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Visual Studio End of Life Dates
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Track Visual Studio end-of-life dates, supported versions, and security patch timelines. Know when each Visual Studio release reaches end of support and plan your upgrades accordingly.
Last updated: May 31, 2026
| Version | Released | Active support | EOL date | Until EOL | Latest | CVEs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.6 | May 12, 2026 | — | No | — | 18.6.2 | — | Active |
| 18.5 | Apr 14, 2026 | — | May 12, 2026 | 28d ago | 18.5.3 | — | EOL |
| 18.4 | Mar 10, 2026 | — | Apr 14, 2026 | 56d ago | 18.4.4 | — | EOL |
| 18.3 | Feb 10, 2026 | — | Mar 10, 2026 | 91d ago | 18.3.3 | — | EOL |
| 18.2 | Jan 13, 2026 | — | Feb 10, 2026 | 119d ago | 18.2.2 | — | EOL |
| 18.1 | Dec 9, 2025 | — | Jan 13, 2026 | 147d ago | 18.1.1 | — | EOL |
| 18.0 | Nov 11, 2025 | — | Dec 9, 2025 | 182d ago | 18.0.2 | — | EOL |
| 17.14 LTS | May 13, 2025 | — | Jan 13, 2032 | in 2044d | 17.14.32 | — | Active |
| 17.13 | Feb 11, 2025 | — | May 13, 2025 | 392d ago | 17.13.7 | — | EOL |
| 17.12 LTS | Nov 12, 2024 | — | Jul 14, 2026 | in 35d | 17.12.20 | — | EOL soon |
| 17.11 | Aug 13, 2024 | — | Nov 12, 2024 | 574d ago | 17.11.6 | — | EOL |
| 17.10 LTS | May 21, 2024 | — | Jan 13, 2026 | 147d ago | 17.10.21 | — | EOL |
| 17.9 | Feb 13, 2024 | — | May 21, 2024 | 749d ago | 17.9.7 | — | EOL |
| 17.8 LTS | Nov 14, 2023 | — | Jul 8, 2025 | 336d ago | 17.8.23 | — | EOL |
| 17.7 | Aug 8, 2023 | — | Nov 14, 2023 | 938d ago | 17.7.7 | — | EOL |
| 17.6 LTS | May 16, 2023 | — | Jan 14, 2025 | 511d ago | 17.6.22 | — | EOL |
| 17.5 | Feb 21, 2023 | — | May 16, 2023 | 1120d ago | 17.5.5 | — | EOL |
| 17.4 LTS | Nov 8, 2022 | — | Jul 9, 2024 | 700d ago | 17.4.21 | — | EOL |
| 17.3 | Aug 9, 2022 | — | Nov 8, 2022 | 1309d ago | 17.3.7 | — | EOL |
| 17.2 LTS | May 10, 2022 | — | Jan 9, 2024 | 882d ago | 17.2.23 | — | EOL |
| 17.1 | Feb 15, 2022 | — | May 10, 2022 | 1491d ago | 17.1.7 | — | EOL |
| 17.0 LTS | Nov 8, 2021 | — | Jul 11, 2023 | 1064d ago | 17.0.23 | — | EOL |
| 16.11 | Aug 10, 2021 | — | Apr 10, 2029 | in 1036d | 16.11.56 | — | Active |
| 16.10 | May 25, 2021 | — | Aug 10, 2021 | 1764d ago | 16.10.4 | — | EOL |
| 16.9 | Mar 2, 2021 | — | Oct 11, 2022 | 1337d ago | 16.9.26 | — | EOL |
| 16.8 | Nov 10, 2020 | — | Mar 9, 2021 | 1918d ago | 16.8.7 | — | EOL |
| 16.7 | Aug 5, 2020 | — | Apr 12, 2022 | 1519d ago | 16.7.28 | — | EOL |
| 16.6 | May 19, 2020 | — | Aug 5, 2020 | 2134d ago | 16.6.5 | — | EOL |
| 16.5 | Mar 16, 2020 | — | May 19, 2020 | 2212d ago | 16.5.5 | — | EOL |
| 16.4 | Dec 3, 2019 | — | Oct 12, 2021 | 1701d ago | 16.4.27 | — | EOL |
| 16.3 | Sep 23, 2019 | — | Dec 3, 2019 | 2380d ago | 16.3.10 | — | EOL |
| 16.2 | Jul 24, 2019 | — | Sep 23, 2019 | 2451d ago | 16.2.5 | — | EOL |
| 16.1 | May 21, 2019 | — | Jul 24, 2019 | 2512d ago | 16.1.6 | — | EOL |
| 16.0 | Apr 2, 2019 | — | Jan 12, 2021 | 1974d ago | 16.0.22 | — | EOL |
| 15.9 | Nov 13, 2018 | — | Apr 13, 2027 | in 308d | 15.9.79 | — | Active |
| 15.8 | Aug 14, 2018 | — | Nov 13, 2018 | 2765d ago | 15.8.9 | — | EOL |
| 15.7 | May 7, 2018 | — | Aug 14, 2018 | 2856d ago | 15.7.6 | — | EOL |
| 15.6 | Mar 5, 2018 | — | May 7, 2018 | 2955d ago | 15.6.7 | — | EOL |
| 15.5 | Dec 4, 2017 | — | Mar 5, 2018 | 3018d ago | 15.5.7 | — | EOL |
| 15.4 | Oct 9, 2017 | — | Dec 4, 2017 | 3109d ago | 15.4.5 | — | EOL |
| 15.3 | Aug 14, 2017 | — | Oct 9, 2017 | 3165d ago | 15.3.5 | — | EOL |
| 15.2 | May 10, 2017 | — | Aug 14, 2017 | 3221d ago | 15.2.6 | — | EOL |
| 15.1 | Apr 5, 2017 | — | May 10, 2017 | 3317d ago | 15.1.2 | — | EOL |
| 15.0 | Mar 7, 2017 | — | Jan 14, 2020 | 2338d ago | 15.0.28 | — | EOL |
| 14.0 | Jul 20, 2015 | — | Oct 14, 2025 | 238d ago | Update 3 + KB3165756 | — | EOL |
| 12.0 | Jan 15, 2014 | — | Apr 9, 2024 | 791d ago | Update 5 | — | EOL |
| 11.0 | Oct 31, 2012 | — | Jan 10, 2023 | 1246d ago | Update 4 | — | EOL |
| 10.0 | Jun 29, 2010 | — | Jul 14, 2020 | 2156d ago | Service Pack 1 | — | EOL |
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