Windows
Everything ChangeIntel collected about Windows from 52 sources, on one timeline.
94Changes in the last 30 days3Open known issues2Deadlines in the next 90 days29Revised by Microsoft · 30 days
Support timeline
From first preview through release to end of support, as the vendors publish them- The newest supported line is Windows 11 24H2 LTSC, supported until 10 Oct 2034.
Windows 11 26H2 Enterprise and Education26300.9550 · until 9 Oct 2029 (in 36 months)
Windows 11 26H2 Home and Pro26300.9550 · until 10 Oct 2028 (in 24 months)
Windows 11 26H1 Enterprise and Education28000.3086 · until 13 Mar 2029 (in 29 months)
Windows 11 26H1 Home and Pro28000.3086 · until 14 Mar 2028 (in 17 months)
Windows 11 25H2 Enterprise and Education26200.9550 · until 10 Oct 2028 (in 24 months)
Windows 11 25H2 Home and Pro26200.9550 · until 12 Oct 2027 (in 12 months)
Windows 11 24H2 LTSCLTS26100.9550 · until 10 Oct 2034 (in 96 months)
Windows 11 24H2 Enterprise and Education26100.9550 · until 12 Oct 2027 (in 12 months)
Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro26100.9550 · until 13 Oct 2026 (in 4 days)
Windows 11 23H2 Enterprise and Education22631.7584 · until 10 Nov 2026 (in 32 days)
Windows 10 2021 (21H2) LTSCLTS19044.7727 · until 12 Jan 2027 (in 3 months)
Windows 10 2019 (1809) LTSCLTS17763.9247 · until 9 Jan 2029 (in 27 months)
Windows 10 2016 (1607) LTSBLTS14393.9514 · until 13 Oct 2026 (in 4 days)
Ticks are releases; the red ones fix CVEs. Dates come from each vendor's release and lifecycle data and move when the vendor changes them.
Dates ahead
End of support, retirements, and CISA deadlines · next 12 months- End of support · Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro and Windows 10 2016 (1607) LTSB in 4 days · also in 3 other notices
- End of support · Windows 11 23H2 Enterprise and Education in 32 days · also in 2 other notices
- End of support · Windows 10 2021 (21H2) LTSC in 3 months · also in 5 other notices
Sources for Windows
52
- Windows 10 release informationlatest 14 Sep
- Windows Insider Bloglatest 7 Oct
- Windows 11 release informationlatest 29 Sep
- Windows message centerlatest 8 Oct
- Windows IT Pro Bloglatest 8 Oct
- Sysinternals Bloglatest 10 Sep
- Windows versions and their servicinglatest 29 Sep
- Windows Experience Bloglatest 7 Oct
- Windows administrative templates (ADMX)latest 29 Sep
- Core Infrastructure and Security Blognothing collected yet
- Windows client management documentation contentsnothing collected yet
- Windows deployment documentation contentsnothing collected yet
- MSRC CVE details (CVRF API)latest 16 Jul
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitieslatest 8 Sep
- Out of Office Hours (Michael Niehaus)latest 7 Oct
- Microsoft lifecycle end-of-support pages12 dates
- Petri IT Knowledgebaselatest 8 Oct
- Windows release health known issueslatest 8 Oct
- Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit artifactslatest 8 Oct
- Patch My PC Bloglatest 8 Oct
- AskWoodylatest 5 Oct
- Call4Cloudlatest 7 Oct
- Born's Tech and Windows Worldlatest 14 Sep
- Defender for Endpoint Windows releaseslatest Feb 2026
- Microsoft Intune Bloglatest 7 Oct
- Ask the Directory Services Teamlatest 27 Apr
- Microsoft Product Terms — MCAlatest 1 Sep
- Palo Alto Networks security advisorieslatest 12 Sep
- Peter van der Woudelatest 5 Oct
- Microsoft Intune what's newlatest 5 Oct
- Windows Server Bloglatest 13 Mar
- Azure Updateslatest 14 Sep
- Azure Virtual Desktop what's newlatest Sep 2026
- Christoffer Anderssonlatest 27 Nov 2025
- Dirk-jan Mollemalatest 5 Aug
- Jan Bakkerlatest 16 Jul
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Bloglatest 3 Mar
- Microsoft Security Baselines Bloglatest 8 Oct
- Nathan McNultylatest 26 Jan 2025
- Sander Berkouwer's DirTeam bloglatest 30 Apr
- Windows 365 what's newlatest 28 Sep
- ADSecurity - Sean Metcalflatest 7 May
- Azure Virtual Desktop Bloglatest 24 Oct 2025
- Evotec (Przemysław Kłys)latest 7 Aug
- Excel known issues1 undated record
- Google Gemini Bloglatest 10 Sep
- Intune important notices1 undated record
- ITOps Talk Bloglatest 30 Aug
- Microsoft 365 Roadmaplatest 4 Mar
- Microsoft Partner Center announcementslatest 8 Sep
- MSEndpointMgrlatest 1 Aug
- Office 365 for IT Pros (Tony Redmond)latest 17 Sep