"Today is the official end-of-support date for Microsoft's Windows 10. That doesn't mean these PCs will suddenly stop working, but if you don't take action, it does mean your PC has received its last regular security patches and that Microsoft is washing its hands of technical support. This end-of-support date comes about a decade after the initial release of Windows 10, which is typical for most Windows versions."
"But this end-of-support date also isn't set in stone. Home users with Windows 10 PCs can enroll in Microsoft's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, which extends the support timeline by another year. We've published directions for how to do this here -while you do need one of the Microsoft accounts that the company is always pushing, it's relatively trivial to enroll in the ESU program for free."
Windows 10 reached its official end-of-support date, meaning regular security patches and official Microsoft technical support have ended. The end-of-support comes about a decade after Windows 10's initial release and four years after Windows 11 replaced it, leaving many older-but-functional PCs without an officially supported upgrade path due to stricter Windows 11 requirements. Windows 10 still runs on roughly 40 percent of global Windows PCs and about a third of US PCs. Home users can enroll in Microsoft's Extended Security Updates (ESU) for one additional year free with a Microsoft account, while organizations can purchase up to three years. Microsoft recommends upgrading to Windows 11 or new hardware, and installing Windows 11 on unsupported PCs remains possible though major yearly updates can be problematic.
Read at Ars Technica
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