Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 reaches end of life on January 12, 2027, when security updates stop.
- Status
- Security fixes only
- Released
- October 15, 2016
- Active support until
- January 11, 2022
- Security updates until
- January 12, 2027
- Long-term support release
- Yes
- Official lifecycle page
- learn.microsoft.com
- Checked on
Windows Server 2016 gets security fixes only; active support ended on January 11, 2022. Security updates continue until January 12, 2027. Microsoft released it on October 15, 2016. Windows Server follows Microsoft’s Fixed Lifecycle Policy: mainstream support brings security and non-security fixes, and extended support brings security updates only.
- Product
- Windows Server
- Version
- 2016
- Sources
Page URL Microsoft Lifecycle https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2016
Questions
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Sources
Every date comes from the vendor’s official lifecycle or release page: Microsoft Lifecycle and Windows release health, Ubuntu’s release cycle, Debian releases, the Python developer guide, the Node.js release schedule, php.net, Oracle’s Java SE support roadmap and Lifetime Support Policy, the .NET support policy, PostgreSQL versioning, Mozilla’s release calendar and Google’s Pixel update policy. Each record links its sources and shows the date they were checked.