Ending Support in 2016

Please go here to search for your product's lifecycle.

The following list represents products retiring or reaching the end of support in 2016. 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.

If you have any questions regarding support for a product, please contact your Microsoft Account Representative. If you need technical support, visit the Microsoft Support website.

Products reaching End of Support

The following products and releases, governed by the Fixed Policy, will end support in 2016.

Product	End of Support
Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Framework 4.0 Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Framework 4.5 Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Framework 4.5.1 Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0, Service Pack 2 Microsoft Application Virtualization Hosting 5.0 for Windows Desktops, Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 Windows 8 Windows Automotive 5.0 Windows Defender For Windows 8 and 8.1, For Windows 8 Windows Embedded 8 Windows Embedded 8 Industry Windows RT, Windows RT Windows XP Embedded	January 12, 2016
Adxstudio Portals v6.x or prior Dynamics CRM 3.0 Microsoft Customer Care Framework 2005 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Windows Embedded for Point of Service Windows Home Server 2011	April 12, 2016
BizTalk Adapter for Web Services Enhancement 2.0 Dynamics CRM 2013, Original Release (ver 6.0) Microsoft ActiveSync 4.2 Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Microsoft Connected Services Framework 3.0 Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Service Pack 1 Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, Service Pack 1 Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection Microsoft Visual J# Version 2.0 Redistributable Package SQL Server 2014 Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2005	July 12, 2016
Windows Storage Server 2003	October 9, 2016
Dynamics AX 4.0 Dynamics C5 2012, Service Pack 1 Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management 4.0, Service Pack 2 Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.5 Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile System Center Reporting Manager 2006 User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.1 Visual Studio 2013 Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013	October 11, 2016
Dynamics SL 2011	July 13, 2021

Products moving to Extended Support

The following products will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2016. 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
BizTalk Server 2010 Microsoft Host Integration Server 2010 Microsoft Sync Framework 2.1 Windows Embedded 8 Windows Embedded 8 Industry	January 12, 2016
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 2.0 Microsoft Lync 2010 Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Windows Embedded Compact 7	April 12, 2016
Dynamics Retail Management System 2.0	July 10, 2016
Dynamics CRM 2011 Dynamics SL 2011 Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0 Windows MultiPoint Server 2011	July 12, 2016
Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 1.0	September 13, 2016
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 7.0 Windows Embedded POSReady 7 Windows Thin PC	October 11, 2016
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)	December 30, 2016