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Author: TylerMSFT

docs/overview/supported-platforms-visual-cpp.md

@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ Apps built by using Visual Studio can be targeted to various platforms.
 | Windows XP <sup>b</sup> | X | X |  |  |
 | Windows Vista | X | X |  |  |
 | Windows 7 | X<sup>e</sup> | X<sup>e</sup> |  |  |
-| Windows 8 | X | X | X |  |
-| Windows 8.1 | X | X | X |  |
+| Windows 8 | X<sup>e</sup> | X<sup>e</sup> | X<sup>e</sup> |  |
+| Windows 8.1 | X<sup>e</sup> | X<sup>e</sup> | X<sup>e</sup> |  |
 | Windows 10 | X | X | X | X |
 | Windows 11 | X | X | X | X |
 | Windows Server 2003 <sup>b</sup> | X | X |  |  |
-| Windows Server 2008 R2 | X | X |  |  |
-| Windows Server 2012 R2 | X | X |  |  |
+| Windows Server 2008 R2 | X<sup>e</sup> | X<sup>e</sup> |  |  |
+| Windows Server 2012 R2 | X<sup>e</sup> | X<sup>e</sup> |  |  |
 | Windows Server 2016 | X | X |  |  |
 | Windows Server 2019 | X | X |  |  |
 | Windows Server 2022 | X | X |  |  |
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Apps built by using Visual Studio can be targeted to various platforms.
 
 <sup>d</sup> You can install the **Linux development with C++** workload in the installer for Visual Studio 2017 and later to target Linux platforms. For instructions, see [Download, install, and setup the Linux Workload](../linux/download-install-and-setup-the-linux-development-workload.md). This toolset compiles your executable on the target machine, so you can build for any supported architecture.
 
-<sup>e</sup> Visual Studio 2026 18.0 and later no longer support targeting Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, which have stopped receiving security updates.
+<sup>e</sup> Visual Studio 2026 18.0 and later no longer support targeting Windows 7/8/8.1 or Windows Server 2008 R2/2012/2012 R2. The minimum OS version that Visual Studio 2026 and later can target is Windows 10 or later and Windows Server 2016 or later.
 
 For information about how to set the target platform configuration, see [How to: Configure Visual C++ projects to target 64-bit, x64 platforms](../build/how-to-configure-visual-cpp-projects-to-target-64-bit-platforms.md).