Vigia

Microsoft Visual Studio end-of-life dates and support status

As of 2026-10-08, the supported Microsoft Visual Studio versions are 18.10, 17.14, 16.11, 15.9.

VersionStatusReleasedActive support untilEnd of lifeLatest
18.10 2026Supported2026-09-08——18.10.3
18.9 2026End of life2026-08-11—2026-09-0818.9.3
18.8 2026End of life2026-07-14—2026-08-1118.8.3
18.7 2026End of life2026-06-09—2026-07-1418.7.4
18.6 2026End of life2026-05-12—2026-06-0918.6.3
18.5 2026End of life2026-04-14—2026-05-1218.5.3
18.4 2026End of life2026-03-10—2026-04-1418.4.4
18.3 2026End of life2026-02-10—2026-03-1018.3.3
18.2 2026End of life2026-01-13—2026-02-1018.2.2
18.1 2026End of life2025-12-09—2026-01-1318.1.1
18.0 2026End of life2025-11-11—2025-12-0918.0.2
17.14 LTS 2022Supported2025-05-13—2032-01-1317.14.40
17.13 2022End of life2025-02-11—2025-05-1317.13.7
17.12 LTS 2022End of life2024-11-12—2026-07-1417.12.22
17.11 2022End of life2024-08-13—2024-11-1217.11.6
17.10 LTS 2022End of life2024-05-21—2026-01-1317.10.21
17.9 2022End of life2024-02-13—2024-05-2117.9.7
17.8 LTS 2022End of life2023-11-14—2025-07-0817.8.23
17.7 2022End of life2023-08-08—2023-11-1417.7.7
17.6 LTS 2022End of life2023-05-16—2025-01-1417.6.22
17.5 2022End of life2023-02-21—2023-05-1617.5.5
17.4 LTS 2022End of life2022-11-08—2024-07-0917.4.21
17.3 2022End of life2022-08-09—2022-11-0817.3.7
17.2 LTS 2022End of life2022-05-10—2024-01-0917.2.23
17.1 2022End of life2022-02-15—2022-05-1017.1.7
17.0 LTS 2022End of life2021-11-08—2023-07-1117.0.23
16.11 2019Supported2021-08-10—2029-04-1016.11.60
16.10 2019End of life2021-05-25—2021-08-1016.10.4
16.9 2019End of life2021-03-02—2022-10-1116.9.26
16.8 2019End of life2020-11-10—2021-03-0916.8.7
16.7 2019End of life2020-08-05—2022-04-1216.7.28
16.6 2019End of life2020-05-19—2020-08-0516.6.5
16.5 2019End of life2020-03-16—2020-05-1916.5.5
16.4 2019End of life2019-12-03—2021-10-1216.4.27
16.3 2019End of life2019-09-23—2019-12-0316.3.10
16.2 2019End of life2019-07-24—2019-09-2316.2.5
16.1 2019End of life2019-05-21—2019-07-2416.1.6
16.0 2019End of life2019-04-02—2021-01-1216.0.22
15.9 2017Supported2018-11-13—2027-04-1315.9.83
15.8 2017End of life2018-08-14—2018-11-1315.8.9
15.7 2017End of life2018-05-07—2018-08-1415.7.6
15.6 2017End of life2018-03-05—2018-05-0715.6.7
15.5 2017End of life2017-12-04—2018-03-0515.5.7
15.4 2017End of life2017-10-09—2017-12-0415.4.5
15.3 2017End of life2017-08-14—2017-10-0915.3.5
15.2 2017End of life2017-05-10—2017-08-1415.2.6
15.1 2017End of life2017-04-05—2017-05-1015.1.2
15.0 2017End of life2017-03-07—2020-01-1415.0.28
14.0 2015End of life2015-07-20—2025-10-14Update 3 + KB3165756
12.0 2013End of life2014-01-15—2024-04-09Update 5
11.0 2012End of life2012-10-31—2023-01-10Update 4
10.0 2010End of life2010-06-29—2020-07-14Service Pack 1

Status is computed from today's date. "Security fixes only" means active support has ended but security fixes continue until end of life. Source: endoflife.date · release policy. Verified 2026-10-08.

Frequently asked questions

Which Microsoft Visual Studio versions are still supported?

As of 2026-10-08, the supported Microsoft Visual Studio versions are 18.10, 17.14, 16.11, 15.9. Versions not listed are end of life and no longer receive security fixes.

What is the latest Microsoft Visual Studio version?

The newest Microsoft Visual Studio release cycle is 18.10, whose latest version is 18.10.3 (2026-09-29).

Which Microsoft Visual Studio versions are LTS?

Long-term support versions still receiving fixes: 17.14.

Give your AI agent these facts

Vigia is a free MCP server: your coding agent checks versions, breaking changes and vulnerabilities before it writes code. No signup, no API key.

claude mcp add --transport http vigia https://vigia.coredls.cloud/mcp

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{ "mcpServers": { "vigia": { "url": "https://vigia.coredls.cloud/mcp" } } }

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For agents

GET https://vigia.coredls.cloud/v1/eol/visual-studio
GET https://vigia.coredls.cloud/v1/eol/visual-studio/18.10