AWS lightsail: Windows Server 2016 EOL notice added to Lightsail image comparison
Summary
Added an identical Important note about Windows Server 2016 reaching End of Extended Support on January 12, 2027, the inability to create new Lightsail instances from that blueprint afterward, and the recommendation to use Windows Server 2022 or 2025.
Security assessment
Same lifecycle-deprecation text as in the Lightsail tutorial; it is operational guidance about image availability, with no stated vulnerability, incident, or CVE reference.
Evidence
+Windows Server 2016 will reach End of Extended Support on January 12, 2027. You will not be able to create new Lightsail instances with this blueprint on or after January 12, 2027\. We recommend that you use Windows Server 2022 or Windows Server 2025 instead.
Diff
diff --git a/lightsail/latest/userguide/compare-options-choose-lightsail-instance-image.md b/lightsail/latest/userguide/compare-options-choose-lightsail-instance-image.md index e757929..6a26a41 100644 --- a//lightsail/latest/userguide/compare-options-choose-lightsail-instance-image.md +++ b//lightsail/latest/userguide/compare-options-choose-lightsail-instance-image.md @@ -54,0 +55,6 @@ Learn more about [Windows Server 2019](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B07 +###### Important + +Windows Server 2016 will reach End of Extended Support on January 12, 2027. You will not be able to create new Lightsail instances with this blueprint on or after January 12, 2027\. We recommend that you use Windows Server 2022 or Windows Server 2025 instead. + +Existing instances and snapshots are not affected, and you can still create instances from snapshots. For more information, see the [Microsoft website](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2016). +