{"id":121852,"date":"2026-09-18T11:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/?p=121852"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:34:18","slug":"windows-server-2016-extended-security-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/2026\/09\/18\/windows-server-2016-extended-security-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Server 2016 ESUs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft have announced the General Availability of Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for Windows Server 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With support ending on 12 January 2027, you can now secure up to three years of additional paid Critical and Important security updates running through to January 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the announcement article for Azure Arc-enabled ESUs here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3UihFId\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3UihFId<\/a>, and availability details for the traditional ESUs through CSP here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4wYxxx0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4wYxxx0<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft have announced the General Availability of Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for Windows Server 2016. 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