Microsoft's Windows 10 cutoff could push 400 million working PCs toward e-waste heap

Microsoft's Windows 10 cutoff could push 400 million working PCs toward e-waste heap

Perfectly functional computers could soon be pushed toward the scrap heap — not because they stopped working but because Microsoft ended standard support for Windows 10 in 2025 and many old machines do not meet the requirements for Windows 11. For many households, that could make a dependable everyday PC seem old and outdated, not to mention less secure. Environmentally, it raises the prospect of a significant increase in avoidable electronic wa…