Windows 11 End of Life

⚡TL;DR Go straight to the Windows 11 End-of-Life Audit

On November 11, 2025, version 23H2 of Windows 11 Home and Pro will go end of life. Any devices running this version won’t receive any more security updates, patches, or technical support from Microsoft. Make sure to update any devices running Windows 11 within your organization.

Windows 11 Lifecycle

Like with all Windows products before it, there are several versions and editions of Windows 11. This can make it difficult to keep track of which products are going out of support at a given end-of-support date. For Windows 11 there is the Home and Pro edition, the Enterprise and Education edition, and the IoT Enterprise edition.

Windows 11 follows Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle policy. This means that it receives continuous service and support as long as you stay current on the system requirements and have a valid license. New versions of Windows 11 are released once per year. The Home and Pro editions have a servicing timeline of 24 months, and the Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise editions 36 months. They also receive monthly quality updates that include security and non-security updates.

Edition	Version	Start Date	End Date
Home and Pro (Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, SE)	25H2	sep 30, 2025	Oct 12, 2027
	24H2	Oct 1, 2024	Oct 13, 2026
	23H2	Oct 31, 2023	nov 11, 2025
	22H2	sep 20, 2022	Oct 8, 2024
	21H2	Oct 4, 2021	Oct 10, 2023
Enterprise and Education (Education, Enterprise, Enterprise multi-session)	25H2	30 sep 2025	okt 10, 2028
	24H2	1 okt 2024	okt 12, 2027
	23H2	Oct 31, 2023	nov 10, 2026
	22H2	sep 20, 2022	Oct 14, 2025
	21H2	Oct 4, 2021	Oct 8, 2024
IoT Enterprise	25H2	sep 30, 2025	Oct 10, 2028
	24H2	Oct 1, 2024	Oct 12, 2027
	23H2	Oct 31, 2023	nov 10, 2026
	22H2	sep 20, 2022	Oct 14, 2025
	21H2	Oct 4, 2021	Oct 8, 2024

Windows 11 Home and Pro 23H2 End of Life

Version 23H2 of Windows 11 Home and Pro will reach its end of life on the 11th of November, 2025. Make sure to update any installations in you network to a supported version to continue receiving updates and support. That is either version 24H2 or the latest version 25H2. Besides still being supported, the 25H2 version also has new features and updates including but not limited to:

• Policy-based removal of preinstalled Microsoft Store Apps
• Support for Wi-Fi 7 enterprise access points
• Windows Backup for Organizations
• Quick machine recovery
• File Explorer improvements
• Task Manager improvements

Run the Windows 11 End-of-Life Audit

To help you identify devices that will go end-of-life, we have put together a Windows 11 EOL audit report. It shows you which machines are out of support and how long your other machines still have before they go end of life. It gives you a complete list of all Windows 11 devices, their EOL date, and how many days there are remaining until the end of support.

Run the Windows 11 End-of-Life Audit Report

Older Versions EOL

Windows 11 Home and Pro 22H2 and Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise 21H2 End of Life

Both version 22H2 of Windows 11 Home and Pro and version 21H2 of Windows 11 Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise will be going end of life on the 8th of October, 2024. For the Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise editions, this is the first version to go end of life. Make sure to update your installations to a supported version. For Home and Pro that is version 23H2, and for Enterprise and Education, and IoT Enterprise either 22H2 or 23H2. Besides still being supported, the 23H2 version also has new features and updates including but not limited to:

• Passkeys in Windows
• Windows passwordless experience
• Web sign-in for Windows
• Windows Hello for Business authentication improvement
• Copilot in Windows

Windows 11 Home and Pro Version 21H2 End of Life

On October 10, 2023, Windows 11 Home and Pro Version 21H2 went end of life. This was the first version of Windows 11 to go out of support. Make sure to update any installations you have to version 22H2 to remain supported. The 21H2 version of Windows 11 Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise will remain supported until the 8th of October 2024. Besides still being supported, the 22H2 version also has new features and updates including but not limited to:

• Microsoft Pluton.
• Enhanced Phishing Protection.
• Smart App Control.
• Personal Data Encryption.
• Security hardening and threat protection.

Windows 11 Enterprise and Education 22H2 and IoT Enterprise 22H2 End of Life

On October 14th, 2025 version 22H2 of both Windows 11 Enterprise and Education and IoT Enterprise will be going end of life. In order to stay supported, make sure to update your installations to a supported version. That is either version 23H2 or the latest version 24H2. Besides still being supported, the 24H2 version also has new features and updates including but not limited to:

• LAPS improvements
• Personal Data Encryption for folders
• SHA-3 support
• Wi-Fi 7 support
• SMB protocol changes
• Several features exclusive to Copilot+ PCs