Plan
active
Windows Server 2016 reaches end of support January 2027
- Engineer — Plan: With roughly three months until the January 2027 deadline, audit your estate now for Windows Server 2016 instances and schedule migration to Server 2022/2025 or enroll in Extended Security Updates before the cutoff.
- SOC/IR — Skip
- Leader — Plan: Inventory Windows Server 2016 dependencies across the org this quarter, budget for migration or ESU licensing, and flag to IT ownership — unpatched post-EOL servers will widen audit exposure and increase breach risk from future unpatched CVEs.
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