Support for Visual Studio 2015 will end on October 14, 2025. If you’re using an older version of Visual Studio, we want to keep you productive and secure when using Visual Studio, and strongly recommend you upgrade to Visual Studio 2022, which brings the power of Copilot to your development workflow. It also contains key productivity improvements in the editor, built-in support for Git version control and rich integration with GitHub, AI-powered code completions, and tools for .NET 8 and 9, and .NET MAUI.Support Timeframe Reminders for older versionsIf you’re still using an older version of Visual Studio, here’s a reminder of key support lifecycle dates. Visual Studio 2015 extended support ends October 14, 2025. Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 remains in extended support until April 13, 2027. During extended support we provide fixes only for security issues. You must be using version 15.9 to receive security updates and support. Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 remains in extended support through April 10, 2029. During extended support we provide fixes only for security issues. You must be using version 16.11 to receive security updates and support. Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 is in mainstream support through January 12, 2027, and then transitions to extended support through January 13, 2032. Additionally, version 17.10 LTSC is supported until January 13, 2026, and version 17.12 is supported until July 14, 2026. You must be on one of these versions to receive updates and support.Visual Studio 2015 RetirementOn October 14, 2025, support will end for all Visual Studio 2015 editions, associated products, runtimes, and components, and they will no longer receive security or any other updates. These include: Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise, Professional, Community, Build Tools, Team Explorer, Test Professional editions, and Visual Studio 2015 Shell (Integrated and Isolated). Visual Studio SDK, Remote Tools, Agents, Feedback Client for Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015, Deployment Agent, Release Management, and Azure Tools. The MSVC Tools v140 – Visual Studio 2015. When using Visual Studio 2017 or later, update any project using MSVC v140 to use the latest MSVC toolset. Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015. Update your applications to use the latest release of Visual C++ Redistributable.Check out the Visual Studio HubStay connected with everything Visual Studio in one place! Visit the Visual Studio Hub for the latest release notes, YouTube videos, social updates, and community discussions.Appreciation for your feedbackYour feedback helps us improve Visual Studio, making it an even more powerful tool for developers. We are immensely grateful for your contributions and look forward to your continued support. By sharing your thoughts, ideas, and any issues you encounter through Developer Community, you help us improve and shape the future of Visual Studio.