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slug: "azure-devops-server-2020-end-of-support"
title: "Azure DevOps Server 2020 end of support"
summary: "endoflife.date lists 8 Oct 2030 as the end of security support for Azure DevOps Server 2020. Microsoft publishes the specific end of support dates and details in its Lifecycle product search."
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effective_date: "2030-10-08"
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replacement: null
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# Azure DevOps Server 2020 end of support

endoflife.date lists 8 Oct 2030 as the end of security support for Azure DevOps Server 2020. Microsoft publishes the specific end of support dates and details in its Lifecycle product search.

- Effective date: 8 Oct 2030
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure DevOps Server](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/devops-server.md)
- Type: End of support
- Category: [Other](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/other.md)
- Affected versions: 2020.0
- Replacement: Not stated by vendor
- Announced: Not stated by vendor
- Official source: [learn.microsoft.com](https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/azure-devops-server-2020)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Prior to 2019, the product was known as Team Foundation Server (TFS). Microsoft publishes specific end of support dates and details in its [Lifecycle product search](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/). For releases under the Microsoft Fixed Lifecycle Policy, the policy states that, to be eligible for support, customers may be required to deploy the latest Service Pack or update.

## Who is affected

### Affected versions

- `2020.0`

## What to do

Follow [Upgrade your deployment to the latest version of Azure DevOps Server](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/get-started):

1. Have your Azure DevOps Server license and product key ready, and administrative access and credentials for the service accounts.
2. Review the [system requirements](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/requirements?view=azure-devops-server) for the target server, which may include updates to operating systems, SQL Server versions, and hardware.
3. Create a complete and consistent set of backups for all Azure DevOps databases.
4. If you upgrade in place, perform a trial in a pre-production environment: [Pre-production dry run](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/pre-production?view=azure-devops-server).
5. Plan for downtime. The deployment is offline during the upgrade.

## Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

## Sources

- [Official source](https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/azure-devops-server-2020) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://endoflife.date/azure-devops-server) (endoflife.date, Via endoflife.date)

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

Page: https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-devops-server-2020-end-of-support | JSON: https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-devops-server-2020-end-of-support.json

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