Microsoft Visual Studio End of Life Dates
All 50 Microsoft Visual Studio release branches: support windows, latest releases, and what each EOL branch has missed since. Data refreshed daily.
Support lifecycle at a glance
■ supported ■ security fixes only ■ end of life
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Release dates, end-of-life dates and current support status for every Microsoft Visual Studio branch.
| Branch | Released | End of life | Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.8 | 14 Jul 2026 | — | supported | 18.8.2 |
| 18.7 | 9 Jun 2026 | 14 Jul 2026 | EOL | 18.7.4 |
| 18.6 | 12 May 2026 | 9 Jun 2026 | EOL | 18.6.3 |
| 18.5 | 14 Apr 2026 | 12 May 2026 | EOL | 18.5.3 |
| 18.4 | 10 Mar 2026 | 14 Apr 2026 | EOL | 18.4.4 |
| 18.3 | 10 Feb 2026 | 10 Mar 2026 | EOL | 18.3.3 |
| 18.2 | 13 Jan 2026 | 10 Feb 2026 | EOL | 18.2.2 |
| 18.1 | 9 Dec 2025 | 13 Jan 2026 | EOL | 18.1.1 |
| 18.0 | 11 Nov 2025 | 9 Dec 2025 | EOL | 18.0.2 |
| 17.14 | 13 May 2025 | 13 Jan 2032 | supported | 17.14.36 |
| 17.13 | 11 Feb 2025 | 13 May 2025 | EOL | 17.13.7 |
| 17.12 | 12 Nov 2024 | 14 Jul 2026 | EOL | 17.12.22 |
| 17.11 | 13 Aug 2024 | 12 Nov 2024 | EOL | 17.11.6 |
| 17.10 | 21 May 2024 | 13 Jan 2026 | EOL | 17.10.21 |
| 17.9 | 13 Feb 2024 | 21 May 2024 | EOL | 17.9.7 |
| 17.8 | 14 Nov 2023 | 8 Jul 2025 | EOL | 17.8.23 |
| 17.7 | 8 Aug 2023 | 14 Nov 2023 | EOL | 17.7.7 |
| 17.6 | 16 May 2023 | 14 Jan 2025 | EOL | 17.6.22 |
| 17.5 | 21 Feb 2023 | 16 May 2023 | EOL | 17.5.5 |
| 17.4 | 8 Nov 2022 | 9 Jul 2024 | EOL | 17.4.21 |
| 17.3 | 9 Aug 2022 | 8 Nov 2022 | EOL | 17.3.7 |
| 17.2 | 10 May 2022 | 9 Jan 2024 | EOL | 17.2.23 |
| 17.1 | 15 Feb 2022 | 10 May 2022 | EOL | 17.1.7 |
| 17.0 | 8 Nov 2021 | 11 Jul 2023 | EOL | 17.0.23 |
| 16.11 | 10 Aug 2021 | 10 Apr 2029 | supported | 16.11.58 |
| 16.10 | 25 May 2021 | 10 Aug 2021 | EOL | 16.10.4 |
| 16.9 | 2 Mar 2021 | 11 Oct 2022 | EOL | 16.9.26 |
| 16.8 | 10 Nov 2020 | 9 Mar 2021 | EOL | 16.8.7 |
| 16.7 | 5 Aug 2020 | 12 Apr 2022 | EOL | 16.7.28 |
| 16.6 | 19 May 2020 | 5 Aug 2020 | EOL | 16.6.5 |
| 16.5 | 16 Mar 2020 | 19 May 2020 | EOL | 16.5.5 |
| 16.4 | 3 Dec 2019 | 12 Oct 2021 | EOL | 16.4.27 |
| 16.3 | 23 Sept 2019 | 3 Dec 2019 | EOL | 16.3.10 |
| 16.2 | 24 Jul 2019 | 23 Sept 2019 | EOL | 16.2.5 |
| 16.1 | 21 May 2019 | 24 Jul 2019 | EOL | 16.1.6 |
| 16.0 | 2 Apr 2019 | 12 Jan 2021 | EOL | 16.0.22 |
| 15.9 | 13 Nov 2018 | 13 Apr 2027 | supported | 15.9.81 |
| 15.8 | 14 Aug 2018 | 13 Nov 2018 | EOL | 15.8.9 |
| 15.7 | 7 May 2018 | 14 Aug 2018 | EOL | 15.7.6 |
| 15.6 | 5 Mar 2018 | 7 May 2018 | EOL | 15.6.7 |
| 15.5 | 4 Dec 2017 | 5 Mar 2018 | EOL | 15.5.7 |
| 15.4 | 9 Oct 2017 | 4 Dec 2017 | EOL | 15.4.5 |
| 15.3 | 14 Aug 2017 | 9 Oct 2017 | EOL | 15.3.5 |
| 15.2 | 10 May 2017 | 14 Aug 2017 | EOL | 15.2.6 |
| 15.1 | 5 Apr 2017 | 10 May 2017 | EOL | 15.1.2 |
| 15.0 | 7 Mar 2017 | 14 Jan 2020 | EOL | 15.0.28 |
| 14.0 | 20 Jul 2015 | 14 Oct 2025 | EOL | Update 3 + KB3165756 |
| 12.0 | 15 Jan 2014 | 9 Apr 2024 | EOL | Update 5 |
| 11.0 | 31 Oct 2012 | 10 Jan 2023 | EOL | Update 4 |
| 10.0 | 29 Jun 2010 | 14 Jul 2020 | EOL | Service Pack 1 |