{"id":11406,"date":"2026-08-17T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/important-expiration-dates-microsoft-reminders-for-windows-server-2022-and-windows-11-24h2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:00:47","slug":"important-expiration-dates-microsoft-reminders-for-windows-server-2022-and-windows-11-24h2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/important-expiration-dates-microsoft-reminders-for-windows-server-2022-and-windows-11-24h2\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Expiration Dates: Microsoft Reminders for Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11 24H2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has issued a warning regarding the impending end of mainstream support for a number of its Windows operating systems, indicating that users have about 60 days left to make necessary updates. This announcement was detailed in the Windows Release Health Notes and affects several versions, notably Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11 24H2, as well as Windows 10 LTSB 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Mainstream support for Windows Server 2022 will cease on October 13, when the last security update will be delivered. Post this date, the server will transition to extended support, continuing to receive monthly security updates until October 14, 2031. However, Microsoft notes that no new feature requests will be accommodated during this period, and updates related to non-security components will be suspended. Therefore, users are encouraged to upgrade to Windows Server 2025 to remain current with features and security.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 24H2 will no longer receive updates after October 13, making it imperative for users on these systems to migrate to Windows 11 25H2, which will continue to receive monthly updates. For business users, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 will also reach its end of support, enforcing administrators to upgrade to the newest Long-Term Servicing Channel version, Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, Microsoft offers Extended Security Updates (ESU) to assist users who require additional time for migration, albeit at a cost that has not been specified publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, earlier this year it was reported that Microsoft quietly extended the free ESU for Windows 10 22H2 until October 2027, providing some users temporary reprieve from immediate updates.<\/p>\n<p>For any more details or specific guidance on migration paths, Microsoft&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/policies\/fixed\">lifecycle policies<\/a> provide an outline of what users can expect during this transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has issued a warning regarding the impending end of mainstream support for a number of its Windows operating systems, indicating that users have about 60 days left\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":11407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11406","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\/11406","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=11406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheapwindowsvps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}