Windows 10: Microsoft extends security updates for Microsoft 365 on Windows 10

Microsoft is set to shelve Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, when it reaches its end of its support date. The company had announced in January that it would discontinue Microsoft 365 apps for the legacy operating system.

This meant that users who are subscribed to Microsoft 365 would not be able to access Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote etc., on Windows 10. After feedback from users, Microsoft seems to have reconsidered its plans to retire the apps for Windows 10.

A support document that was spotted by Neowin indicates that "Microsoft 365 Apps running on Windows 10 will continue to receive security updates for three years after Windows 10 end of support."



The support page links to another document which warns users that though the apps will continue to work after Windows 10 reaches its end of support, it is not advisable to use them on an unsupported operating system. Microsoft says that it could lead to a degraded experience that can cause performance and reliability issues. It is advising users to switch to Windows 11. The decision to extend security updates for Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 seems to have been made to help users stay secure as they switch to Windows 11. Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 will receive security updates until October 10, 2028.

However, this extension could likely have been announced to allow Enterprise users to continue using the apps on their workstations. Microsoft plans to retire Office 2016 and Office 2019 in October 2025.

Even as the end of support date for Windows 10 draws near, millions of users will be stuck on it because their computer does not meet the system requirements for upgrading to Windows 11. Users with older computers should consider migrating to Linux. A project called "End of 10", which is backed by KDE, has been trying to help Windows 10 users in making the switch to Linux.

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Microsoft Botches Up UEFI Support for Windows 7 on ASUS Motherboards



Microsoft suggests updating to Windows 10 to patch Windows 7

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MICROSOFT HAS confirmed a potentially lappy-borking problem that it won't be fixing, because Windows 7.

Woody Leonhard, the respected Windows columnist, points to a problem involving Asus motherboards, which also appear rebadged in a variety of other manufacturers' machines, and the activation of UEFI Secure Boot for Windows 7 in a patch KB3133977.

Short version: install update, welcome to Borksville, population you.

Both Asus and Microsoft acknowledged the problem. Microsoft entitled the article "BitLocker can't encrypt drives because of service crashes in svchost.exe process in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2", but we prefer to just call it "Trevor for brevity."

The firm's advice was that it's an optional update, leave well alone, you'll be fine, or alternatively turn secure boot off.

Then Microsoft did a silly, silly thing.

It moved the update from 'optional' to 'recommended' and anyone who reads this site regularly will know what happens when Microsoft does this. That's right boys and girls - it makes it automatically install, unless you've specifically told your machine not to.

So now, if you have one of the affected motherboard and you keep your security updates automatic like wot Microsoft recommends, then your machine will stop working properly.

We should add it's not permanently bricked, but it will take some mucking about in the BIOS to fix and that's a pain even for an experienced computer user.

Microsoft has, by offering a workaround, suggested heavily that it won't be fixing the problem, though we have asked the question, so expect a response in about a fortnight.

But the real kicker is this piece of advice: "Note The Secure Boot feature is supported in Windows 10. To learn more about the security advantages of this feature and about the upgrade path from Windows 7 to Windows 10, go to the following Windows website"

Holy toledo, this company really knows how to rub people up the wrong way.

After all - if the advice is to manually avoid the update or move to a version of the operating system where there's virtually no control over updates, then Microsoft is dealing in massive contradictions.

A more cynical site would suggest that it's yet another example of Microsoft running Windows 7 into the ground and adding built in obsolescence to encourage quicker updates. But we're not that sort of site.

Its the patching to force secure boot that is the problem win 7 does not support secure boot
hence it borks systems and well microsofts answer is Cactus >your Asshole > insert

from the inquirer

 

Microsoft Security Bulletin for September 2007

Microsoft released yesterday the September Security Bulletin for Windows operating system, as part of its monthly security cycle. This bulletin summary lists one critical and three important updates. For more information, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2007.

Source: Microsoft

 

Microsoft Security Updates for May 2007

Microsoft on Tuesday released patches for 19 security flaws as part of its monthly patch cycle. The fixes cover security holes in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. Two of the updates are for Microsoft’s newest operating system Vista. Microsoft recommends all users to upgrade through either Automatic Updates within Windows or the Windows Update website. You can read Microsoft’s security bulletin detailing all the patches here.

Source: Microsoft