Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect

Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect follows the Modern Lifecycle Policy.

Important

On August 31, 2022, all 1.x versions of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Connect will be retired because they include SQL Server 2012 components that will no longer be supported. Please upgrade to the latest release of Azure AD Connect version 2.x or Azure AD Connect cloud sync.

Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.

Support Dates

Listing	Start Date	Retirement Date
Azure Active Directory (AD) Connect	2014-09-01T00:00:00.000-08:00	In Support

Releases

Version	Start Date	End Date
Version 2.x	2021-09-30T00:00:00.000-08:00
Version 1.x	2014-09-01T00:00:00.000-08:00	2022-08-31T22:59:59.999-08:00

Links

• Servicing information
• Azure AD Connect cloud sync
• Azure AD Connect v2.0

Note

Initially released in September 2014, Azure AD Sync changed its name to Azure AD Connect in June 2015, starting with version 1.0.8641.0.