Windows 10 'Extended Security Updates for Personal Use' to be announced, with support ending in October 2025



Microsoft has announced that it will offer a one-year service for $30 (approximately 4,500 yen) that will allow users to continue receiving security updates for Windows 10, which will no longer be supported in October 2025.

How to prepare for Windows 10 end of support by moving to Windows 11 today | Windows Experience Blog

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/10/31/how-to-prepare-for-windows-10-end-of-support-by-moving-to-windows-11-today/

Consumers won't be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/home-users-can-only-buy-one-year-of-extra-windows-10-updates-for-30-per-pc/

Microsoft wants $30 if you want to delay Windows 11 switch
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-wants-30-if-you-want-to-delay-windows-11-switch/

Windows 11, which was released in 2021, has been slow to gain popularity, and a survey conducted in April 2022, six months after its release, reported that its market share had not even reached that of Windows XP, which was released in 2001, let alone Windows 7 .

It is reported that Windows 10's market share will reach 70% in April 2024, while Windows 11's share is declining - GIGAZINE



However, since support for Windows 10 is scheduled to end on October 14, 2025, the company has announced the provision of Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for users who find it difficult to migrate their environment, allowing corporate and organizational users to receive security updates for up to three years.

This time, Microsoft has published an official blog and announced its first ESU program for individuals.

By subscribing to this 'Extended Security Updates for Personal Use,' users can continue to receive important security updates for Windows 10 on one PC for one year, but they will not receive new features, bug fixes, or technical support.

'Registration for the program will be available closer to the end of support in 2025,' Microsoft said in a statement.

Windows 11 has stricter system requirements than previous versions, such as a mandatory requirement for the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a security device installed on the motherboard. Users with older PCs may need to purchase new PCs to migrate to Windows 11.



Considering the replacement cost, the $30 price tag is cheap, and IT news site Ars Technica pointed out that 'For users who have old but still usable PCs that they don't intend to let go of yet, $30 is certainly cheaper than buying a new PC, and it's about half the price of $61 (about 9,000 yen) per unit that Microsoft is asking companies that want to continue using Windows 10.'

Microsoft has stated that it will continue to provide new definition updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 until at least October 2028.

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