--- title: "Cloud retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes in the OS images category due in the next 180 days" url: "https://eolwatch.dev/?window=180&category=os-images" as_of: "2026-11-13" total: 18 --- # Cloud retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes in the OS images category due in the next 180 days 18 items: due in the next 180 days, earliest date first. Filters: category OS images. Countdowns are counted for 13 Nov 2026 (UTC). ## Next 180 days | Date | Countdown | Item | Cloud | Service | Type | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dec 2026 | In 18 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP4 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp4-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | Dec 2026 | In 18 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: SLES 15 SP4 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-sles-15-sp4-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | 10 Dec 2026 | In 27 days | [Azure Kubernetes Service: Azure Linux with OS Guard retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-azure-linux-os-guard-retirement.md) | Azure | Azure Kubernetes Service | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=571257) | | 12 Jan 2027 | In 60 days | [Azure Batch: Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-batch-windows-server-2016-images-end-of-support.md) | Azure | Azure Batch | End of support | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=549077) | | 12 Jan 2027 | In 60 days | [Compute Engine: Windows Server 2016 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-windows-server-2016-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | 12 Jan 2027 | In 60 days | [Windows Server 2016 end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/multi-windows-server-2016-end-of-support.md) | Multi-cloud | Windows Server | End of support | [learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2016) | | Mar 2027 | In 108 days at the earliest | [Azure Kubernetes Service: Windows Server 2022 retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-windows-server-2022-retirement.md) | Azure | Azure Kubernetes Service | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=ws2022-retirement-aks) | | Mar 2027 | In 108 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: COS 121 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-cos-121-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | 17 Mar 2027 | In 124 days | [Azure Kubernetes Service: Ubuntu 20.04 node pools retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-ubuntu-20-04-node-pools-retirement.md) | Azure | Azure Kubernetes Service | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=485795) | | 31 Mar 2027 | In 138 days | [Azure Service Fabric: Windows Server 2019 end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-service-fabric-windows-server-2019-end-of-support.md) | Azure | Azure Service Fabric | End of support | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558246) | | 31 Mar 2027 | In 138 days | [Azure Service Fabric: Windows Server 2022 end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-service-fabric-windows-server-2022-end-of-support.md) | Azure | Azure Service Fabric | End of support | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558247) | | Apr 2027 | In 139 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Accelerated with NVIDIA driver version 580 image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-22-04-lts-accelerated-with-c72514-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | Apr 2027 | In 139 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-22-04-lts-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | Apr 2027 | In 139 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS optimized for TPUs image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-ubuntu-22-04-lts-optimized-for-tpus-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | May 2027 | In 169 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 8.8 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-8-8-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | May 2027 | In 169 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9.2 for SAP image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-2-for-sap-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | May 2027 | In 169 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 9.6 EUS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-9-6-eus-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | | May 2027 | In 169 days at the earliest | [Compute Engine: RHEL 10.0 EUS image end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/gcp-compute-engine-rhel-10-0-eus-image-end-of-support.md) | GCP | Compute Engine | End of support | [docs.cloud.google.com](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details) | Page: https://eolwatch.dev/?window=180&category=os-images | JSON: https://eolwatch.dev/index.json?window=180&category=os-images