![]() This stand in heavy contrast to the new servicing channel for Windows 10 and Windows Server Core, where you basically have to upgrade the operating system every 18 months to be able to receive support from Microsoft. ![]() When the “Extended Support” phase has ended for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, these operating systems have been supported by Microsoft for 11 years, 11 years! This is due to the “Extended Support” that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is currently in, however if you have a so called “Premier Support” and “Extended hotfix support” agreement with Microsoft, this will enable you receive other update classifications from Microsoft as well.Ī more in depth explanation of the “Extended Support” phase can be found here: Initially I would like to say that if you haven’t already started planning your migration from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2016, now would be a very good time to start!Īs Microsoft ended mainstream support in 2015 for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, we have only been able to receive hotfixes classified as “Security Updates” for the last couple of years. I will however share some thoughts about Citrix finally ending the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 support. However it is worth mentioning that it is now possible and supported to mix CR and LTSR release VDAs. It covers the new release types – Current Release (CR), LTSR Release and Cloud Release, I will not go further into these release types, as they are described very well in the article. Upcoming OS Changes Introduce Greater Flexibility and Innovation This means that XenApp And XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR is the last version to support Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.Ī few weeks ago Citrix released this article: As of XenApp And XenDesktop 7.16, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 are no loger supported. As the clickbait-like headline says, Citrix is ditching Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.
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