Windows 10 end of Support Date

[GhostMjr]

Hey all,

With the Windows 10 end of support date on the horizon what are you thinking? Already on Windows 11 so it doesn’t worry you, move to Windows 11 shortly, stay on Windows 10 to the bitter end or do something else?

Interested to see your responses:

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.[FONT="] Existing LTSC releases will continue to receive updates beyond that date based on their specific lifecycles.[/FONT]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

[albert]

Hey all,

With the Windows 10 end of support date on the horizon what are you thinking? Already on Windows 11 so it doesn’t worry you, move to Windows 11 shortly, stay on Windows 10 to the bitter end or do something else?

Interested to see your responses:

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.[FONT=&] Existing LTSC releases will continue to receive updates beyond that date based on their specific lifecycles.[/FONT]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

October 2025? I can hardly plan tomorrows food. It's 2.5 years away!

[RizZy]

I'm happy with 10, I'll stick with it until I gotta change I reckon.

[faust82]

What amazes me is Forbes and their continuing FUD campaign. They launched this as "news" today, when the end of support date has been known for years. To illustrate; The Verge, who over the years have proven themselves to be more of a geek culture publication rather than a knowledgeable tech news source (the build video, anyone?), ran the story in 2021.

By October 2025 most people should have been able to plan and execute a migration from Win10 to 11.

Unlike the Windows 7 to 10 migration, there are no real reasons to stay behind. The telemetry is the same, the ad pushing is the same, everything except a minor design change is more or less the same, except one thing: Security.
Windows 11 is by far a more secure platform than Windows 10, due to enhanced TPM requirements and the ability for better memory protection (although if you're a PUBG player, PUBG anticheat turns memory protection off without even asking, by installing a driver that crashes so many times the OS disables it to be able to boot. MS should blacklist that crap).

What does this mean for the average gamer? Well, for some it may be time for a rig upgrade. If you have a trusty old i7 Haswell (4770), there hasn't been a truly compelling reason to upgrade unless you want to play the latest AAA titles. Even for MW2 it does great, being able to push high to ultra settings in 1080p with what was back then the high-end graphics cards.
By 2025 the youngest non-supported systems will be eight years old, and due for a bit of maintenance and attention. If you're tight on cash, the used market will be a good place to start. By then I'm sure 8th gen Core or the equivalent Ryzen can be had for the price of a few pints on eBay (then again, as most of you are UK based where some quick research shows the used/refurb market is almost as expensive as brand new gear is in Europe...). Somewhere, somehow, you'll be able to get a second hand motherboard, CPU and RAM to get your rig up to supported spec.

Of course, some people, perhaps even some of you, will cling on to Windows 10 out of some sort of misguided sentimentality. Probably the same ones who were never going to upgrade from Windows XP, and then again were never gonna give up Windows 7.
Some people still have a horse pulling the plough.