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# Microsoft platform support changes

Plan supported Microsoft platform upgrades for Command Centre version 9.50.

**Windows Server 2016, SQL Server 2016, and SQL Server 2017** are approaching the end of Extended Support under Microsoft's Fixed Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft will also cease support for **Windows 10 Professional from 14 October 2025** under the Modern Lifecycle Policy.

**Gallagher will remove support for these Microsoft platforms in the 2026 release of Command Centre v9.50. Furthermore, from Command Centre v9.50, Gallagher will no longer support 32-bit operating systems.**

## Important dates

After these dates Microsoft no longer provides security updates or patches.

| Platform                | End of Microsoft support |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Windows 10 Professional | 14 October 2025          |
| SQL Server 2016         | 14 July 2026             |
| Windows Server 2016     | 12 January 2027          |
| SQL Server 2017         | 12 October 2027          |

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🔗 **Related**

* [Command Centre - Release Dates](/knowledge-hub/products/cc-software/reference/command-centre-release-dates.md). Version release dates and the operating-platform support windows.
* [Deprecation of incoming email and SMS to Command Centre - Microsoft Exchange Online/Office 365 - Sept 2022](/knowledge-hub/products/product-advisories/historical-notices/deprecation-of-incoming-email-and-sms.md). The earlier Microsoft change affecting Command Centre.
* [Product Advisories](/knowledge-hub/products/product-advisories.md). The full register of obsolescence, security, and deprecation notices.


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