Is Microsoft Surface Hub discontinued in 2025, and what should meeting rooms use instead?

Surface Hub end of life: what happens after Windows 10 support ends in 2025?

Microsoft Surface Hub is discontinued: what happened, and what to do next

Microsoft’s Surface Hub line—its oversized, touch-first meeting room displays—has effectively reached the end of its run. Reports indicate that production stopped in 2025, and only remaining reseller stock is still available. For companies that built meeting rooms around Surface Hub, this matters because it changes support expectations, replacement planning, and long-term security posture.

What Surface Hub was designed to do

Surface Hub was Microsoft’s attempt to modernize the conference room. Instead of a projector, a flipchart, and a tangle of cables, the Hub aimed to provide a single device that teams could use for whiteboarding, presenting, calling, and collaborating. Microsoft positioned it as an all-in-one platform for meetings, and it priced it accordingly—often far above standard displays.

A quick timeline: early delays, multiple generations, then the stop

Surface Hub’s story started with big ambitions and early execution friction. The first generation was discussed publicly around 2015, with shipping delays and price changes becoming part of the early narrative. Over time, the line expanded:

• Surface Hub v1 shipped as a large-format Windows-based collaboration device
• Surface Hub v2 followed, also built around Windows 10-era assumptions
• Surface Hub 3 existed as a later iteration, but it did not maintain the same market visibility as earlier models

By late 2025, production reportedly ended “several months” earlier, based on a message attributed to a Microsoft employee and referenced by a Windows-focused journalist. The key operational takeaway is simple: when production stops, organizations must treat the device as a finite asset, not a platform with a future roadmap.

Why Windows 10 end of support in October 2025 is the inflection point

A major driver behind the “end of the road” narrative is Windows 10 support ending in October 2025. Devices tied to Windows 10-era servicing face a predictable risk: fewer security updates, fewer compatibility fixes, and increasing difficulty meeting internal compliance requirements over time.

Even when hardware still works, support is what keeps it viable in modern enterprise environments. Once the security-update clock runs out, many IT teams must accelerate replacement timelines to avoid unmanaged exposure, especially in meeting rooms that connect to corporate networks and run communication software.

What “discontinued” means in practice for buyers and IT teams

If Surface Hub production ended in 2025, the practical implications are straightforward:

• New units become harder to source and usually rely on remaining channel inventory
• Repair paths become less certain as parts availability shrinks
• Long-term planning shifts from “upgrade” to “replace”
• Security and compliance reviews become more frequent as the platform ages

This is also where cost risk appears. When a specialized device becomes scarce, replacement parts and service can become slower and more expensive, even if the device’s core components are standard.

What organizations should do now (action checklist)

To reduce disruption and control risk, treat Surface Hub as a legacy meeting room endpoint and move to a managed transition:

• Inventory every Hub model, OS version, and meeting room dependency
• Confirm the update status and what security controls exist around the device
• Decide whether each room needs an interactive board, or only a large display plus camera and compute
• Build a phased replacement plan that aligns with procurement cycles and room utilization

The goal is to avoid emergency replacements and move on a schedule that matches budget, security policy, and user needs.

Where Microsoft is likely focusing instead

Surface, as a brand, continues to prioritize mainstream endpoints—laptops and tablets—because they scale better, refresh faster, and fit standard management models. Conference room setups increasingly shift toward modular systems: a display, a camera, certified audio, and a dedicated compute device that can be swapped without replacing the whole wall.

That direction reduces single-vendor lock-in and helps IT teams standardize on repeatable room builds across offices.