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Announcing Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11
Visual Studio Blog · By Jamshed Damkewala ·
The Brief
- Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11 alongside Visual Studio 2026 18.12 on the Stable channel.
- LTSC 18.11 receives two years of support, through November 14, 2028.
- This replaces the one year of LTSC support Microsoft previously offered.
Why it matters
Teams that stay on the LTSC channel get a longer support window, which reduces how often they must move to a new major release for support reasons.
Who’s affected
- Teams using Visual Studio LTSC releases
- Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11
- Visual Studio 2026 18.12
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Today, we are announcing Visual Studio 2026 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) 18.11 alongside Visual Studio 2026 18.12 on the Stable channel. LTSC 18.11 will receive two years of support, through November 14, 2028, rather than the one year of LTSC support we previously…
Timeline
Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11 announced alongside Visual Studio 2026 18.12 on the Stable channel
Visual Studio Blog
Announcing Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11
LTSC 18.11 support ends