Windows 10 Support Countdown – 1 year to go

With around 1 year to go for support for Windows 10, it’s getting to the time where many people, businesses, and enterprises are looking to migrate away from the older operating system, with it’s latest and final update 22H2 to the newer Windows 11. The support is ending for all editions of Windows 10, from Home to Enterprise, aside from the LTSB. 

What does this mean for users? On October 14th, 2025, you will no longer receive Windows security or stability updates and it will leave your computer with a security risk based on the future unpatched vulnerabilities of the OS. However, it will still continue to function, your antivirus software will continue to function, etc.. It will not just stop working. It just will not be supported by Microsoft any longer. The best upgrade path would be to move to Windows 11 if your current PC supports it. If not, a new PC may be needed. Windows 11 does have some new hardware requirements that older PC’s may not meet.

As usual with these end of life dates, there will be a lot of doom and gloom as the time eventually comes and goes. Those most impacted will be enterprises and businesses who will be upgrading to comply with security policies. Home users will need to be aware of the end of updates and what it means, but it’s more of a personal decision to upgrade rather than a business requirement.

I’m sure there will be a lot more news and articles as the October 14, 2025 date approaches.

As documented on the Windows 10 Enterprise and Education and Windows 10 Home and Pro lifecycle pages, Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. The current version, 22H2, will be the final version of Windows 10. The following editions will remain in support with monthly security update releases through that date:

• Home
• Pro
• Pro Education
• Pro for Workstations
• Education
• Enterprise
• Enterprise multi-session

Existing LTSC releases will continue to receive updates beyond that date based on their specific lifecycles.