Windows 11 end of life: end of support by version
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For Windows 11 by Microsoft, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 3 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 13/10/2026, that is in 48 days. The current version of Windows 11 is 10.0.28000. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 26/08/2026.
When does support end for which Windows 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-26h1-e | 10.0.28000 | 930 days left | EOL 13 Mar 29 |
| 11-26h1-w | 10.0.28000 | 566 days left | EOL 14 Mar 28 |
| 11-25h2-e | 10.0.26200 | 776 days left | EOL 10 Oct 28 |
| 11-25h2-w | 10.0.26200 | 412 days left | EOL 12 Oct 27 |
| 11-24h2-iot-ltsLTS | 10.0.26100 | 2967 days left | EOL 10 Oct 34 |
| 11-24h2-e-ltsLTS | 10.0.26100 | 1140 days left | EOL 9 Oct 29 |
| 11-24h2-e | 10.0.26100 | 412 days left | EOL 12 Oct 27 |
| 11-24h2-w | 10.0.26100 | 48 days left | EOL in 48 days |
| 11-23h2-e | 10.0.22631 | 76 days left | EOL in 76 days |
| 11-23h2-w | 10.0.22631 | 288 days ago | End of Life |
| 10-22h2 | 10.0.19045 | 316 days ago | End of Life |
| 11-22h2-e | 10.0.22621 | 316 days ago | End of Life |
Which Windows 11 versions no longer receive security updates?
3 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- Windows 11 11-23h2-w10.0.22631
- Windows 11 10-22h210.0.19045
- Windows 11 11-22h2-e10.0.22621
Where does the EOL data for Windows 11 come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Windows 11 data is as of 26/08/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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