Visual Studio end of life: end of support by version
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For Visual Studio by Microsoft, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 10 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 13/01/2032, that is in 1955 days. The current version of Visual Studio is 18.9.2. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 03/09/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.9 | 18.9.2 | no date on record | supported |
| 18.8 | 18.8.3 | 26 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.7 | 18.7.4 | 54 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.6 | 18.6.3 | 89 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.5 | 18.5.3 | 117 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.4 | 18.4.4 | 145 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.3 | 18.3.3 | 180 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.2 | 18.2.2 | 208 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.1 | 18.1.1 | 236 days ago | End of Life |
| 18.0 | 18.0.2 | 271 days ago | End of Life |
| 17.14LTS | 17.14.38 | 1955 days left | EOL 13 Jan 32 |
| 17.13 | 17.13.7 | 481 days ago | End of Life |
Which Visual Studio versions no longer receive security updates?
10 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 18.818.8.3
- 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
- Visual Studio 17.1317.13.7
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 03/09/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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