Product Availability and Distribution End of Life Schedule
This schedule outlines the product availability and distribution end of life dates for Windows Embedded products. These products may not be distributed or installed by Embedded OEMs after the distribution end date. Information regarding Microsoft's support for these products is available on the Microsoft Support Product Lifecycle Web site.
General Embedded
| Product Name | General Availability | Product Distribution End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional | December 31, 2001 | January 31, 2009 |
| Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional for Embedded Systems | December 31, 2001 | December 31, 2016 |
| Windows® Embedded CE 6.0 Operating System (Toolkit and Runtime), all versions | November 11, 2006 | February 28, 2022 |
| Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded (Toolkit and Runtime), all versions | January 30, 2002 | January 30, 2017 |
| Microsoft® Windows® Embedded for Point of Service 1.x, all versions | May 24, 2005 | May 24, 2020 |
| Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Standard | November 1, 2008 | November 1, 2023 |
| Microsoft® Windows® POSReady 2009 | January 1, 2009 | February 11, 2024 |
