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Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 end of Year 2 of Extended Security Updates

For Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 customers, the end date for Year 2 of Extended Security Updates (ESUs) was January 11^th, 2022. End of Support for the third year of ESUs will be January 10^th, 2023 for Windows Server licenses.

Customers can get an additional fourth year of free ESUs only on Azure (including Azure Stack HCI, Azure Stack Hub, and other Azure products). With this, customers will have until January 9^th, 2024 for Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 to upgrade to a supported release.

Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 End of Support

For Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 customers, the end of support date is October 10^th, 2023.  These Extended Security Updates will be available for purchase no later than October 2022, but available for installation after the EOS date, October 10, 2023. ESUs will continue for three years, renewable on an annual basis, until the final date on October 13^th, 2026.

Read More here: Windows Server End of Support: Key Dates - Microsoft Tech Community