Overview

• Windows 10 mainstream support ends on October 14, 2025, after which systems will no longer receive security fixes or technical assistance
• Extended Security Updates will run until October 13, 2026 and can be accessed by paying $30, redeeming 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points, or enabling Windows Backup
• The ESU enrollment wizard debuts in Windows Insider builds today and will roll out to all Windows 10 PCs by mid-August
• Windows 11 adoption has surged past 53% of US PCs and is poised to overtake Windows 10 globally, bolstering Microsoft’s ‘Year of the Windows 11 PC refresh’
• India’s CERT-In has officially urged Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 to prevent data leaks, highlighting that over half of PCs still run Windows 10