Wondering how to obtain (Extended Support) for Physical Windows 2019 Server Standard…
Can anyone assist me?
Thanks!
Keith
@Microsoft
Answer from keithmueller2 on community.spiceworks.comWondering how to obtain (Extended Support) for Physical Windows 2019 Server Standard…
Can anyone assist me?
Thanks!
Keith
@Microsoft
Did you mean 2019?
If so, it’s not out of support yet, but all information regarding ESUs can be found here
learn.microsoft.comProduct Lifecycle FAQ - Extended Security Updates
Lifecycle FAQs around the Extended Security Update program.
FYI, it does not matter if it’s physical or virtual, either.
Eligibility criteria
To qualify for ESU on-premises or in hosted environments, your server or operating system must meet one of the following prerequisites:
Be covered by an active Software Assurance (SA) plan acquired through any program, such as Enterprise Agreement (EA), Enterprise Agreement Subscription (EAS), Server & Cloud Enrollment (SCE), or Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES).Have active subscription licenses acquired through any program, including Cloud Solution Provider (CSP).Have been acquired as ‘License-Included’ services through a Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) partner.
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What are the best options for customers to stay secure on the latest versions of Windows Server or SQL Server?
To learn more about planning for end of support or retirement, click here for Extended Security Updates for SQL Server and Windows Server. For information on the latest versions of Windows Server and SQL Server and benefits of upgrade, visit the Windows Server and SQL Server pages on Microsoft.com.
What is the Extended Security Update (ESU) program?
The Extended Security Update (ESU) program is a last resort paid option for customers who need to run certain legacy Microsoft products past the end of support. They are not intended as a long-term solution, but rather as a temporary bridge to stay secure while one migrates to a newer, supported platform. It includes Critical* and/or Important* security updates up to three years after the product's End of Extended Support date.
The ESU program does not extend the product's lifecycle and does not provide technical support beyond the original support timeline. Customers using ESUs will not receive standard support services such as troubleshooting, bug fixes, or technical guidance for issues unrelated to security updates.
Extended Security Updates will be distributed if and when available. ESUs do not include new features, customer-requested non-security updates, or design change requests.
* As defined by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
Prerequisites
You may only acquire ESU Year 2 and Year 3 licenses if you've also acquired the ESU license(s) for the prior year(s). For example, before you acquire the ESU Year 2 license, you must also acquire ESU Year 1.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2019
Basically, Server 2019 will no longer get any features or enhancements after Jan 9, 2024. But, it will still receive security updates (via WSUS, or whatever) until Jan 9, 2029 without any additional fees. Correct?
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, I thought "Extended Support" had an additional fee. For example, if you wanted to run Win 10 past the Oct 2025 EOL, there would be an additional. Is "Extended Support" and "Extended End Date" two different things? Or am I totally confused?
Mainstream support ended for Windows Server 2019 but patches will continue for another 5 years of Extended support. ESU can extend that support for another 3 years past that extended end date at an increasing cost each year.
| Listing | Start Date | Mainstream End Date | Extended End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2019 | Nov 13, 2018 | Jan 9, 2024 | Jan 9, 2029 |
Mainstream support ended for Windows Server 2019 but patches will continue for another 5 years of Extended support. ESU can extend that support for another 3 years past that extended end date at an increasing cost each year.
Listing Start Date Mainstream End Date Extended End Date Windows Server 2019 Nov 13, 2018 Jan 9, 2024 Jan 9, 2029
Hi Techfreak
Thanks for your reply, do you think that if you don't pay for Microsoft extended support that third party vendors will continue to support Server 2019 until Jan 2029.
No. You do not need to pay for that. But there is no development of new features and only security problems get patches.
Hello BARAS,
thank you for providing this question.
I am a seasoned Windows expert with almost a decade in usage and support experience and hope to resolve your problems quickly.
I am not sure if i got you right here. Maybe you need to give me more context.
I think you mean support (updates) over the lifetime of Windows products:
You will get updates for your device for the time of the development process of them for free. Once Microsoft stops devloping a version of Windows you will no longer get updates for those. There are some corporations which have diffrent agreements with sometimes extended support but this is contracted on a "by case basis".
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Extended support costs $61 per year, for up to three years.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates
According to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-10-1809-and-windows-server-2019 , Windows Server 2019 reached end-of-servicing as of May 11, 2021. However, according to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2019, mainstream support ends on January 9, 2024. This is quite a wide discrepancy - can anyone help me understand why there are two different dates?
You will get security patches until 01/09/2029. That first link advises "except LTSC editions." Straight up Server 2019 = LTSC. (AFAIK)
Windows Server 2019 LTSC is end of support on January 9, 2024. No feature updates will be made for it after that date.
It will continue to receive security and reliability updates and bug fixes for 5 more years, till 2029.
The 5 years is intended to give you time to move to the next supported Windows Server LTSC version while still keeping you supported.
No feature or non-security related updates will be provided. The development work for those will be directly solely towards the new version of Windows Server.