Microsoft Urges Windows 10 Users to Upgrade as End of Support Looms
With 70% still on Windows 10, Microsoft reopens beta testing but confirms support ends in 2025.
- Microsoft warns that Windows 10 support will end on October 14, 2025, affecting millions of users.
- Despite the push for Windows 11, a significant number of users prefer to stay on Windows 10.
- Microsoft has reopened the Windows 10 Beta Channel to introduce new features before the OS's end of life.
- Users can opt for paid Extended Security Updates post-2025, but costs will increase significantly each year.
- Concerns arise over potential e-waste and privacy issues related to Microsoft's new Recall feature.