End of life / Windows Server / Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server Windows Server 2008 R2 end of life
Windows Server Windows Server 2008 R2 reached end of life on 14 January 2020, 2,427 days ago.
The detail
- Released
- 22 February 2011
- End of life
- 14 January 2020
- Countdown
- 2,427 days ago
- Status
- End of life
- Long term support
- Yes
- Extended support ends
- 10 January 2023
- Newest build on this release
- 6.1.7601
- Newest release overall
- 10.0.26100
CVEs that reach Windows Server 2008 R2
CVEs affecting Windows Server are serviced by Windows Update rather than by changing the Windows Server version, so they are not listed here.
Where to move next
The newest tracked release is 10.0.26100.
Other Windows Server releases
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012
Vendor sources last checked 6 September 2026, and checked daily. This data last changed on 6 September 2026.
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