Windows 11 26H1 Enterprise and Education
Windows 11 26H1 Enterprise and Education reaches end of life on March 13, 2029, when security updates stop.
- Status
- Supported
- Released
- February 10, 2026
- Security updates until
- March 13, 2029
- Official lifecycle page
- learn.microsoft.com
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Windows 11 26H1 Enterprise and Education is supported. Microsoft provides security updates until March 13, 2029. Microsoft released it on February 10, 2026. Windows 11 Enterprise and Education editions get 36 months of updates for each annual feature update; Home and Pro editions get 24 months. Version 26H1 is for new devices shipping in early 2026 and is not offered as an update from 24H2 or 25H2. IoT Enterprise is not supported on 26H1.
- Product
- Windows 11
- Version
- 26H1 (Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session)
- Sources
Page URL Microsoft Lifecycle https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-11-enterprise-and-education Microsoft Windows release health https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information
Questions
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Sources
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