Have you decided what to do with your Windows 10 PCs when they reach their official end-of-support date just over a year from now?
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I know some people who are convinced that Microsoft will back down at the last minute and extend that deadline. I’m betting against that happening. The end date is right there on the Microsoft Support document that lists “products retiring or reaching the end of support in 2025.”
If you’re holding out for an extension, prepare to be disappointed.
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The schedule is defined by Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle Policy, which is documented on the Microsoft Lifecycle page: “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.”
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