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Visual Studio 2015

Visual Studio 2015 follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.

This applies to the following editions: Community, Enterprise, Express for Web, Express for Windows 10, Express for Windows Desktop, Professional, Release Management, Test Professional

Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.

Support Dates

Listing Start Date Mainstream End Date Extended End Date
Visual Studio 2015 Jul 20, 2015 Oct 13, 2020 Oct 14, 2025

Releases

Version Start Date End Date
Update 3 Jun 27, 2016 Oct 14, 2025
Original Release Jul 20, 2015 Jul 11, 2017

Note

Visual Studio 2015 versions of the following components are shipped with and supported as part of the Visual Studio 2015 lifecycle: Agents, ESM, Modelling SDK, PSM, Remote Tools, SDK, Shell (Integrated), Shell (Isolated), TPS, Visual C++ Redistributable.

Editions

  • Community
  • Enterprise
  • Express for Web
  • Express for Windows 10
  • Express for Windows Desktop
  • Professional
  • Release Management
  • Test Professional