Windows Lifecycle

Real-time tracking of all Windows OS version support status

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About Windows Support Lifecycle

Windows versions follow different support policies depending on the product line. Windows 10 and 11 follow Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle Policy with feature updates. Consumer editions (Home, Pro) typically receive 18-24 months of support, while Enterprise and Education editions receive 24-36 months. Windows Server products follow the Fixed Lifecycle Policy with 5 years mainstream and 5 years extended support.

✓ Supported

Receiving regular updates and security patches

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⚠ Ending Soon

Less than 90 days of support remaining

✕ End of Life

No longer receiving updates or support

The Forgotten

In memory of those who came before...

R.I.P.
Windows 1.0
1985 - 2001
The first glimpse into a windowed world. Primitive, yet pioneering.
R.I.P.
Windows 2.0
1987 - 2001
Overlapping windows arrived. The foundation was laid in shadows.
R.I.P.
Windows 3.0
1990 - 2001
Program Manager emerged. Icons haunted the desktop for the first time.
R.I.P.
Windows 3.1
1992 - 2001
TrueType fonts and screensavers. The blue screens began their reign.
R.I.P.
Windows 95
1995 - 2001
The Start button was born. A revolution that echoes still in the void.
R.I.P.
Windows 98
1998 - 2006
USB support arrived. The internet beckoned from the darkness.
R.I.P.
Windows ME
2000 - 2006
Millennium Edition. Brief, troubled, quickly forgotten by those who witnessed it.
R.I.P.
Windows 2000
2000 - 2010
Built on NT. Enterprise stable, forever entombed in corporate memory.
R.I.P.
Windows XP
2001 - 2014
The beloved. Green hills and blue skies. Still whispered in server rooms.
R.I.P.
Windows Vista
2006 - 2017
Aero Glass shimmered briefly. UAC prompts became eternal torment.
R.I.P.
Windows 7
2009 - 2020
Perfection achieved. Its ghost haunts upgrade dialogs to this day.
R.I.P.
Windows 8
2012 - 2016
Tiles consumed the Start Menu. Users fled in horror.
R.I.P.
Windows 8.1
2013 - 2023
An attempted redemption. The damage was already done.