Embedded 32-bit | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Enterprise | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Enterprise Embedded | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Standard | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Standard Embedded | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Workgroup | |
| Windows Storage Server 2008 Workgroup Embedded |
Key Products Transitioning from Extended Support to End of Support: The following products will be reaching end of support in the next 6 months. There will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates.
| Products Moving to End of Support | Effective Date |
| Host Integration Server 2004 Developer Edition | Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Host Integration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition | |
| Host Integration Server 2004 Standard Edition | |
| Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Standard Edition | Support ends October 14, 2014. |
| Systems Management Server 2003 | Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Systems Management Server 2003 R2 | |
| Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition | Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Virtual Server 2005 Management Pack | |
| Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition | |
| Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition | |
| Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition | |
| Visual FoxPro 9.0 Professional Edition | Support ends January 13, 2015. |
| Windows CE 5.0 | Support ends October 14, 2014. |
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/support-reaching-end-2nd
