Visual Studio end of life: end of support by version
Microsoft · Development & DevOps
For Visual Studio by Microsoft, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 11 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The current version of Visual Studio is 18.11.0. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 30/09/2026.
When does support end for which Visual Studio version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day — after it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.11 | 18.11.0 | no date on record | supported |
| 18.10 | 18.10.4 | 8 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.9 | 18.9.3 | 43 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.8 | 18.8.3 | 71 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.7 | 18.7.4 | 99 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.6 | 18.6.3 | 134 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.5 | 18.5.3 | 162 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.4 | 18.4.4 | 190 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.3 | 18.3.3 | 225 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.2 | 18.2.2 | 253 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.1 | 18.1.1 | 281 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.0 | 18.0.2 | 316 days ago | End of Life |
Which Visual Studio versions no longer receive security updates?
11 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- Visual Studio 18.1018.10.4
- Visual Studio 18.918.9.3
- Visual Studio 18.818.8.3
- Visual Studio 18.718.7.4
- Visual Studio 18.618.6.3
- Visual Studio 18.518.5.3
- Visual Studio 18.418.4.4
- Visual Studio 18.318.3.3
- Visual Studio 18.218.2.2
- Visual Studio 18.118.1.1
- Visual Studio 18.018.0.2
Where does the EOL data for Visual Studio come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Visual Studio data is as of 30/09/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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