Microsoft Windows 10 End of Life
Microsoft Windows 10 will go End of Life in October 2025, this is an important and significant date for any business.
After this date, Microsoft Windows 10 will stop receiving regular patches and critical security updates. If you are still running Windows 10 after October 2025 will make your Business very vulnerable to security incidents, viruses and ransomware.
Running outdated or obsolete Operating Systems and Software will make each device vulnerable to attack, making your Business IT Security and Compliance a serious concern.
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Century IT Services are an IT Support and IT Outsourcing Company supplying IT Services to Businesses in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex
We can audit your Windows 10 IT Assets and provide you with a written report on which computers and laptops are compatible with Windows 11 and which Windows 10 computers and laptops will not be comaptible.
Upgrades to Microsoft Windows 11
Modern computers and laptops are likely to be compatible with Microsoft Windows 11 and could potentially be upgraded from Microsoft Windows 10.
You should also check your business applications are compatible with Windows 11 and identify any applications which are not compatible prior to any upgrade.
With Windows 10 going End Of Life in October 2025, older Computers and Laptops or ones which don't support Microsoft Windows 11 will need to be replaced prior to October 2025.
It lis likely that as the October 2025 deadline looms, if supply chains from the major Computer and Laptop manufacturers of the world are not able to keep the demand, you could likely see increases in prices are shortages in the supply chain are identified. Our advice would be to replace incompatible computers and laptops whilst the supply chain is bouyant and not leave replacements until the last moment.
What does Windows 10 End of Life Mean
Mainstream Support
The mainstream support phase generally refers to the first 5 years of a product’s life cycle. During this period, the product receives feature updates, security patches, and service packs. Users can also request non-security updates, incident support, or product feature changes.
For Microsoft Windows 10, this has been out for an extraordinary amount of time, the mainstream support phase was from 29th July 2015 to 14th October 2025.
Extended Support
The Extended Support phase is the final five years of a product's lifecycle. During this period, a product only receives security updates, and users can no longer request new design changes or non-security updates.
End of Support
As stated, after a product reaches the end-of-life phase, Microsoft will stop providing most forms of updates and support for it, making it a security risk.
For customers who are still in the upgrade process or those who need to keep using legacy products, Microsoft offers one final option: the Extended Security Update (ESU) program.
Why Can’t I Just Keep Using Microsoft Windows 10?
As stated, once Microsoft Windows 10 reaches the EOL phase, they will no longer receive critical security updates. This puts them at increased risk of cyberattacks and non-compliance. The option to receive a few more years of security updates comes with a premium, a paid subscription to Microsoft.
To add to this, the newer versions of Microsoft Windows 11 simply offer way more features and better performance and modern security.
And if you’re still not sold on moving away from Microsoft Windows 10, this article on vulnerability exploitation might change your mind.
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