"Hundreds of millions of computers worldwide are still running Windows 10, months after the one-time king of PC operating systems officially passed its end-of-support deadline. If you're responsible for one of those machines and you aren't ready to upgrade to Windows 11, you can sign up today for an Extended Security Updates (ESU) subscription -- consumers can get those updates free through October 2026, as I explain here: How to get free Windows 10 security patches on your PC - from now to October 2026."
"History says attackers are ready, willing, and able to exploit unpatched PCs, and the results can be catastrophic. How bad? Let's hop in the Wayback Machine and see what happened the last time a hugely popular Windows version reached its end-of-support date. For Windows 7, that date was January 14, 2020. That's when consumers and small businesses stopped receiving security updates."
Hundreds of millions of computers worldwide still run Windows 10 months after its end-of-support deadline. Consumers can sign up for an Extended Security Updates (ESU) subscription, with consumer updates free through October 2026. Attackers routinely seek out unpatched systems and exploit vulnerabilities, often causing catastrophic outcomes. The Windows 7 end-of-support experience shows that many users stayed on unsupported systems, and expensive business ESU subscriptions limited patch availability. At least 100 million PCs ran Windows 7 a year after support ended. Delaying ESU enrollment increases exposure to ransomware and other attacks.
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