Microsoft Will No Longer Put Out Major Windows 10 Updates
Microsoft has posted a blog post that Windows 10 22H2 will be the final major updates to Windows 10, and going forward Microsoft will not put out major updates for Windows 10:
As documented on the Windows 10 Enterprise and Education and Windows 10 Home and Pro lifecycle pages, Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. The current version, 22H2, will be the final version of Windows 10, and all editions will remain in support with monthly security update releases through that date. Existing LTSC releases will continue to receive updates beyond that date based on their specific lifecycles.
Recommendation
- We highly encourage you to transition to Windows 11 now as there won’t be any additional Windows 10 feature updates.
- If you and/or your organization must remain on Windows 10 for now, please update to Windows 10, version 22H2 to continue receiving monthly security update releases through October 14, 2025. See how you can quickly do this via a servicing enablement package in How to get the Windows 10 2022 Update.
The final end of support date for Windows 10 does not change with this announcement; these dates can be found on the Windows 10 Lifecycle page.
Seeing as Windows 11 has been out for more than a year and a half, it’s not a shock that Microsoft is starting to wind things down for Windows 10 which first launched in 2015. Thus they are starting to force users towards Windows 11. And now with a defined path to killing Windows 10, it’s clear that the end is in sight for Windows 10.
April 28, 2023 at 7:51 pm
That’s fine if you have a computer that can accommodate Windows 11. All my computers are not capable of handling Windows 11…So, what are folks like me supposed to do? Buy new equipment? Not a very environmentally friendly or cost-effective approach.