Sysadmin essentials latest versions & end-of-life dates
Operating systems, servers and infrastructure a typical small or mid-size IT shop depends on, from Windows Server and SQL Server to Linux, VMware and backups. Use it for patch planning and for the end-of-life dates that belong in next year's budget.
25 fully supported
Next deadlines
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Oct 13
2026 Windows 10 1607 (E) LTS end of life in 3 days -
Oct 13
2026 Windows 11 24H2 (W) end of life in 3 days -
Oct 22
2026 OpenSSL 3.4 end of life in 1 week -
Oct 26
2026 Omnissa Horizon 8.2309 end of life in 2 weeks -
Oct 29
2026 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2503 end of life in 2 weeks -
Nov 1
2026 OpenSSL 3.6 end of life in 3 weeks -
Nov 10
2026 .NET 8 LTS end of life in 1 month -
Nov 10
2026 .NET 9 end of life in 1 month
All 27 at a glance
| Product | Latest | Released | Newest branch | Next end of life |
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| Windows Server | 2025 | — | Active Support | Windows Server 2016 (LTSC) · Jan 12, 2027 in 3 months |
| Windows | 11 26H2 | — | Active Support | 11 24H2 (W) · Oct 13, 2026 in 3 days |
| Microsoft SQL Server | 17.0.5005.3 CU9 | Sep 15, 2026 | Active Support | 2017 'Helsinki' · Oct 12, 2027 in 1 year |
| Microsoft Exchange | Subscription Edition SU9 | Sep 8, 2026 | Supported | — |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Subscription Edition | Sep 8, 2026 | Supported | — |
| PowerShell | 7.6.6 | Sep 8, 2026 | Supported | 7.5 · Nov 10, 2026 in 1 month |
| .NET | 10.0.12 | Sep 8, 2026 | Supported | 9 · Nov 10, 2026 in 1 month |
| VMware ESXi | 9.1.1.0 | Sep 3, 2026 | Supported | 9.0 · Sep 17, 2027 in 11 months |
| VMware vCenter Server | 9.1.1.0 | Sep 3, 2026 | Supported | 9.0 · Sep 17, 2027 in 11 months |
| Veeam Backup & Replication | 13.1.1.18 | Aug 13, 2026 | End of Fix | 12 · Feb 28, 2027 in 4 months |
| Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops | 2607 | Aug 18, 2026 | Active Support | 2503 · Oct 29, 2026 in 2 weeks |
| Omnissa Horizon | 8.2606 | Aug 24, 2026 | Supported | 8.2309 · Oct 26, 2026 in 2 weeks |
| FortiOS | — | — | 7.4 · Nov 11, 2028 in 2 years |
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| Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS | 12.2.3 | Aug 27, 2026 | Supported | 11.2 · May 2, 2027 in 6 months |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 10.2 | May 20, 2026 | Full Support | 8 (Upcoming ELS) · May 31, 2029 in 2 years |
| Rocky Linux | 10.2 | May 29, 2026 | Active Support | 8 · May 31, 2029 in 2 years |
| AlmaLinux | 10.2 | May 26, 2026 | Active Support | 8 · May 31, 2029 in 2 years |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | — | — | 16.0 · Nov 30, 2027 in 1 year |
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| Ubuntu | 26.04.1 | Aug 27, 2026 | Hardware & Maintenance | 22.04 'Jammy Jellyfish' (LTS) · Jun 1, 2027 in 7 months |
| Debian | 13.7 | Sep 12, 2026 | Debian Security Support | 12 (Bookworm) · Jun 30, 2028 in 1 year |
| OpenSSL | 4.0.3 | Sep 29, 2026 | Supported | 3.4 · Oct 22, 2026 in 1 week |
| Apache HTTP Server | 2.4.69 | Oct 1, 2026 | Supported | — |
| nginx | 1.31.6 | Sep 15, 2026 | Supported | — |
| Apache Tomcat | 11.0.27 | Oct 6, 2026 | Supported | 9.0 · Mar 31, 2027 in 5 months |
| Java (Eclipse Temurin) | 27+35 | Sep 21, 2026 | Supported | 27 · Mar 23, 2027 in 5 months |
| PostgreSQL | 18.6 | Aug 11, 2026 | Supported | 14 · Nov 12, 2026 in 1 month |
| MySQL | 9.7.2 | Jul 28, 2026 | Premier Support | 8.4 (LTS) · Apr 30, 2032 in 5 years |
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