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Microsoft Edge Lifecycle Policy

Important

Microsoft Edge and the Microsoft WebView2 Runtime will continue to receive updates on Windows 10 22H2 until at least October 2028, coinciding with the end of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. The ESU program won't be required for devices to continue receiving Microsoft Edge or WebView2 Runtime updates.

This article describes the lifecycle policy that applies to Microsoft Edge.

Note

Starting with Stable channel version 94, Microsoft Edge moved to a four week major release cycle cadence. However, we recognize that enterprise customers who manage complex environments need more time to plan and test Microsoft Edge updates. To help our enterprise customers who need an extended timeline to manage updates, Microsoft Edge offers an Extended Stable option aligned to a longer, 8-week major release cycle. This release option is only available for customers with managed environments. Refer to our announcement blog post

Overview of the lifecycle policy for Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge features more frequent and more flexible updating capabilities. Because browser releases aren't bound to the Windows major releases, it's necessary to have the governing lifecycle policy updated to reflect this decoupling. Going forward, Microsoft Edge follows the Modern Lifecycle Policy. Security updates and servicing updates are only available on the latest Stable channel release and the latest Beta channel release. If you use older releases of Microsoft Edge, it's likely that you miss the latest quality and security updates. Using older versions isn't recommended. Assisted Support is available as described in the following section.

Service and assisted support timeline

Stable channel version 94, Microsoft Edge moved to a four-week major release cycle cadence starting with Stable channel version 94. We continue to provide Assisted Support for the most recent three Stable channel releases and the latest Beta channel release. The effective assisted support duration for a Stable channel release is approximately 12 weeks.

We recognize that enterprise customers who manage complex environments need more time to plan and test Microsoft Edge updates. To help our enterprise customers who need an extended timeline to manage updates, Microsoft Edge offers an Extended Stable option aligned to a longer, 8-week major release cycle. Assisted Support is available for the most recent two Extended Stable channel releases. The effective assisted support duration for an Extended Stable channel release is approximately 16 weeks. The following table summarizes the support options for different Microsoft Edge releases.

Release optionMajor version release supportedMajor version release servicedSupport coverage across releasesServicing coverage
Daily "Canary"NoneNoneNoneNone
Weekly "Dev"NoneNoneNoneNone
4-week "Beta"CurrentCurrent4 weeks4 weeks
4-week "Stable"Current and 2 previousCurrent12 weeks4 weeks
8-week "Extended Stable"Current and 1 previousCurrent16 weeks8 weeks

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