Microsoft issues deadline for end of Windows 10 support – it’s pay to play for security

December 6, 2023 at 01:39AM Microsoft announced Windows 10 end of support for October 14, 2025, but will offer paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) for up to three years after. Windows 10 ESU won’t be free, and prices are undisclosed but expected to resemble the Windows 7 program’s costs. Windows 11 is encouraged, and ESU … Read more

Microsoft to let Windows 10 home users buy Extended Security Updates

December 5, 2023 at 01:35PM Post-Windows 10 EOS on October 14, 2025, Microsoft offers customers—including home users—paid Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for an additional three years. The final Windows 10 release is the 22H2 version, but LTSC versions will have longer support. Users are encouraged to upgrade to Windows 11 or use Windows 365. ESUs … Read more

Microsoft to also sell Windows 10 Extended Security Updates to home users

December 5, 2023 at 01:13PM Microsoft will offer three additional years of security updates for Windows 10 via its ESU program post-October 14, 2025 EOS date. This includes Windows 10 22H2, the final release, and it specifically supports LTSC releases beyond EOS. IT administrators are advised to upgrade to Windows 11 or use Windows 365 … Read more