General question about 2027/01/12 and consquences on WSEE
Hi Mike,
Sorry if my question may seem a little bit stupid, but I just want to make things clear. My question is about this mention written on your WSEE install tutorial page:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Support for Windows Server 2016, and hence for the Windows Server Essentials Experience and the WSEE Installer, ends on January 12, 2027.
Does that mean that we should eventually search for an alternative to WSEE? I understand that Microsoft will end feature support, but does that mean you will end it too? Since you are still providing updates for the WSEE role from time to time, does that mean that you will not be able to get the required ressources to provide those updates anymore?
Thank you in advance for the precisions :- )
P.S.: I really like WSEE and so, I really appreciate all the work you do to keep it alive.
- mikmik_16 asked 2 months ago
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Windows Server 2016 Essentials (and hence WSEE – since that’s the OS that it originally comes from) reaches end of support/end of life on January 12, 2027. Since Microsoft will no longer be updating Windows Server 2016 Essentials after that date, I assume that WSEE will no longer receive any updates after that as well.
In addition, since WSEE will no longer be a viable product after that date, I have decided to go ahead and retire at that time and so I will no longer be available after that, and I will be shutting down my website as well. Therefore, it probably would indeed be best to start searching for an alternative to WSEE before that time arrives (although, to the best of my knowledge, there still isn’t anything out there that compares to the feature set in WSEE – which is a real shame).
As for what’s going to happen to the WSEE Installer and/or my other software products after that date… I’m still deciding on that, but most likely I will be releasing “sunset” versions of them so that the folks who’ve paid for licenses can continue to use them after I (and my website) am no longer around. I’ll release further details on that decision as we draw a bit closer to January 12, 2027.
I hope that answers your question.
- Mike answered 2 months ago
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Yes, thank you for replying so fast. And I agree that this is truly a shame that nothing compares to the WSEE features after all those years… :- (
- mikmik_16 answered 2 months ago
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