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	2015-07-20T00:00:00.000-08:00	2020-10-13T22:59:59.999-08:00	2025-10-14T22:59:59.999-08:00

Releases

Version	Start Date	End Date
Update 3	2016-06-27T00:00:00.000-08:00	2025-10-14T22:59:59.999-08:00
Original Release	2015-07-20T00:00:00.000-08:00	2017-07-11T22:59:59.999-08:00

Links

• Servicing information for older versions of Visual Studio
• Migration Guidance

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