{"id":23533,"date":"2023-12-06T07:10:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/06\/news-17263\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T07:10:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:10:32","slug":"news-17263","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/06\/news-17263\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 gets its own extended security updates program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The day that Windows 10 machines will get their last security updates is set for October 14, 2025<\/a>. So if you want to stay secure, you\u2019d have to upgrade to a newer version. Either to Windows 11, which is not all that different, but more demanding when it comes to system requirements. Or to the rumored Windows 12<\/a> which might be out by then.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that Windows 11 has been around for a while, market share<\/a> would have it that Windows 10 is still far more popular. Windows 11 shows a slight increase in usage, but not a very significant one.<\/p>\n

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Which is strange, since apart from the surprising Copilot<\/a> introduction, Windows 10 hasn\u2019t seen any major changes. But some people don\u2019t like changes that much. Once they are used to something they want to keep it that way.<\/p>\n

So, it makes sense that, similar to the extended security updates program Microsoft offered Windows 7 users years ago, it will now introduce a similar extension program<\/a> for Windows 10.<\/p>\n

The extended security update (ESU) program for Windows 10 is mentioned almost as a footnote in the options users have when end of support (EOS) for Windows 10 comes to light. The suggestions Microsoft offers first are:<\/p>\n