[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-11 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Deprecated versions of the Cloud Monitoring agent\n\n| **Note:** There will be no new feature development or support for new operating systems for the legacy Monitoring agent. We recommend that you use the [Ops Agent](/monitoring/agent/ops-agent) for new workloads and eventually transition your existing VMs to use the Ops Agent. We strongly recommend against using the Monitoring agent on Windows.\n\nAs noted in the [Cloud Logging and Monitoring agents deprecation\npolicy](/stackdriver/docs/agent-deprecation-policy), a major version of the\nMonitoring agent is deprecated upon the release of the next major\nversion of the agent.\n\nIf you're using a deprecated version of the agent, you're encouraged [to upgrade\nyour agent](/monitoring/agent/monitoring/installation#upgrade) as soon as\npossible.\n\nThe following table lists the versions of the Cloud Monitoring agent that are\ndeprecated."]]
