Microsoft ends support for Windows 10, which runs on ~40% of Windows PCs, per Statcounter; users can enroll in its Extended Security Updates program for a year
it pushes up to 400 million functional PCs toward early obsolescence. We're calling on Microsoft to extend support [image] @sankew06 : remember, this was Microsoft's goal with Windows 10 in 2015 A unified and universal experience on every device sad that they stopped caring about it after 2017 RIP Windows 10🥀 [image] @windowsupdate : Additionally, customers can enroll their personal Windows 10 PCs in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to receive critical and important monthly security updates. https://www.microsoft.com/... (🧵8/9) @windowsupdate : The Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program allows organizations to receive critical and important security updates for PCs enrolled in the paid subscription service. https://learn.microsoft.com/ ... (🧵7/9) @windowsupdate : Today, October 14, 2025, Windows 10 has reached end of support. The October 2025 security update is the final update available for the last supported versions: Windows 10, version 22H2 (Home, Pro, Enterprise,Education, and IoT Enterprise editions), Windows 10 2015 LTSB, and @windowsupdate : The October 2025 Windows security update is now available for Windows 10 (🧵1/9) [image] @officialpcmr : This is the LAST DAY of Windows 10. Kinda. Windows 11 isn't a fan of some (even hefty) hardware from the past, but you can either bypass this limitation, or if you need help to keep using W10 and still stay safe for another year with updates, check our thread right here: [image] @microsofthelps : Windows 10, Office 2016 and Office 2019 have reached end of support as of today. Not sure what's next? Read through ➡️ https://support.microsoft.com/ ... https://support.microsoft.com/ ... [image] @win10eos : 0 days [image] @libreoffice : Bye bye, Windows 10! Microsoft is stopping support for the operating system today. If you're still using it, now is a good time to consider alternatives such as Linux, which is free and open source (like LibreOffice): https://blog.documentfoundation.org/ ... #endof10 [image]
Ars TechnicaAndrew Cunningham
Context & Ripple Effects
Microsoft had already narrowed the consumer bridge to a single year of paid Windows 10 security coverage, while separately signaling that Microsoft 365 apps would lose Windows 10 support after the cutoff. The final end-of-support date therefore converts a long-announced policy into an active compatibility and security decision for a still-large installed base.
This follows Microsoft’s familiar end-of-life model: Windows 7 customers also moved from mainstream support to paid extended updates before those updates ultimately ended.
First-order effects
Windows 10 PCs no longer receive ordinary security support; eligible personal-device owners can instead use the Consumer ESU program for up to one year of critical and important monthly updates.
Users whose hardware or budgets do not support an immediate move face a choice between upgrading, replacing a functional PC, or operating without current security patches.
Second-order effects
The one-year consumer ESU window creates a short transition period for PC makers, repair shops and IT support providers, while concentrating upgrade decisions into a defined deadline rather than removing them altogether.
Microsoft 365’s planned Windows 10 cutoff compounds the operating-system deadline: organizations that depend on those apps must weigh application support alongside patch coverage, not treat ESU as a complete status quo option.
Third-order effects
The move reinforces OS end-of-life as a mechanism that links security maintenance, software compatibility and hardware-refresh cycles, even when a sizable installed base remains functional.
If large cohorts continue to remain on retired Windows releases, the ecosystem’s security posture will increasingly depend on paid support tiers and the pace at which users can migrate, rather than on universal patch availability.
The trend: Windows support transitions are becoming managed migration cycles in which security coverage, application compatibility and device replacement are progressively decoupled and monetized.
📢 As of today, October 14 2025, Windows 10 has officially reached end-of-life. We recommend that users enroll in extended security updates (ESU) or upgrade to Windows 11 ASAP to receive the latest security patches. See below for resources to do both of these for free. [image]
BREAKING: Windows 10 support has officially ENDED today. What are your options now? 1. Upgrade to Windows 11. This is Microsoft's “recommended” path. 2. Windows 10 ESU (Extended Security Updates). Free program providing only Critical/Important security fixes. Requires Windows [im…
R.I.P Windows 10 It's a shame greed kills an OS that's not even close to being obsolete yet Lots of still perfectly good computers will more than likely become e-waste for all the wrong reasons in the coming days You hate to see it. 👎 [image]
Fun fact, they're rolling out a “extended security updates” thing, which apparently costs $61 for “year one”, so I can only imagine that's a “wait and see” situation for them to turn it into a subscription. Anyway, still using Win 10 is still an option, it just costs MONEY now.
On International E-Waste Day, @Microsoft decided to create more e-waste. Microsoft's decision to end free security updates for Windows 10 doesn't just affect users—it pushes up to 400 million functional PCs toward early obsolescence. We're calling on Microsoft to extend support […
remember, this was Microsoft's goal with Windows 10 in 2015 A unified and universal experience on every device sad that they stopped caring about it after 2017 RIP Windows 10🥀 [image]
Additionally, customers can enroll their personal Windows 10 PCs in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to receive critical and important monthly security updates. https://www.microsoft.com/... (🧵8/9)
The Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program allows organizations to receive critical and important security updates for PCs enrolled in the paid subscription service. https://learn.microsoft.com/ ... (🧵7/9)
Today, October 14, 2025, Windows 10 has reached end of support. The October 2025 security update is the final update available for the last supported versions: Windows 10, version 22H2 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions), Windows 10 2015 LTSB, and
This is the LAST DAY of Windows 10. Kinda. Windows 11 isn't a fan of some (even hefty) hardware from the past, but you can either bypass this limitation, or if you need help to keep using W10 and still stay safe for another year with updates, check our thread right here: [image]
Windows 10, Office 2016 and Office 2019 have reached end of support as of today. Not sure what's next? Read through ➡️ https://support.microsoft.com/ ... https://support.microsoft.com/ ... [image]
Bye bye, Windows 10! Microsoft is stopping support for the operating system today. If you're still using it, now is a good time to consider alternatives such as Linux, which is free and open source (like LibreOffice): https://blog.documentfoundation.org/ ... #endof10 [image]