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Is Windows 10 really not going to be supported after October 14th 2025?

The answer to this, is yes and no!

Officially Microsoft is stopping support for Windows 10 on 14th October this year (2025), and have been telling people to upgrade to Windows 11 or buy a new PC/Laptop for a while - whilst this is good for retailers that sell new PC/Laptops, it really isn't good for the environment!

There are probably millions of PCs that are perfect in other aspects, but because they don't meet the requirements of Windows 11, they are meant to consigned to the bin, and I for one am not going to tell my customers that the perfectly good PC is now no longer usable!

Just because Microsoft are no longer going to support Windows 10 with security updates etc., it doesn't mean that the PC is going to stop overnight (think of a Model T Ford - not been built by Ford for many many years, but put fuel in it and you can still drive it!)

So what options do we all have (if we have a Windows 10 PC):

  • Do nothing - not really recommended as the PC will become open to security issues and those people who think it's fun to cause issues will exploit this very quickly.

  • Upgrade your PC to Windows 11 - If your PC is Windows 11 compatible, you will have probably already been notified and already upgraded. If you are still thinking about, don't wait too long as this option will probably be stopped my Microsoft at some point.

  • Buy a new PC with Windows 11 - Not a long more can be said about this.

  • Subscribe to the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) - This is something that has been on the cards for a while, but not openly talked about by Microsoft themselves, until now.
    A post in 'The Hacker News' (https://thehackernews.com/2025/06/microsoft-extends-windows-10-security.html) gives the full information, but the basis is that for around $30 (local pricing may change) it will give you an option to keep your Windows 10 PC getting security updates for a year.

What should you do then? To be honest, it is entirely up to you. Most of my PCs run Windows 11, but I do have a couple that are still on Windows 10, and they are not Windows 11 compatible, so I will probably go down the ESU route while I decide on which what I need those PCs to go.

I have also found out there is a way of getting the ESU for free, but this does involve either syncing your PC with the Microsoft Servers (which requires a Microsoft Account), or redeeming 1000 Microsoft Reward Points, which again requires a Microsoft Account.

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