Windows 10, Microsoft and security updates

For Windows 10 Holdouts, One More Year of Service Updates Will Cost $30
Tech support won't be offered for Windows 10, but security updates will roll out past 2025 with the Extended Security Updates option.
Microsoft Update Warning—400 Million Windows PCs Now At Risk
The more serious challenge, though, will be one of user inertia. At last count, estimates are that there remain 900 million PCs running Windows 10, of which only 400 million are not technically capable of the leap to Windows 11.
Microsoft Introduces US$30 Option For Continued Windows 10 Security Beyond 2025
Microsoft has announced plans to offer paid security updates for home users who choose to keep using Windows 10 beyond the official end of support date on
Consumers won’t be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates
But Microsoft announced today that end users would only be able to buy a single year of extended security updates for their Windows 10 PCs at the price of $30 per PC. The company confirmed to us that the second and third years of security updates would be exclusive to businesses and schools.
Microsoft will charge Windows 10 users $30 per year for security updates
Microsoft offers consumers an option to keep using Windows 10 with security updates after support expires: an Extended Security Updates subscription for $30 per year.
Want to keep getting Windows 10 updates? It’ll cost you $30
Microsoft confirms that consumers can remain on Windows 10 past the October 2025 end-of-support expiration date with an extra $30 fee.
Microsoft confirms new fee to continue using Windows 10 safely next year — will YOU pay?
You'll need to spend $30 — roughly £23 — to continue to receive critical patches for security flaws and vulnerabilities in Windows 10 from next year, Microsoft has confirmed. You'll be able to enrol your Windows 10 laptop or desktop PC in the paid scheme in the coming months,
Windows 10 users will soon have to pay to keep getting security updates
Windows 10 users will soon have to pay to keep getting security updates For the first time, Microsoft is planning to offer paid-for security updates to home users who continue to use Windows 10 beyond October 14,
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Microsoft confirms issues in Windows 10 KB5045594, KB5044273 (mandatory update)
Another user flagged that after they installed Windows 10 KB5044273 updates, their apps did not start automatically when they ...
Millions of Windows 10 users face shock Microsoft fee, here's what it will cost you
If you are still addicted to Windows 10 and simply won't move over to Windows 11 then beware. Microsoft is ending all ...
Want Windows 10 Security? That Will Be $30, Microsoft Says
Keeping your copy of Windows up-to-date with security fixes is critical, and for Windows 10 users it will soon be optional.
Here’s How Microsoft Will Generate Revenue From Your Company’s Old Windows 10 Computers
Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system has been out since 2021, but many users are resisting upgrading from Windows 10. Microsoft will charge for security updates to push them to switch.
Windows 10 is officially dying next October — but you can get a year of extra support for $30
For those of us who haven't moved on to Windows 11, support for Windows 10 will officially end on October 14, 2025. However, ...
You have one year to safely use Windows 10 before you’ll need to pay
Microsoft is bring its ESU program to consumers for the first time, allowing Windows 10 lovers to opt in for an extra year of ...
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Recalled Recall, $30 for Windows 10 updates, new Windows bugs, and more stories in this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap.
Your Windows 10 PC can't be upgraded? You have 5 options before support ends in 2025
The schedule is defined by Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle Policy, which is documented on the Microsoft Lifecycle page: ...