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Visual Studio End of Life (EOL) Dates
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Visual Studio currently has 51 tracked version lifecycle records, including 3 that remain supported. The latest listed cycle is 18.9.
Data source: endoflife.date lifecycle dataset
Last updated: September 5, 2026
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Visual Studio Version Support Timeline
Cycle | Release Date | Support Ends | EOL Date | Latest | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18.9 | 2026-08-11 | - | - | 18.9.2 | Verify | Active |
18.8 | 2026-07-14 | - | 2026-08-11 | 18.8.3 | Verify | End of Life |
18.7 | 2026-06-09 | - | 2026-07-14 | 18.7.4 | Verify | End of Life |
18.6 | 2026-05-12 | - | 2026-06-09 | 18.6.3 | Verify | End of Life |
18.5 | 2026-04-14 | - | 2026-05-12 | 18.5.3 | Verify | End of Life |
18.4 | 2026-03-10 | - | 2026-04-14 | 18.4.4 | Verify | End of Life |
18.3 | 2026-02-10 | - | 2026-03-10 | 18.3.3 | Verify | End of Life |
18.2 | 2026-01-13 | - | 2026-02-10 | 18.2.2 | Verify | End of Life |
18.1 | 2025-12-09 | - | 2026-01-13 | 18.1.1 | Verify | End of Life |
18.0 | 2025-11-11 | - | 2025-12-09 | 18.0.2 | Verify | End of Life |
17.14LTS | 2025-05-13 | - | 2032-01-13 | 17.14.38 | - | Active |
17.13 | 2025-02-11 | - | 2025-05-13 | 17.13.7 | - | End of Life |
17.12LTS | 2024-11-12 | - | 2026-07-14 | 17.12.22 | - | End of Life |
17.11 | 2024-08-13 | - | 2024-11-12 | 17.11.6 | - | End of Life |
17.10LTS | 2024-05-21 | - | 2026-01-13 | 17.10.21 | - | End of Life |
17.9 | 2024-02-13 | - | 2024-05-21 | 17.9.7 | - | End of Life |
17.8LTS | 2023-11-14 | - | 2025-07-08 | 17.8.23 | - | End of Life |
17.7 | 2023-08-08 | - | 2023-11-14 | 17.7.7 | - | End of Life |
17.6LTS | 2023-05-16 | - | 2025-01-14 | 17.6.22 | - | End of Life |
17.5 | 2023-02-21 | - | 2023-05-16 | 17.5.5 | - | End of Life |
17.4LTS | 2022-11-08 | - | 2024-07-09 | 17.4.21 | - | End of Life |
17.3 | 2022-08-09 | - | 2022-11-08 | 17.3.7 | - | End of Life |
17.2LTS | 2022-05-10 | - | 2024-01-09 | 17.2.23 | - | End of Life |
17.1 | 2022-02-15 | - | 2022-05-10 | 17.1.7 | - | End of Life |
17.0LTS | 2021-11-08 | - | 2023-07-11 | 17.0.23 | - | End of Life |
16.11 | 2021-08-10 | - | 2029-04-10 | 16.11.59 | - | Active |
16.10 | 2021-05-25 | - | 2021-08-10 | 16.10.4 | - | End of Life |
16.9 | 2021-03-02 | - | 2022-10-11 | 16.9.26 | - | End of Life |
16.8 | 2020-11-10 | - | 2021-03-09 | 16.8.7 | - | End of Life |
16.7 | 2020-08-05 | - | 2022-04-12 | 16.7.28 | - | End of Life |
16.6 | 2020-05-19 | - | 2020-08-05 | 16.6.5 | - | End of Life |
16.5 | 2020-03-16 | - | 2020-05-19 | 16.5.5 | - | End of Life |
16.4 | 2019-12-03 | - | 2021-10-12 | 16.4.27 | - | End of Life |
16.3 | 2019-09-23 | - | 2019-12-03 | 16.3.10 | - | End of Life |
16.2 | 2019-07-24 | - | 2019-09-23 | 16.2.5 | - | End of Life |
16.1 | 2019-05-21 | - | 2019-07-24 | 16.1.6 | - | End of Life |
16.0 | 2019-04-02 | - | 2021-01-12 | 16.0.22 | - | End of Life |
15.9 | 2018-11-13 | - | 2027-04-13 | 15.9.82 | Verify | Ending Soon |
15.8 | 2018-08-14 | - | 2018-11-13 | 15.8.9 | Verify | End of Life |
15.7 | 2018-05-07 | - | 2018-08-14 | 15.7.6 | Verify | End of Life |
15.6 | 2018-03-05 | - | 2018-05-07 | 15.6.7 | Verify | End of Life |
15.5 | 2017-12-04 | - | 2018-03-05 | 15.5.7 | Verify | End of Life |
15.4 | 2017-10-09 | - | 2017-12-04 | 15.4.5 | Verify | End of Life |
15.3 | 2017-08-14 | - | 2017-10-09 | 15.3.5 | Verify | End of Life |
15.2 | 2017-05-10 | - | 2017-08-14 | 15.2.6 | Verify | End of Life |
15.1 | 2017-04-05 | - | 2017-05-10 | 15.1.2 | Verify | End of Life |
15.0 | 2017-03-07 | - | 2020-01-14 | 15.0.28 | Verify | End of Life |
14.0 | 2015-07-20 | - | 2025-10-14 | Update 3 + KB3165756 | Verify | End of Life |
12.0 | 2014-01-15 | - | 2024-04-09 | Update 5 | Verify | End of Life |
11.0 | 2012-10-31 | - | 2023-01-10 | Update 4 | Verify | End of Life |
10.0 | 2010-06-29 | - | 2020-07-14 | Service Pack 1 | Verify | End of Life |
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