Microsoft offers security extension on Windows 10 after October 2025, but it’ll cost you

Windows 10 is one of the most popular operating systems out there, and Microsoft is extending an olive branch of sorts to Windows 10 diehards who continue to resist the call to upgrade by offering Windows 10 users an additional year of security support, but it won’t be free.

In a new blog post about the benefits of upgrading to Windows 11, of which there are several to be sure, Microsoft discloses that a new Extended Security Updates (ESU) program will be available for all users, not just enterprise or education users, unwilling or unable to upgrade to Windows 11 after support ends for the venerable OS on October 14, 2025.

For an additional $30, you’ll be able to get security updates for Windows 10, but not any new features.

Users will be able to enroll in the new ESU program later next year near the October 2025 end-of-support deadline.

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