Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.

This applies to the following editions: Datacenter, Essentials, External Connector, for Embedded Systems, Foundation, Standard

Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.

Support Dates

Listing	Start Date	Mainstream End Date	Extended End Date
Windows Server 2012	2012-10-30T00:00:00.000-08:00	2018-10-09T22:59:59.999-08:00	2023-10-10T22:59:59.999-08:00

Releases

Version	Start Date	End Date
Extended Security Update Year 3	2025-10-15T00:00:00.000-08:00	2026-10-13T22:59:59.999-08:00
Extended Security Update Year 2	2024-10-09T00:00:00.000-08:00	2025-10-14T22:59:59.999-08:00
Extended Security Update Year 1	2023-10-11T00:00:00.000-08:00	2024-10-08T22:59:59.999-08:00
Original Release	2012-10-30T00:00:00.000-08:00	2023-10-10T22:59:59.999-08:00

Links

• Migration guidance
• Product information
• Lifecycle FAQ - Extended Security Updates

Note

Mainstream and Extended support for this product has been extended to provide customers with the standard lifecycle transition timeline. Windows Server Essentials released on January 2, 2013.

Editions

• Datacenter
• Essentials
• External Connector
• for Embedded Systems
• Foundation
• Standard