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Microsoft Ends Windows 10 Support, Pushes Users to Upgrade

9/23/2025

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Microsoft will end Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025, affecting about 650 million users.
Eligible devices can upgrade to Windows 11 for free or pay Extended Security Updates (ESU) at $30.
Critics say this pressures users to replace hardware, raising costs, increasing e-waste, and potentially digital exclusion.
Alternatives exist, such as Linux or ChromeOS Flex; back up data first.

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Story summary

Microsoft will end Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025, affecting about 650 million users.
Eligible devices can upgrade to Windows 11 for free or pay Extended Security Updates (ESU) at $30.
Critics say this pressures users to replace hardware, raising costs, increasing e-waste, and potentially digital exclusion.
Alternatives exist, such as Linux or ChromeOS Flex; back up data first.