--- title: "Microsoft extends Windows Server 2022 hotpatching until October 2027" url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-extends-windows-server-2022-hotpatching-until-october-2027-iflunybmy source_url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-extends-windows-server-2022-hotpatching-until-october-2027 type: article source: "BleepingComputer" published: 2026-06-29T17:16:14.369Z updated: 2026-06-29T17:36:46.622Z tags: ["microsoft"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft extends Windows Server 2022 hotpatching until October 2027 **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has extended hotpatch support for Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition through October 2027, one year beyond the mainstream end date of October 2026. The extension applies only to systems enrolled in hotpatch updates, which allow monthly security patches to be applied to running processes without requiring a device restart. The existing hotpatch cadence remains unchanged. Non-security and non-Windows updates (e.g., .NET patches) still require restarts. All Windows Server 2022 editions reach extended end-of-support on October 14, 2031. Microsoft has been expanding hotpatching broadly, including general availability for Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 in April 2025 and plans to enable it by default for eligible devices via Microsoft Intune starting May 2026. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Windows Server 2022 reaches end of mainstream support in 60 days](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-server-2022-reaches-end-of-mainstream-support-in-60-days-tqpykvgkw) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hotpatching goes default in Windows Autopatch](https://daily.dev/posts/hotpatching-goes-default-in-windows-autopatch-xezqc5m6p) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-extends-windows-server-2022-hotpatching-until-october-2027-iflunybmy)