Extended support
Microsoft Server Windows Server 2016 (LTSC)
Standard support has ended; a paid/extended phase is open. The published end-of-support date is 2027-01-12 — 165 days from today.
Scope: software releaseAs of 2026-08-01
Lifecycle timeline
- 2016-10-15 — Release date · General availability
- 2022-01-11 — End of active support · End of maintenance
- 2027-01-12 — End of support · End of standard support
- 2030-01-12 — Extended support end · End of extended support
Why this status?
“End of active support” (end-of-maintenance, 2022-01-11, confirmed) has passed, but “Extended support end” (end-of-extended-support, 2030-01-12, confirmed) is still in the future.
Windows Server releases still inside the support window
- Windows Server 2025 (LTSC) — support ends 2034-11-14
- Windows Server 2022 (LTSC) — support ends 2031-10-14
- Windows Server 2019 (LTSC) — support ends 2029-01-09
Reported as still supported by the cited source. MS Server documents the upgrade path for your edition and contract — confirm there before planning change work.
Evidence
- Microsoft Windows Server lifecycle Official · checked 2026-08-01
- endoflife.date product data independent-open · checked 2026-08-01
Keep going
- All MS Server Windows Server lifecycle dates· 20 tracked releases
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Status derived deterministically from the published milestones. When a vendor does not publish a date, this page says so — it never guesses.