# Announcing Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11

Source: [Visual Studio Blog](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/announcing-visual-studio-2026-ltsc-1811/) · 2026-11-10 · Tools & Launches
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/announcing-visual-studio-2026-ltsc-18-11-36c0eb8cab40f395
Kind: release · Impact: medium

## In 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.

## Versions

- Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11
- Visual Studio 2026 18.12

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11 announced alongside Visual Studio 2026 18.12 on the Stable channel
- 2028-11-14: LTSC 18.11 support ends

## Coverage

- [Announcing Visual Studio 2026 LTSC 18.11](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/announcing-visual-studio-2026-ltsc-1811/) — Visual Studio Blog, 2026-11-10

Tags: visual-studio, microsoft, release, lts, developer-tools

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