Windows 11 26H2 Enterprise and Education
Windows 11 26H2 Enterprise and Education reaches end of life on October 9, 2029, when security updates stop.
- Status
- Supported
- Released
- September 29, 2026
- Security updates until
- October 9, 2029
- Official lifecycle page
- learn.microsoft.com
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Windows 11 26H2 Enterprise and Education is supported. Microsoft provides security updates until October 9, 2029. Microsoft released it on September 29, 2026. Windows 11 Enterprise and Education editions get 36 months of updates for each annual feature update; Home and Pro editions get 24 months. The same end date applies to IoT Enterprise and Enterprise multi-session. Microsoft says version 26H2 is the last Windows 11 version that will support devices with Snapdragon 850 processors.
- Product
- Windows 11
- Version
- 26H2 (Enterprise, Education, IoT Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session)
- Sources
Page URL Microsoft Windows release health https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information Microsoft Lifecycle https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-11-enterprise-and-education
Questions
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Sources
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