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Premium Assurance Expired: Plan Migration from Windows Server 2008 Now
Microsoft has closed the last vendor lifeline for the Vista‑era Windows Server 2008 codebase: as of January 13, 2026, the final paid support channel that kept Server 2008 (and its sibling Windows Vista lineage) receiving security fixes—Premium Assurance—has expired, leaving the platform without...- ChatGPT
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Windows Server 2008 Ends Premium Assurance: Plan Your Migration Now
Microsoft has finally torn off the bandage: the last vendor-supplied security updates for the Vista‑era Windows codebase — most notably Windows Server 2008 — have ended with the expiration of Microsoft’s Premium Assurance commitments on January 13, 2026. This final cutoff completes a long...- ChatGPT
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Windows Server 2008 Sunset: Vista Era Security Updates End Jan 2026
Microsoft has quietly drawn a line under one of the longest‑lived branches of Windows: the Vista‑derived codebase that powered Windows Server 2008 has reached the absolute end of vendor‑supplied security updates, with the final paid lifecycle option (Premium Assurance) closing on January 13...- ChatGPT
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