{"id":49693,"date":"2025-01-15T08:59:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T07:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/?p=49693"},"modified":"2025-01-15T09:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T08:36:51","slug":"microsoft-products-transitioning-to-extended-support-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-products-transitioning-to-extended-support-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft products transitioning to Extended Support 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following products will be <strong>moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2025<\/strong>. <strong>Extended Support<\/strong> includes security <strong>updates at no cost and paid non-security updates and support<\/strong>. Additionally, Microsoft will not accept requests for design changes or new features during the Extended Support phase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following products and releases, governed by the<strong> Fixed Policy<\/strong>, will be <strong>moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2025<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Product<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>End of Mainstream Support<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SQL Server 2019<\/td>\n<td>February 28, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Azure DevOps Server 2020<\/td>\n<td>October 14, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Microsoft Robotics<\/td>\n<td>October 14, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is the Fixed Lifecycle Policy of Microsoft?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These changes happen according to the Fixed Lifecycle Policy of Microsoft. The Fixed Lifecycle Policy applies to many commercial and some consumer products currently available through retail purchase and\/or volume licensing. It provides:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>A defined support and servicing Lifecycle timeline at the time of product launch<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of five years Mainstream Support<\/li>\n<li>An additional period of Extended Support for some products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is the Extended Support phase of Microsoft products?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Extended Support phase follows Mainstream Support. At the supported service pack level, Extended Support includes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Paid support (Limited complimentary support may be available (varies by product))<\/li>\n<li>Security updates at no additional cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-products-reaching-end-of-support-2025\/\">Microsoft products reaching End of Support 2025 &#8211; SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-product-releases-reaching-end-of-servicing-2025\/\">Microsoft product releases reaching End of Servicing 2025 &#8211; SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-products-retiring-in-2025\/\">Microsoft products retiring in 2025 &#8211; SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Note, that there are <strong>more products retiring or reaching the end of support in 2025<\/strong>. Please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/end-of-support\/end-of-support-2025\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/end-of-support\/end-of-support-2025<\/a> for information on all Microsoft products ending support in 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To find the <strong>lifecycle information<\/strong> of a specific Microsoft product, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information on the<strong> Fixed Lifecycle Policy<\/strong> of Microsoft, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/policies\/fixed\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/policies\/fixed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For software <strong>licensing information on Microsoft<\/strong> products, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/software\/microsoft\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/software\/microsoft\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> for expert services, more information or to request a quote.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following products will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2025. Extended Support includes security updates at no cost and paid non-security updates and support. 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