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Windows 10 Marks 10th Anniversary as Support Deadline Nears

Users must choose between upgrading to Windows 11 or enrolling in extended security updates after Microsoft ends support in October

Adding people to your Taskbar was a cool idea in theory, but the execution was terrible.
Takuya Hirano, president and chief executive officer of Microsoft Japan Co., speaks during Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 10 operating system product launch in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, July 29, 2015.
After a strong decade, Windows 10 will probably go down as one of the best operating systems in history.
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Overview

  • July 29, 2025 marks Windows 10’s tenth birthday, capping a decade of broad adoption that reshaped Microsoft’s OS strategy
  • Microsoft will end regular support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, shifting future patches to its paid Extended Security Updates program through October 13, 2026
  • Windows 11 adoption has accelerated despite TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot mandates, matching Windows 10’s roughly 49% desktop market share
  • Devices that fail Windows 11’s hardware checks must either remain on Windows 10 with rising ESU fees or purchase compatible PCs to continue receiving security updates
  • Windows 10 introduced key innovations such as the Chromium-based Edge browser, biometric Hello login, the Action Center, and an open Insider-driven semiannual update model