Ending Support in 2015

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The following list represents products retiring or reaching the end of support in 2015. Upon retirement or end of support, there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates. Go here to learn about Fixed and Modern Lifecycle policies and service packs.

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Products reaching End of Support

The following products and releases, governed by the Fixed Policy, will end support in 2015.

Product End of Support
Dynamics C5 2010
Engyro Product Connectors for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management 4.0, Service Pack 1
Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0, Service Pack 1
Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 5.0 for Windows Desktops, Service Pack 1
Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.0
Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA 3.0
Microsoft BizTalk Adapter 2.0
Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004
Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 R2
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0
Virtual Server 2005
Virtual Server 2005 R2
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012
Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7
Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
January 13, 2015
Exchange Server 2013
Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for RosettaNet 3.0
Microsoft Business Solutions for Analytics Forecaster 6.7
Microsoft Class Server 4.0
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005
Project Server 2013
SharePoint Designer 2013
SharePoint Foundation 2013
SharePoint Server 2013
Visio 2013
April 14, 2015
Dynamics GP 2013
Internet Information Services (IIS), IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Compute Cluster Pack
Microsoft Forecaster 7.0, Service Pack 4
Microsoft Forefront Client Security
Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2
July 14, 2015
Dynamics GP 2013, Service Pack 1
Dynamics Retail Management System 2.0, Service Pack 4
Dynamics SL 2011, Service Pack 1
Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.1
Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.3
Microsoft Connected Services Framework 2.5
Microsoft Office Communicator 2005
Microsoft Speech Server 2004 R2
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Service Pack 3
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Service Pack 2
Windows Mobile 5.0
October 13, 2015
Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server
Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint
Forefront Security for Exchange Server
Forefront Security for Office Communications Server
Forefront Security for Sharepoint
Microsoft Antigen
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway Web Protection Services
December 31, 2015
Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010
April 14, 2020
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6
Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 4.6 for Windows Desktops
July 14, 2020
Dynamics GP 2010
October 13, 2020

Products moving to Extended Support

The following products will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2015. Extended Support includes security updates at no cost, and paid non-security updates and support. Additionally, Microsoft will not accept requests for design changes or new features during the Extended Support phase.

Product End of Mainstream Support
Dynamics NAV 2009
Dynamics NAV 2009 R2
Exchange Server 2010
Expression 3
Windows 7
Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5
Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Windows HPC Server 2008
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 for Windows Essential Server Solutions
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Storage Server 2008
Windows Storage Server 2008 Embedded
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2
Windows Web Server 2008
January 13, 2015
HPC Pack 2008
HPC Pack 2008 R2
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010
Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010
Windows Identity Foundation
April 14, 2015
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6
Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 4.6 for Windows Desktops
Microsoft Report Viewer 2010 Redistributable
System Center Service Manager 2010
Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010
Windows MultiPoint Server 2010
July 14, 2015
Expression 4
Windows Communication Foundation RIA Services
September 8, 2015
Access 2010
Dynamics GP 2010
Dynamics GP 2010 R2
Excel 2010
FAST Search Server 2010 (for Internet Sites, for Internal Applications)
FAST Search Server 2010 (for SharePoint, for SharePoint Internet Sites)
Groove Server 2010
InfoPath 2010
Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft Search Server 2010
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 (for Internet Sites)
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 (Workspace, Designer)
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010
Microsoft Word 2010
Outlook 2010
Project 2010
Project Server 2010
Publisher 2010
SharePoint Foundation 2010
Visio 2010
Windows Embedded Standard 7
October 13, 2015
Forefront Security for Exchange Server
December 31, 2015