Microsoft has ended the third and final year of Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) and is urging customers to migrate to Windows 11 on a new PC or buy Windows 10 if they can't or don't want to.

For years, we heard rumors and speculation that Microsoft wanted to turn Windows 10 into the first Windows subscription service. Now, it's finally happening—just not like anyone anticipated. Microsoft ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is offering a $30 Extended Security Update (ESU) program for Windows 10 users, allowing them to receive security updates until October 2026, as support ends in October 2025. This is ...

The option to sign up for an ESU subscription is available to any PC running Windows 10, version 22H2, Home, Professional, Pro Education, and Workstation editions, with the latest update installed.

According to recent estimates, over 120 million computers will still be running the predecessor to Windows 11 even after October 14th, 2025, which is the official end of support date for Windows 10.

Microsoft says that all Windows 10 customers (including home users) will be able to pay for three extra years of security updates through the company’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program after ...

Microsoft will be ending official support for Windows 10 in just a few weeks, and it's something many users have been dreading, either because their aging hardware isn't eligible to run the company's ...

Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise editions will no longer receive extended security updates for critical and important vulnerabilities starting Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Microsoft launched the ...

The 0patch offering from Acros comes in much cheaper than Microsoft’s own extended support and is available for longer, but with what consequences for future upgrades? Editor’s note: After this story ...

Why it matters: Windows 7 went out of Microsoft's extended support (through the Extended Security Updates paid program) in January, and software companies are now revealing they will do the same in ...