"The Right to Repair Europe coalition has urged Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, to end software-driven obsolescence by introducing rules that guarantee long-term security and software updates for laptops - and ideally for anything with a plug or battery. The group says Microsoft's fast-approaching Windows 10 support cut-off deadline is a prime example of why EU intervention is needed: to stop vendors from rendering perfectly good machines effectively obsolete through software support withdrawals rather than hardware failure."
""Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows 10 could make 400 million computers obsolete - not because they're broken, but because of software," said Cristina Ganapini, coordinator of Right to Repair Europe. "Companies can do this because there are no regulations to stop them. We call on European Commissioner Jessika Roswall to introduce EU Ecodesign requirements for laptops, guaranteeing at least 15 years of software updates. No more devices designed to break or become obsolete before their time.""
Campaigners urge EU action to stop software-driven obsolescence after Microsoft plans to end free Windows 10 security updates on 14 October. The end of support could leave an estimated 400 million PCs exposed or effectively obsolete when they cannot upgrade to Windows 11 due to strict hardware requirements such as TPM 2.0 and modern processors. Users face paying for Extended Security Updates, upgrading hardware, switching operating systems, or running unpatched systems. Right to Repair Europe calls for EU Ecodesign rules guaranteeing at least 15 years of software updates for laptops and ideally all plug- or battery-powered devices to prevent avoidable e-waste.
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