Windows 10 Has Reached End of Support: Your Options
As of last month, Windows 10 no longer receives security updates. Here's what that means and what to do.
As of last month, Windows 10 has officially reached end of support, meaning Microsoft no longer releases security patches for it. Any PC still running Windows 10 today is running an operating system whose known and future vulnerabilities will never be fixed, making it an increasingly risky choice to keep connected to the internet or your business network.
If you have machines still on Windows 10, your options are: upgrade to Windows 11 if the hardware is eligible, replace the hardware if it isn't, or — as a genuinely temporary stopgap only — enrol in Microsoft's Extended Security Updates program, which extends critical patches for a limited time at a cost, buying a little more runway while you finish transitioning.
We don't recommend treating ESU as a long-term plan. It exists to bridge a short gap, not to avoid the underlying upgrade indefinitely.
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