Microsoft Surface Lifecycle: End Of Life And Support Status
Last updated on January 23, 2024
Microsoft Surface are notebook devices manufactured by Microsoft itself. These are touchscreen 2-in-1 devices designed to be used both with keyboards and as standalone tablets.
Surface devices come preinstalled with a supported Windows operating system.
Support status guide
End of life (EOL) is the end of a product’s useful life. When a product reaches the end of its life cycle, the manufacturer no longer supports it. The following table explains the different phases of a product’s lifecycle. Testing status is when the product is initially released and EOL is when product support is no longer offered. The time between these two points is the support timeframe.
Testing
The software is not yet publicly available. It is in testing phase i.e., alpha, beta, release preview etc.
Active
The software is actively supported by the vendor.
Phasing Out
The software will soon reach its end of life. You need to look for upgrade or migration options. The software will automatically go into phasing out status 2 months before end of life.
End Of Life
The software is no longer supported by the vendor. You need to make sure your system and environment are safe.
Version
Released
Active Support
(11 January 2022)
(11 January 2028)
(5 October 2021)
(5 October 2027)
(5 October 2021)
(5 October 2027)
(5 October 2021)
(5 October 2027)
(15 April 2021)
(15 April 2027)
(15 January 2021)
(15 January 2027)
(11 January 2021)
(11 January 2025)
(13 October 2020)
(13 October 2024)
(26 May 2020)
(1 April 2025)
(6 May 2020)
(30 December 2024)
(5 November 2019)
(10 August 2025)
(22 October 2019)
(30 July 2024)
(22 October 2019)
(28 February 2024)
(17 April 2019)
(17 April 2023)
(20 November 2018)
(20 November 2022)
(16 October 2018)
(30 June 2023)
(16 October 2018)
(27 December 2022)
(2 October 2018)
(2 October 2024)
(2 August 2018)
(2 August 2022)
(1 December 2017)
(15 January 2024)
(17 November 2017)
(30 May 2023)
(15 June 2017)
(15 January 2024)
(14 June 2017)
(13 November 2021)
(15 December 2016)
(13 November 2021)
(10 November 2016)
(13 November 2021)
(26 October 2015)
(13 November 2021)
(26 October 2015)
(13 November 2021)
(1 June 2015)
(30 November 2022)
(1 June 2015)
(30 November 2022)
(5 May 2015)
(13 November 2021)
(20 June 2014)
(13 November 2021)
(22 October 2013)
(10 April 2018)
(22 October 2013)
(10 April 2018)
(9 February 2013)
(11 April 2017)
(26 October 2012)
(11 April 2017)
Surface devices receive two types of support from Microsoft: Driver and firmware support, and Windows operating system support. The lifecycle of a Surface device begins when a device is first released and concludes when a device ceases publication of driver and firmware updates on the End of Servicing date.
Driver and firmware support
The driver and firmware support defines the actual lifecycle of the Surface device. Microsoft had different policies for the devices released before and after 1st January 2021.
For devices released before 1st January 2021, Surface devices will receive driver and firmware updates for at least four years from when the device was first released.
For devices released on and after January 1, 2021, the Surface devices will receive driver and firmware updates for at least six years from when the device was first released.
In both cases, if the support duration is longer than the said years, an updated end-of-servicing date will be published before the date of the last servicing.
OS version support
Surface devices receive driver and firmware updates for Windows operating system versions released in the last 30 months only. Microsoft maintains a list of minimum supported OS versions for Surface devices.
Once the device support period is concluded at the End of Servicing date, devices will continue to receive Windows OS feature and security updates per the Windows Lifecycle Policy.
EOLs
