data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/windows-10-is-officially-dead” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/windows-10-is-officially-dead”>Windows 10’s decade-long run ended on October 14, 2025, when Microsoft pulled full support for the OS. data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/windows-10-eol-esu-faq” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/windows-10-eol-esu-faq”>Windows 10’s End-of-Life status means that it no longer receives important security updates — barring a few steps on your side — driving users to search out a new data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/windows-11″ data-before-rewrite-redirect=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/windows-11″>Windows 11 PC.
At least, that’s the idea that Microsoft had in mind. It has data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-windows-11-pcs-up-to-2-3x-faster-than-windows-10-claim” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-windows-11-pcs-up-to-2-3x-faster-than-windows-10-claim”>spent a significant amount of money marketing Windows 11 as the next best thing, but users have been hesitant to make the switch.
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