Microsoft is sunsetting Windows 10, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/end-of-life-how-to-prepare-your-windows-10-pc” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/end-of-life-how-to-prepare-your-windows-10-pc”>with end-of-life for the operating system set for October 14, 2025. After that date, users will no longer receive security updates, leaving millions at risk.
In 2020, it was estimated that data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/08/18/microsoft-confirms-last-update-for-700-million-windows-users/” data-url=”https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/08/18/microsoft-confirms-last-update-for-700-million-windows-users/” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>Windows 10 had passed 700 million users, and now in 2025, many users can’t upgrade due to Windows 11’s hardware requirements.
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Google has spotted an opportunity here. The company has launched a new Chromebook and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/chrome-os” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/chrome-os”>ChromeOS ad campaign, directly targeting data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/windows-10″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/windows-10″>Windows 10 users. The ads…
