Windows 10 end of support date is less than 11 months now. After encouraging everyone to upgrade to Windows 11 for the past three years, Microsoft has updated all the support documents related to Windows 10 and its devices about the older operating system’s retirement.

Windows Latest discovered a new banner related to Windows 10 retirement on a “Trouble installing Surface updates?” support page. It mentions in bold that “Support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025.”

Following that, it elaborates, “Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates from Windows Update, technical assistance, or security fixes for Windows 10.” It assures that the PC will still work but won’t have any future support from Microsoft.

Lastly, a button points to the End of Support page for all the retired or soon-to-be retired Windows operating systems.

It sheds light on the finesse of Windows 11 and its features, which are more than enough reasons to upgrade to Windows 11. But should you really do that?

Windows 11 forces capable PCs into retirement

Windows 11 security principles and hardware requirements like TPM 2.0 will render many capable PCs useless. If a laptop doesn’t have a TPM 2.0 but has 16GB RAM and enough CPU cores, it still doesn’t meet the criteria to upgrade to Windows 11. Desktop users can use an external TPM 2.0 module, but older-gen laptops will struggle.

There are means to bypass the TPM and Secure Boot requirements, even official ones from Microsoft, but why enforce such a feature in the first place?

If you have a capable PC and still want to stay on Windows 10 because it’s more stable or whatever reason, Microsoft won’t entertain that idea. You can use their Extended Support Update program by paying $30 a year for security updates. Don’t expect any new features after the official retirement date.

Here’s a more comprehensive Windows 10 end-of-support table created by WindowsLatest:

Recently, we noticed more promotional banners about Windows 11 24H2 in the Windows 11 Settings app.

It’s clear that there’s no way around this decision, and one of the reasons for this is the decade-old operating system and Microsoft’s heavy push on the AI forefront in Windows 11.

Whatever the case, you can stick to Windows 10 until 2026, but eventually, you’ll have to upgrade to Windows 11.

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