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Don't Want to Upgrade to Windows 11? You Don't Have to, but Here's What You Should Know
Microsoft’s Windows 10 support ends Oct 14, 2025, impacting 400 million PCs that will no longer receive security updates or technical support, increasing vulnerability risks.
- On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 and set the same date as the last upgrade opportunity to Windows 11.
- Microsoft is pushing Windows 11 as the successor to Windows 10, launched October 05, 2021, but hardware requirements like Secure Boot and TPM block many older systems from upgrading.
- Experts estimate around 400 million computers will be affected, with Windows installed on more than 1.4 billion devices and around 43% running Windows 10 as of July 2025.
- Users can sign up for Extended Security Updates if they cannot upgrade immediately, with free ESU in the European Economic Area until 2026 and fees or Microsoft Rewards points elsewhere.
- With less than eighteen months remaining, organisations must plan migrations now as roughly one quarter of Windows 10 users plan to continue, raising concerns about electronic waste warned by PIRG.
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