Supported Operating Systems

An operating system is a software that communicates with computer hardware and other software programs. All computers, tablets, and smartphones have an operating system.

Computers are constantly under attack by malicious actors such as hackers, viruses or malicious software. Running an out-of-date operating system poses a serious threat to CSUN because it gives malicious actors an opportunity to exploit the vulnerabilities (weakness) in an unpatched operating system. An out-of-date operating system may also prevent legitimate software such as Antivirus from working properly. With the constant threat of computer attacks, the first line of defense is to run an up-to-date operating system.

To fix bugs or vulnerabilities in an operating system, vendors release fixes in the form of system updates and/or patches. The fixes include necessary changes to keep a system secure and to allow for safe operations.

Please refer to your operating system vendor documentation, vendor website, or visit the IT Help Center.

First, you should check with your vendor or support community to see if your operating system is supported. If they continue to release patches, that means your operating system is still supported by the vendor. Make sure your computer has the latest updates installed. If your operating system is unsupported, you should upgrade to a newer supported operating system. Contact the IT Help Center if your operating system is not on the Operating System Maintained List.

Computers running unsupported operating systems will be removed and blocked from CSUN network until it has been upgraded or replaced. The Information Security Office provides a list of supported operating systems and its end of support date.  

Just like computers, mobile devices such as phones and tablets should run supported operating systems. Unfortunately, it is much more difficult to upgrade the software on these devices due to hardware limitations or carrier/manufacturer customization. Often, the only way to upgrade to a current version of the operating system is to purchase a new device.

For Apple products, verify that you are using an Apple device that is running the most current iOS version. Upgrade all devices that can support the latest iOS version. You should discontinue using any device that cannot support the latest iOS version. 

Android and Windows mobile devices have a list of current versions on their respective web pages. Update your devices if you do not have the latest available version installed. If your mobile device is no longer receiving updates from the vendor, then you should consider upgrading or purchase a new device that is supported by the vendor. In the event of major security updates for such a system, users may be advised to immediately discontinue use of any device that is not on the most current version.

Operating System Maintained List

Status List
Support Status  Description 
Active  This platform is sustained by CSUN, all machines will include this platform otherwise requested. 
Unsupported CSUN is working its way from this platform. Platforms go into this status prior to the CSUN end date.
EOL CSUN no longer supports this platform, any software support will be dropped from maintaining this platform. 

Microsoft Windows  

*Note: The following operating systems are no longer supported:

Windows 10 (versions 2004, 1909, 1903, 1809, 1803, 1709, 1703, 1607, 1511, 1507) Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Microsoft ME, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows CE, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 3.1

Windows Server: Windows Server 20H2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows  Operating System  Latest Update or Service Pack  CSUN Support Status  Vendor Release Date  End of CSUN Support  Latest Vendor EOL Date 

Enterprise and Education

Windows Desktop  Windows 11 22H2 Active 20-Sep-22 14-Oct-25 14-Oct-25
  Windows 11 21H2 Active 4-Oct-21 8-Oct-24 8-Oct-24
  Windows 10 22H2 Active 18-Oct-22 13-May-25 13-May-25
  Windows 10 21H2 Active 16-Nov-21 11-Jun-24 11-Jun-24
 

Windows 10

21H1 EOL 18-May-21 13-Dec-22 13-Dec-22
 

Windows 10

20H2 EOL 20-Oct-20 9-May-23 9-May-23
  Windows 10 2004

Unsupported

27-May-20 14-Dec-21  14-Dec-21
  Windows 10 1909 EOL  12-Nov-19 10-May-22 10-May-22
  Windows 10 1903 EOL  21-May-19 8-Dec-20 8-Dec-20
  Windows 10 1809 EOL 13-Nov-18 11-May-21 11-May-21
  Windows 10 1803 EOL 30-Apr-18 11-May-21 11-May-21
  Windows 10 1709 EOL 17-Oct-17 13-Oct-20 13-Oct-20
  Windows 10 1703 EOL             11-Apr-17 8-Oct-19 8-Oct-19
  Windows 10 1607 EOL             2-Aug-16 9-Apr-19 9-Apr-19
  Windows 10 1511 EOL             10-Nov-15 10-Oct-17 10-Oct-17

Home and Pro

  Windows 11 22H2 Active 20-Sep-22 8-Oct-24 8-Oct-24
  Windows 11 21H2 EOL 4-Oct-21 10-Oct-23 10-Oct-23
  Windows 10 22H2 EOL 18-Oct-22 14-May-23 14-May-23
  Windows 10 21H2 EOL 16-Nov-21 13-Jun-23 13-Jun-23
  Windows 10 21H1 EOL  18-May-21 13-Dec-22 13-Dec-22
  Windows 10 20H2 EOL  20-Oct-20 10-May-22 10-May-22
  Windows 10 2004 Unsupported 27-May-20 14-Dec-21 14-Dec-21
  Windows 10 1909 EOL  12-Nov-19 11-May-21 11-May-21
  Windows 10 1903 EOL  21-May-19 8-Dec-20 8-Dec-20
  Windows 10 1809 EOL  13-Nov-18 10-Nov-20 10-Nov-20
  Windows 10 1803 EOL  30-Apr-18 12-Nov-19 12-Nov-19
  Windows 10 1709 EOL  17-Oct-17 9-Apr-19 9-Apr-19
  Windows 10 1703 EOL  11-Apr-17 9-Oct-18 9-Oct-18
  Windows 10 1607 EOL  2-Aug-16 10-Apr-18 10-Apr-18
  Windows 10 1511 EOL  10-Nov-15 10-Oct-17 10-Oct-17

All Windows Editions

  Windows 8 8.1 EOL              25-Nov-13 10-Jul-18 10-Jul-18
  Windows 8 8 EOL             26-Oct-12 26-Oct-12 12-Jan-16
  Windows 7 SP1 EOL           22-Feb-11 14-Jan-20 14-Jan-20
Windows Server  Windows Server 2022 2022 Active          18-Aug-21 13-Oct-26 13-Oct-26
  Windows Server 20H2 20H2 EOL              20-Oct-20 16-Aug-22 Not Applicable
  Windows Server 2019 2019 Active          13-Nov-18 9-Jan-24 9-Jan-24
  Windows Server 2016 2016 EOL           12-Oct-16 11-Jan-22 11-Jan-22
  Windows server 2012 R2 2012 R2 EOL            18-Oct-13  10-Oct-23 10-Oct-23 
MS DOS Any Version     EOL                  

Apple MAC OS

Apple MAC OS
Apple MAC OS Operating System  Latest Update or Service Pack  CSUN Support Status  Vendor Release Date  End of CSUN Support  Latest Vendor EOL Date 
  macOS Ventura 13.5 Active 24-Oct-22 Nov 2025** Nov 2025**
  macOS Monterey 12.6 Active 25-Oct-21 Nov 2024** Nov 2024**
  macOS Big Sur  11.7 Active  Nov 2020 Nov 2023** Nov 2023**
  macOS Catalina  10.15 EOL  7-Oct-19 Nov 2022** Nov 2022**
  macOS Mojave  10.14 EOL 24-Sep-18 Nov 2021** Nov 2021**
  macOS High Sierra 10.13 EOL 25-Sep-17 Nov 2020** Nov 2020**
  macOS Sierra  10.12 EOL     20-Sep-16 Nov 2019** Nov 2019**
  OS X El Capitan  10.11-10.11.6 EOL     30-Sep-15 Sep 2018** Sep 2018**
  macOS 9 OS 9 EOL     23-Oct-99** *See Note  *See note 
  macOS 8 and below OS 8 EOL     26-Jul-97** *See Note  *See Note 

*Apple does not release their End of Lifecycle dates, but provide security updates for the current release of mac OS along with the previous two releases. **Release dates are not from official Apple website. 

Red Hat Enterprise 

Red Hat Enterprise
Red Hat Enterprise  Operating System  Latest Update or Service Pack  CSUN Support Status  Vendor release Date  End of CSUN Support  Latest Vendor EOL Date 
  Red Hat 9 Linux 9 Active  17-May-22 31-May-32 31-May-32
  Red Hat 8 Linux 8 Active  7-May-2019 31-May-29 31-May-29
  Red Hat Enterprise 7.1 Linux 7 Active  6-Aug-19 30-Jun-24 30-Jun-24
  Red Hat 6  Linux 6  EOL 6-Jun-18 30-Nov-20 30-Nov-20
  Red Hat 5  Linux 5 EOL  16-Sep-16 30-Nov-20 30-Nov-20
  Red hat 4 and below  Linux 4 EOL    16-Feb-11 29-Feb-12 29-Feb-12

CentOS

CentOS
CentOS Operating System  Latest Update or Service Pack CSUN Support Status  Vendor Release Date  End of CSUN Support  Latest Vendor EOL Date 
  CentOS Stream 9 9 Active  15-Sep-21 31-May-27 31-May-27
  CentOS Stream 8 8 Active       24-Sep-19 31-May-24 31-May-24
  CentOS Linux 8  8 Unsupported      24-Sep-19 31-Dec-21 31-Dec-21
  CentOS Linux 7 7 Active       7-Jul-14 30-Jun-24 30-Jun-24
  CentOS 6 6 and below 

EOL   

10-Jul-11 30-Nov-20 30-Nov-20

Fedora 

Fedora
Fedora  Operating System  Latest Update or Service Pack  CSUN Support Status Vendor Release Date  End of CSUN Support  Latest Vendor EOL Date 
  Fedora 38 38 Active 18-Apr-23 18-May-24 18-May-24
  Fedora 37 37 Active 15-Nov-22 15-Dec-23 15-Dec-23
  Fedora 36 36 EOL 10-May-22 16-May-23 16-May-23
  Fedora 35 35 EOL 1-Nov-21 7-Dec-22 7-Dec-22
  Fedora 34 34 EOL 27-Apr-21 17-May-22 17-May-22
  Fedora 33 33 EOL 27-Oct-20 30-Nov-21 30-Nov-21
  Fedora 32 32 EOL 4-Apr-20 25-May-21 25-May-21
  Fedora 31 31 EOL   29-Oct-19 24-Nov-20 24-Nov-20
  Fedora 30 30 EOL   30-Apr-19 6-May-20 6-May-20
  Fedora 29 29 EOL       30-Oct-18 30-Nov-19 30-Nov-19
  Fedora 28 28 and below  EOL       1-May-18 28-May-19 28-May-19

*Fedora has not released their End of Lifecycles dates. 

Ubuntu 

Ubuntu
Ubuntu  Operating System  Latest Update or Service Pack  CSUN Support Status  Vendor Release Date  End of CSUN  Support  Latest Vendor EOL Date
  Ubuntu 23 23.04 Active  20-Apr-23 January 2024 January 2024
  Ubuntu 22 22.10 EOL 20-Oct-22 July 2023 July 2023
  Ubuntu 22 22.04 LTS Active  21-Apr-22 April 2027 April 2027
  Ubuntu 20 20.04 LTS Active  23-Apr-20 April 2025 April 2025
  Ubuntu 19 19.10 EOL 17-Oct-19 July 2020 July 2020
  Ubuntu 19 19.04 EOL  17-Oct-19 January 2020 January 2020
  Ubuntu 18 18.04.4 LTS Active  12-Feb-20 April 2028 April 2028
  Ubuntu 18 18.04.3 LTS Active  8-Aug-19 April 2028 April 2028
  Ubuntu 16 16.01.6 LTS Active  28-Feb-19 April 2024 April 2024
  Ubuntu 14 14.04.6 LTS EOL 7-Mar-19 April 2022 April 2022
  Ubuntu 18 18.10 and below  EOL   18-Oct-18 18-Jul-19 18-Jul-19
  Ubuntu 12 12.04.5 LTS and below  EOL  7-Aug-14 28-Apr-17 28-Apr-17

Debian 

Debian
Debian  Operating System  Latest update or Service Pack  CSUN Support Status Vendor Release Date  End of CSUN Support  Latest Vendor EOL Date 
  Debian 12 (Bookworm) Active     10-Jun-23 10-Jun-28 10-Jun-28
  Debian 11 (Bullseye) Active     14-Aug-21 15-Aug-26 15-Aug-26
  Debian  10 (Buster) Active      6-Jul-19 1-Jun-24 1-Jun-24
  Debian  9 (Stretch) EOL  17-Jun-17 30-Jun-22 30-Jun-22
  Debian  8 (Jessie) EOL   26-Apr-15 30-Jun-20 30-Jun-20
  Debian  7 (wheezy) and below  EOL  4-May-13 31-May-18 31-May-18

FreeBSD

FreeBSD
FreeBSD  Operating System  Latest Update or Service Pack CSUN Support Status  Vendor Release Date  End of CSUN Support  Latest Vendor EOL Date 
  FreeBSD 13.0 Active 13-Apr-21 31-Jan-26 31-Jan-26
  FreeBSD 12.2 EOL 27-Oct-20 31-Mar-22 31-Mar-22
  FreeBSD 12.1 EOL Nov 2019 31-Jan-21 31-Jan-21
  FreeBSD 11.3 EOL Jul 2019 30-Sep-20  30-Sep-20 
  FreeBSD  10.4 and below  EOL 3-Oct-17 31-Oct-18 31-Oct-18

 

Solaris

Solaris
Solaris  Operating System  Latest Update or Service Pack  CSUN Support Status Vendor Release Date  End of CSUN Support Latest vendor EOL Date 
  Solaris 11 11.4 Active  28-Aug-18 Nov 2034 Nov 2034
  Solaris 10 10 Active  31-Jan-05 Jan 2024 Jan 2024
  Solaris 9 9 and below  EOL   10-Jan-03 Oct 2014 Oct 2014

*Listed dates are not directly from the vendor. 

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