Immediate action is required to upgrade to or migrate to a modern, supported scripting runtime. Delaying this decision past Q2 2024 constitutes an accepted operational risk that should be formally documented and signed off by executive leadership. Appendix A: Sample PowerShell Detection Script
This paper is formatted for a technical audience (developers, IT managers, solution architects). You can copy this directly into a Word document or corporate wiki. Document ID: TECH-MIG-2024-VSTA Date: [Current Date] Status: Advisory / Action Required 1. Executive Summary Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2017 (VSTA 2017) has reached its End of Life (EoL) . As of January 9, 2024 , Microsoft has ceased all technical support, security updates, and bug fixes for this runtime and its associated IDE.
Get-ChildItem "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\VSTA\" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object $_.Name -like "*VSTA*" Get-Package -Name "*VSTA*" | Where-Object $_.Version -like "15.*"
