"With days to go before Microsoft finally pulls the plug on Windows 10 support, there are hundreds of millions of computers that have yet to upgrade to Windows 11, despite the best efforts of hardware manufacturers and the operating system's marketers. On October 14, Microsoft will issue the final updates and security fixes, after which business customers will be forced to pay for extended security updates at $61 for the following 12 months."
"Microsoft previously revealed a total population of 1.4 billion Windows devices worldwide - consumers and businesses. Omdia calculates that 550 million of these machines are running in corporations and around half of those will not meet the end-of-life deadline to switch to Windows 11, analyst Kieren Jessop told The Register. "Globally, 47 to 50 percent of commercial PCs are on Windows 11," he said, highlighting geographic differences."
Microsoft will stop issuing updates and security fixes for Windows 10 on October 14, after which businesses must pay $61 for the first year of extended security updates, $122 for year two, and double again for year three. Microsoft counts 1.4 billion Windows devices worldwide. Omdia calculates 550 million corporate Windows machines and estimates roughly half will miss the end-of-life deadline to move to Windows 11. Globally 47 to 50 percent of commercial PCs run Windows 11, with about 60 percent in the US and roughly 65 percent in EMEA; adoption is lower in emerging markets. Around 20 percent of non-upgrading machines lack the required Trusted Platform Module or a modern CPU. Rising average PC prices and competing budget priorities are slowing corporate replacements.
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