Support for M365 Apps (O365) on Windows 2022

greatquux
Brass Contributor
Aug 24, 2022
And how long until Microsoft decides to stop releasing an Office LTSC? We need a supported solution that allows recent and supported Windows Server RDS to run supported Office apps and connect to M365 online services, even if it's only Office LTSC that we have to volume-license.
- Elden_Christensen
  Microsoft
  Sep 06, 2022
  First off I would like to thank everyone for the feedback and apologize for the delay in responding to this thread. Your feedback has made a difference, and sparked many internal discussions... we have customers running M365 on WS2016 and WS2019 today, and we want to enable staying current and secure being able to upgrade to WS2022.
  
  <UPDATED EDIT> In response to your feedback we have announced support for M365 on Windows Server 2022, please see this link for additional information:
  
  Windows Server end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps - Deploy Office | Microsoft Learn
  
  Again, thank you for your feedback and passion!!
  
  Elden Christensen
  Principal Group PM Manager
  Windows Server Development Team
  - Leopold Giterson
    Copper Contributor
    May 24, 2023
    Elden_Christensen
    
    Thanks for the initial extension.
    However I have a summary of the support on of the microsoft apps on previous server versions.
    Windows server 2008R2
    Support Dates
    Listing                                                   Start Date            Mainstream End Date    Extended End Date
    Windows Server 2008 R2              Oct 22, 2009       Jan 13, 2015                        Jan 14, 2020
    Microsoft 365 Apps isn’t supported on Windows Server 2008 R2, as of January 14, 2020.
    11 years after start date
    
    Windows Server 2012
    Listing                                   Start Date            Mainstream End Date    Extended End Date
    Windows Server 2012     Oct 30, 2012       Oct 9, 2018                          Oct 10, 2023
    Microsoft 365 Apps isn’t supported on Windows Server 2008 R2, as of January 14, 2020.
    8 years after start date
    
    Windows Server 2012R2
    Listing                                                   Start Date            Mainstream End Date    Extended End Date
    Windows Server 2012 R2              Nov 25, 2013      Oct 9, 2018                          Oct 10, 2023
    Microsoft 365 Apps isn’t supported on Windows Server 2012 R2, as of January 14, 2020.
    7 years after start date
    
    Windows Server 2016
    Listing                                   Start Date            Mainstream End Date    Extended End Date
    Windows Server 2016     Oct 15, 2016       Jan 11, 2022                        Jan 12, 2027
    Microsoft 365 Apps is supported on Windows Server 2016 until October 2025.
    9 years after start date
    
    Windows Server 2019
    Listing                                   Start Date            Mainstream End Date    Extended End Date
    Windows Server 2019     Nov 13, 2018      Jan 9, 2024                          Jan 9, 2029
    Microsoft 365 Apps is supported on Windows Server 2019 until October 2025.
    7 years after start date
    
    Windows Server 2022
    Listing                                   Start Date            Mainstream End Date    Extended End Date
    Windows Server 2022     Aug 18, 2021       Oct 13, 2026                       Oct 14, 2031
    Microsoft 365 Apps is supported on Windows Server 2019 until October 2025.
    4 Years after start date
    
    So although providing support till 2025 is a good initial step , it's not sufficient.
    Previously Microsoft365 apps were supported for 7 to 11 years on the previous windows server operating systems.
    Now with server 2022 there is support for only 4 years.
    That is unheard of and not acceptable.
    
    regards

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Support for M365 Apps (O365) on Windows 2022