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Recent updates to this article

April 26, 2019	Updated that this article applies to Windows Server 2008 R2.
April 25, 2019	Updated that McAfee will continue to support current versions of Enterprise Endpoint Products on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 beyond January 14, 2020, for a limited time.
April 12, 2019	Initial publication.

Microsoft has announced that the End of Extended Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 is January 14, 2020. For details, see:

• Windows 7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsforbusiness/end-of-windows-7-support
• Windows Server 2008/2008 R2: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/windows-server-2008

McAfee support policy for Enterprise Endpoint Products on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, beyond January 14, 2020
McAfee will continue to support current versions of Enterprise Endpoint Products on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 beyond January 14, 2020, for a limited time. But, McAfee will continue to do so only as long as it is technically and commercially reasonable for McAfee and there is no external dependency. For example, if a McAfee product requires Microsoft to provide a fix and Microsoft does not provide the fix, then McAfee cannot support the product any longer.

Future releases of Enterprise Products that are released after January 14, 2020, might not support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008/2008 R2.