14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently announced that it’s extended the support for Microsoft Edge on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 until October 10 this year.
The company will obviously focus entirely on security updates, so no new features would be released. However, the announcement is big news for IT admins that are yet to migrate to newer versions of the operating system, especially as Microsoft has already dropped the support for Windows 7 and 8.1.
The software giant warns that Microsoft Edge 109 will be the last version to be supported on the two Windows Server versions, and as such, installing a newer build won’t be possible.
In other words, Edge 109 will continue to be supported with further security patches, but otherwise, installing Edge 110 won’t be allowed.
“Microsoft Edge version 109 will be the last supported version on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (version 110 and later will be unavailable). Version 109 will receive critical security fixes and fixes for known exploit bugs until October 10, 2023. WebView2 Runtime version 109 will be supported in the same way. Additionally, Internet Explorer 11 remains supported on those operating systems for as long as they are in support,” the software giant explained.
Needless to say, the general recommendations to upgrade to a newer version of Windows still make perfect sense.
Sticking with an old version of Windows isn’t a good choice from a security perspective, and Microsoft says that developers should also drop support for outdated operating systems, including Windows 7 and 8.1.
“We also encourage developers to end support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1. We acknowledge that this may not be easy for some developers to do, however ending support for these operating systems will help keep end users safe from potential security threats and risks as both operating systems go out of support on January 10th, 2023,” the company explained.