On 1/14/2020, Microsoft will be ending the support lifecycle for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Don’t let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected. We’re here to help you migrate to current versions for greater security, performance, and innovation.
This means that as of the dates in the table below there will be no additional:
- Free security updates on-premises
- Free support options
- Non-security updates
- Online technical content update
Customers who use Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 products and services should migrate to Microsoft Azure to take advantage of 3 additional years of Critical and Important security updates at no additional charge and modernize when ready. For environments other than Azure, we recommend customers upgrade to the latest version before the deadline. For customers who cannot meet the end-of-support deadline may purchase Extended Security Updates to keep server workloads protected until they upgrade (some restrictions apply).
Windows Server 2008 alternatives at a glance:
- On-premise: Windows Server 2016
- Powerful Cloud server: Windows Azure
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The following Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 products are approaching End of Support:
Product | End of Extended Support |
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 Foundation | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 Standard | 1/14/2020 |
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V | 1/14/2020 |
We recommend that you migrate to Azure or upgrade to the current product versions before the support end dates. This lets you take advantage of the latest product innovations and make sure you have uninterrupted support from Microsoft
- On-premise: Windows Server 2016
- Powerful Cloud server: Windows Azure