Microsoft Wants You to Pay for Windows 10 Updates After 2025
Microsoft Windows 10 isretiringsoon and will reach theend-of-life(EOL)stageinOctober 2025. Users who want to stay on it can still use a non-updated copy, albeit without the crucial updates. However, to help users with just that, Microsoft is coming out with Extended Security Updates for Windows 10 but for consumers this time around, too.
Commercial customers, enterprises, and individual consumers who want tokeep using Windows 10will have to enroll in this ESU program. Individuals who want to get into the program will have to pay ayearly subscription fee.
Anyone enrolled in the ESU program of Windows 10 will get all the important & criticalsecurity updates. Users once enrolled can continue for thenext three years.
This has been detailed in Microsoft’slifecycle policyfor operating systems. As mentioned above, ESU stands for ‘Extended Security Update,’ and this program was present when Windows 7 retired too.
With an ESU-enabled Windows 10 environment, users can continue to get a reliable operating system without any new features (exceptCopilot). Microsoft is also clear that the the ESU program will only bring security updates.No new features are in the pipelinefor Windows 10 after its EOL stage, due in October 2025.
For now, Microsoft has not given any pricing details for how much the ESU program will cost to consumers. It will be an annual charge, as we said before. MS will provide these details at a later date, and we will keep you updated on the same. Meanwhile, you can considerupdating to the latest OSat any time afterbacking up your PC files. But I do understand your sentiment if you wish to stick to Windows 10 for as long as possible.
What do you think about Microsoft’s new ESU program? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!
Satyam Kumar
Highly passionate about technology. Major expertise in PC hardware, the VR industry, esports-centric gear, and other gadgets. In my spare time, I’m usually researching exciting hardware breakthroughs or playing competitive games.
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