Have you prepared for Windows Server 2008 end of life

Microsoft has made an announcement that support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end on January 14, 2020. This means regular security updates will be called off. Are you willing to let your infrastructure and applications not protected, are you planning to upgrade your current system? Does it affect your other system compatibility?

As Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are moving towards the end of their support lifecycle. This means that the table below, there will be no additional updates as of the dates

  • Free security updates on-premises
  • Non-security updates
  • Free support options
  • Online technical content update

The following Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 products are approaching End of Support:

ProductEnd 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

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