To simplify planning for IT, we have standardized the support lifecycle for the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) and are announcing a single end of support date for all the tools in the MDOP portfolio*. The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack is a suite of products that help to improve compatibility, simplify device management, reduce support costs, improve asset management, and improve policy control. Available as a subscription for Software Assurance customers, Windows Enterprise E3/E5 customers, and Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3/E5 customers. MDOP includes the following products:
Each product was created separately and later packaged as part of a single portfolio called the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack. However, each tool continued to have its own development lifecycle and, as such, its own support lifecycle.
The table below shows the original mainstream end of support date, the original extended end of support date, and the new, standardized extended end of support date for each MDOP product. Note that we are only extending extended support – and not mainstream support – for the latest version of each tool. For example, support for DaRT 8.0 is not being extended; support for DaRT 10.0 is.
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Product
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End of mainstream support
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Original
end of extended support
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New end of extended support
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AGPM v4 SP3
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April 10, 2018
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Jan 12, 2021
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April 14, 2026
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App-V:
- Application Virtualization 5.0 for Remote Desktop Services Service Pack 3
- Application Virtualization 5.0 for Windows Desktops Service Pack 3
- Application Virtualization Hosting 5.0 for Windows Desktops Service Pack 3
- Application Virtualization 5.1 for Remote Desktop Services
- Application Virtualization 5.1 for Windows Desktops
- Application Virtualization Hosting 5.1 for Windows Desktops
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Jan 9, 2018
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Jan 10, 2023
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April 14, 2026
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DaRT 10.0
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April 13, 2021
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April 14, 2026
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April 14, 2026
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MBAM 2.5 SP1
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July 9, 2019
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July 9, 2024
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April 14, 2026
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MED-V 2.0*
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April 12, 2016
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April 13, 2021
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UE-V 2.1 SP1
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April 14, 2020
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April 8, 2025
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April 14, 2026
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What is the difference between mainstream and extended support?
While a product is in mainstream support, we continue to develop features for the product, provide updates and fixes, and offer support. When a product enters into extended support, we continue to provide updates and fixes and offer support, but will not add any new features.
How does this affect your previous announcement about MBAM being added to System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune?
We are still on track to add feature parity from MBAM to Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager as noted in the May 2019 blog post, “Microsoft expands BitLocker management capabilities for the enterprise.” If you are using MBAM, but have not yet moved to the cloud, and are not using Configuration Manager, you can continue to use MBAM until April 14, 2026.
What does this mean for me?
If you are using any of the tools in the MDOP suite, we will continue to offer extended support for those products until April 14, 2026.*
Why did Microsoft choose April 14, 2026?
To make it easier for IT pros who use MDOP as a suite of tools, it made sense to standardize a single end of support date across all MDOP products. To ensure that we maintained the end of support promise we’d made to customers, we chose to align to the farthest date, April 14, 2026, which was originally just the end of support date for DaRT 10.0.
Learn more
For more information on MDOP, see the MDOP technical documentation. For more information on product lifecycles, see the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy page.
* Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) is not being extended. MED-V runs a Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) virtual machine using Microsoft Virtual PC technology. Microsoft Virtual PC ended extended support on July 11, 2017, and Windows XP SP3 ended extended support on April 8, 2014.
