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Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 reaching end of support - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learn
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will end on October 10, 2023. After this date, these products will no longer receive security updates, non-security updates, bug fixes, technical support, or online technical content updates.
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Overview of Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2012, and 2012 R2 | Microsoft Learn
Extended support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 ended on October 10, 2023. ... You can find information on support dates on Microsoft Lifecycle.
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Microsoft extends Windows Server 2012 lifeline to help admins transition to Windows Server 2022 (UPDATED)
November 13, 2023 - UPDATE: Microsoft recently announced that admins will get three additional years of Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for Windows Server 2012. Microsoft is ending support for Windows Server 2012 on October 10, 2023.
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r/sysadmin on Reddit: Microsoft Extending Server 2012 Support
November 15, 2023 -
It would seem that microsoft has decided to extend support for 2012 another 3 years. Well at least we got some old stuff migrated that management might not have given the budget for in any other case.
https://blog.trustedtechteam.com/2023-11-13-microsoft-announces-three-year-extension-for-windows-server-2012-esus/
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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/extended-security-updates-deploy You also have to buy special ESU License keys to qualify for the Extended support and updates So don't assume you'll just keep getting patches on your existing servers.
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Actually, I don’t get it why that is mentioned as a new information. Wasn’t it already published on the products' lifecycle website months ago?
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Windows Server 2012 - Wikipedia
1 month ago - Microsoft originally planned to end mainstream support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 on January 9, 2018, with extended support ending on January 10, 2023. In order to provide customers the standard transition lifecycle timeline, ...
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Windows Server 2012 End of Life – What You Need to Know
April 21, 2025 - Microsoft is ending free updates, bug fixes, and technical support to an operating system still used in hundreds of thousands of enterprise servers. Microsoft allows customers to purchase Extended Security Updates (ESUs) until 2026.
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Microsoft extends Windows Server 2012 ESUs to October 2026
November 10, 2023 - Since it reached its end of support during the October 2023 Patch Tuesday, Redmond stopped providing technical assistance and bug fixes for newly identified issues affecting the stability or usability of systems running this operating system.
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Windows Server 2012/R2 - End of support: What you should do now - FB Pro GmbH
August 4, 2025 - Microsoft is therefore making an exception and extending the Extended Security Update (ESU) for a further three years. This means that the final end for Windows Server 2012/R2 will not come until 13 October 2026 – provided you take advantage ...
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Windows Server 2012: Microsoft End of Extended Support (10/10/2023) | LogicMonitor - 13880
October 15, 2023 - In case you were unaware, Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 and their derivatives recently reached Microsoft’s End of Extended Support date (October 10, 2023). https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/?terms=server 2012 This means that Microsoft will no longer create non-security ...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Edge version 109 will receive critical security fixes and fixes for known exploit bugs until October 10, 2023, on these platforms. Please go here to learn more. Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.
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Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
August 20, 2025 - This means that the standard Windows patch management data feed does not identify extended security updates applicable to servers running those operating systems. Patch Management Solution 8.x, Server Management Solution 8.x IT Management Solution 8.x · Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 have reached their End of Life
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Support for Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2
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Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Edge version 109 will receive critical security fixes and fixes for known exploit bugs until October 10, 2023, on these platforms. Please go here to learn more. Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.
Redmondmag.com
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Microsoft Extends Windows Server 2012 Support -- Redmondmag.com
In essence, Microsoft seems to have extended the life of Windows Server 2012 by about nine months.
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End of Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (4374010)
November 14, 2023 - Microsoft announced that the end of support date for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 is October 10, 2023. In order to continue to receive any security updates for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, it would be necessary to enroll in the Extended Security Update (ESU) ...
Broadcom
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Extended Security Updates for Microsoft Windows Platforms reached End of Life EOL
August 20, 2025 - After October 2023 Microsoft ended extended support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and no longer makes updates for these operating systems available with the exception of extended security updates, which can be purchased on a subscription basis from Microsoft.
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r/DefenderATP on Reddit: When extended support ends for 2012R2 does that also mean MS Defender will no longer be updated?
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I've been asked to test onboarding of W2K12 R2 which seems like a waste of time since I realize extended support for 2012 R2 ends on 10/10/23. In order to support my argument against spending my time performing this task I'm seeking definitive clarification whether or not when extended support ends if that also means that 2012 R2 will no longer receive MS Defender related updates? I assume "security updates" includes Defender, but I would appreciate it if someone can point me to a KB that explicitly says that support for Defender is also ending, or that Defender updates are included in "security updates." Thanks in advance.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/windows-server-2012-r2-end-of-support
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You can buy ESU from Microsoft. It’s security only updates for additional 3 years. It’s free on Azure, on prem 75% licensing cost year 1, 100% year 2 and 125% year 3
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Historically I've seen critical vulnerabilities patched even outside support windows. However, msft staff isn't going to let you use their standard support path for direct support. You maybe able to purchase extended support and effectively create another support path to provide it. F/e I worked for a state government, and they have very old systems on extremely expired platforms. At that agency we purchased extended support licensing for sql 2003 I think. We hired an IBM DB3 exclusive contractor for ongoing operational support. (There are very few humans left that do this) So there are likely options to keep a legacy system running. I'd present those type of options unless running unsupported is a small risk scope.
Lansweeper
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Windows Server End of Life - Lansweeper
September 25, 2025 - If needed, it is possible to purchase an additional 3 years of extended security updates for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Please note that the ESU program is considered a last resort for customers who really need to run certain ...
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Your Next Steps for the Windows Server 2012 End of Support
Windows Server 2012 reached its mainstream support end date over four years ago, in October 2018, but Microsoft pushed back the end date for extended support for five more years to allow customers to migrate to newer, under-support Windows Server ...
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Navigating the Windows Server 2012 R2 End of Life
April 22, 2025 - Microsoft is ending free updates, bug fixes, and technical support to an operating system still used in hundreds of thousands of enterprise servers. Microsoft allows customers to purchase Extended Security Updates (ESUs) until 2026.