As you might already know, Microsoft pulled data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/windows-10-eol-esu-faq” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/windows-10-eol-esu-faq”>support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, potentially leaving data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/hp-and-dell-say-half-of-todays-pcs-still-run-windows-10″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/hp-and-dell-say-half-of-todays-pcs-still-run-windows-10″>400 million PCs unsupported. It’s apparent that the tech giant would prefer users to upgrade to Windows 11 following the demise of its predecessor, which it has made clear through data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-pressures-windows-10-users-with-full-screen-multipage-pop-up-ads-urging-them-to-upgrade” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-pressures-windows-10-users-with-full-screen-multipage-pop-up-ads-urging-them-to-upgrade”>full-screen multipage pop-up ads.
However, Windows 10 users can continue using the operating system by enrolling in Microsoft’s data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/how-to-use-windows-10-esu-to-keep-getting-updates-after-october-2025″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/how-to-use-windows-10-esu-to-keep-getting-updates-after-october-2025″>Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for an additional year of support for free by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-10/windows-10-esu-support-free-updates-cloud-backup”…
