{"id":11198,"date":"2026-01-03T22:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T22:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/upcoming-end-of-support-wave-microsoft-to-bid-farewell-to-windows-11-24h2-office-2021-and-more-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T22:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T22:00:44","slug":"upcoming-end-of-support-wave-microsoft-to-bid-farewell-to-windows-11-24h2-office-2021-and-more-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/upcoming-end-of-support-wave-microsoft-to-bid-farewell-to-windows-11-24h2-office-2021-and-more-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming End-of-Support Wave: Microsoft to Bid Farewell to Windows 11 24H2, Office 2021, and More in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has announced plans to discontinue support for several of its products in 2026, including Windows 11 24H2. As Windows 11 approaches its five-year anniversary, the upcoming support cuts are significant. The end of support for Windows 11 24H2 is scheduled for <strong>October 4, 2026<\/strong>, which means after this date, Microsoft will halt the release of security updates and bug fixes, effectively pushing users to upgrade to Windows 11 25H2.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 11 24H2, released on October 1, 2024, was notably one of the most extensive yet problematic updates in the operating system&#8217;s timeline. Following the recent discontinuation of support for Windows 11 23H2 in November 2025, 24H2 will follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Microsoft&#8217;s Windows 11 SE version, once deemed a competitor to ChromeOS, will also cease support in October 2026 due to its failure to capture market traction within educational sectors.<\/p>\n<p>For Windows 11 users on the Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions, support for version 23H2 will last until <strong>November 10, 2026<\/strong>, even though consumer support has expired.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s Office 2021 suite will share a similar fate, with support ending on <strong>October 13, 2026<\/strong>, shortly following its five-year release.<\/p>\n<p>As for upgrading options, transitioning from Office 2021 to Office 2024 will require purchasing a new license, as they are distinct products. Alternatively, users can consider subscribing to Microsoft 365 for ongoing updates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full list of Microsoft products losing support in 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>.NET 9:<\/strong> Support ends on November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>.NET 8 (LTS):<\/strong> Support ends on November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PowerShell 7.4 (LTS):<\/strong> Support ends on November 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows Server 2012 \/ 2012 R2:<\/strong> ESU Year 3 support ends on October 13, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This trend underscores Microsoft&#8217;s ongoing legacy of phasing out older products while promoting newer versions, encouraging users to keep their systems updated and secure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has announced plans to discontinue support for several of its products in 2026, including Windows 11 24H2. As Windows 11 approaches its five-year anniversary, the upcoming support\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":11199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}