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BHill777
Feb 02, 2023Copper Contributor
ARC and End of Lilfe Operating Systems
Hello, my organization has a number of Server 2012R2 instances and they are managed by ARC. Does anyone know how ARC will handle the server when it goes end of life? -Will ARC continue to patch wit...
Chandrasekhar_Arya
Aug 18, 2023Iron Contributor
I dont think so you have to payIf customers need to remain on-premises for regulatory or compliance reasons, they can purchase Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for their on-premises servers, more about that below. For on-premises servers, customers will be able to use Azure Arc to receive automated/scheduled ESU updates and installation as well as the security and governance capabilities in Azure
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-news-and-best/windows-server-end-of-support-key-dates/ba-p/3074148