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Almost Half of Global Endpoints Still Run Windows 10, Despite Reaching End-of-Life - and Its Leaving Organizations Exposed
Microsoft ends Windows 10 support after 10 years and offers Extended Security Updates costing up to $427 per device over three years for enterprises.
- Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025, and will no longer receive patches for new vulnerabilities.
- To ease the transition, Microsoft is launching an Extended Security Updates program starting October 15, 2025, while urging users to migrate to Windows 11 and Windows 365 Cloud PCs.
- Steam's September 2025 Hardware & Software Survey shows 63.04% of gamers use Windows 11 while 32.18% use Windows 10, with around 400 million PCs still on Windows 10 and businesses facing $61 per device annually for ESU.
- Affected users face immediate risks as Windows 10 users will keep functioning but be more vulnerable without upgrades or ESU, while Microsoft Defender Antivirus offers limited updates until October 2028.
- Looking ahead, the ESU window runs until October 13, 2026, with Windows 365 Cloud PCs and Windows 11 virtual setups receiving free ESU, while Jason Banta said, `We have a lot of discussions with Microsoft and OEMs about the opportunity here, and about the refresh`.
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