Microsoft will discontinue support for Windows 10 in a year and a half 🤬

I understood and respected it when support for older versions was dropped when those weren't sold for 10+ years anymore and only 0.5% of Windows users was still on them. Those customers probably needed a new machine anyway and fixing security threats for so few people is expensive, so okay.

But 70% of users is still on Windows 10 and machines sold as little as 3 years ago are incompatible with an upgrade to Windows 11. Those machines could have lasted much longer.

Besides, when Windows 10 came out, it was announced as the final version. From then on there would only be security updates and minor feature additions but no more complete replacements. Well, that aged like milk...

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ABCDEF7 · M

Microsoft is set to end the support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Users can continue to use Windows 10 after that date by paying a yearly fee for Extended Security Updates (ESU). For the first year, the cost is $61. For year two, the price doubles, and it doubles again for year three. The blog post doesn't do the math on those, probably because the total is uncomfortably high. A three-year ESU subscription will cost $61 + $122 + $244, for a total of $427.

In the original announcement of Extended Security Updates last year, a Microsoft spokesperson said that there will be a version of this program for consumers, but the company has yet to provide any additional details.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/when-windows-10-support-ends-you-have-5-options-but-only-2-are-worth-considering/

NerdyPotato ·

@ABCDEF7 yeah, for consumers it will be 1 year for a yet to be determined price and after that it depends on demand whether another year will be offered. But the option to extend support is not mentioned in the announcement in Windows itself, so it looks like they're pushing towards a low demand for the first year, let alone a second one.

Nice that they "listened" to a petition, but in essence they'll still force and upgrade in 2026 instead of 2025 and make some extra profit in the meantime.