Windows 10: Microsoft: Pay $30 to keep using Windows 10 securely if you hate Windows 11

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    Microsoft: Pay $30 to keep using Windows 10 securely if you hate Windows 11


    With support for Windows 10 ending on October 14, 2025, Microsoft wants people to switch to Windows 11 or pay $30 to keep using Windows 10.

    You can upgrade to Windows 11 by updating your existing PC or buying new hardware. But what if you’re going to keep using Windows 10 for another year after 2025? You’ll need to pay $30, or your PC will become vulnerable to security issues. That’s because Microsoft will stop releasing security updates for Windows 10 starting October 14, 2025.

    I’m going to keep this article as simple as possible for consumers and businesses so you can understand how much and when you need to pay for Windows updates.

    As you probably know, Windows 10 was launched on July 19, 2015, and Microsoft committed to 10 years of support, which means until October 14, 2025.

    After this date, Microsoft will stop all updates for Windows 10 Home and Pro. This means no feature, monthly, optional, cumulative, security and other critical updates for devices still running Windows 10. As of today, October 31, 2024, there are roughly 349 days left for Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or pay $30.

    You can buy Windows 10 security updates


    For enterprise customers, Microsoft always maintained an additional Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, which was previously limited to Windows 7. It’s now also coming to Windows 10 as the OS inches closer to the end of support.

    The idea behind the ESU is to help businesses slowly move to Windows 11, but Microsoft understands that normal people (consumers) may also want to keep using Windows 10 for another year.

    In an updated support document, Microsoft confirmed that, for the first time, it is offering the ESU program to consumers. This will be available for a $30 one-year subscription, with option to buy the “extended updates” closer to the 2025 end date. You can only buy it for one time only.

    For enterprise and education customers, Windows 10 also has a ten-year support period, which ends on October 14, 2025.

    For enterprise users, the ESU program spans up to three years, with prices doubling each year. In the first year, ESUs cost $61 per device, then increase to $122 per device in the second year, and finally $244 per device in the third year.

    For education institutions, the cost is $1 per device in the first year, $2 per device in the second year, and $4 per device in the third year.

    Here’s a full breakdown created by Windows Latest:

    Category Consumers Enterprise Education
    Windows 10 End of Support (EOS) October 14, 2025 October 14, 2025 October 14, 2025
    Extended Security Updates (ESU) Available for purchase; 1-year program for $30, starting closer to EOS date Available via Volume Licensing; 3-year. $61 (Year 1), $122 (Year 2), $244 (Year 3) Special education pricing: $1 per license (Year 1), $2 (Year 2), $4 (Year 3)
    ESU Activation Options No details, but it has to be super-simple. Maybe via MS website or MS Store? 5-by-5 activation method, cloud-based (Microsoft Intune or Windows Autopatch), or included with Windows 365 Cloud-based option for schools/uni. Microsoft Intune and Windows Autopatch support.
    Support Provided Under ESU Only security updates, no new features. Only security updates. Only security updates
    Cloud-Based ESU Discounts N/A ~25% discount available through Intune or Autopatch for cloud-managed updates Available, especially for institutions using Intune for cloud management

    Since it’s a one-year $30 plan for consumers, Microsoft may link the license to the Microsoft account and simplify the purchase and activation process.

    Microsoft won’t tell us how you’ll be able to purchase the extended updates license, but Windows Latest understands it could be similar to how the company sold paid updates to Windows 7 businesses.

    We expect Microsoft to make the paid updates program available directly through Microsoft’s site. You’ll continue to get updates through Windows Update once you’ve paid for the extended security service. However, remember that it’s a one-year program only, which means you’ll not be able to buy it again in October 2026.

    Microsoft will likely release more details on this closer to 2025.

    Windows 10 support dates and market share


    It’s also worth noting that Windows 10 LTSC remains supported beyond these dates.

    For those unaware, here’s a more comprehensive end-of-support table created by WindowsLatest:

    Version Start Date Mainstream End Date Extended End Date
    Windows 10 Home and Pro Jul 29, 2015 Oct 14, 2025 N/A
    Windows 10 2015 LTSB Jul 29, 2015 Oct 13, 2020 Oct 14, 2025
    Windows 10 2016 LTSB Aug 2, 2016 Oct 12, 2021 Oct 13, 2026
    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 Nov 13, 2018 Jan 9, 2024 Jan 9, 2029
    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 Nov 16, 2021 Jan 12, 2027 N/A

    Microsoft: Pay  to keep using Windows 10 securely if you hate Windows 11 Windows-10-market-share.jpg

    As of October 2024, Windows 10 with 60.97% market share, followed by Windows 11 with 35.55%. Older versions have much smaller shares. Windows 7 has 2.62%, while Windows 8.1, Windows XP, and Windows 8 account for 0.31%, 0.28%, and 0.19%, respectively.

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  2. Microsoft Botches Up UEFI Support for Windows 7 on ASUS Motherboards

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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
     
    dorsetknob, Oct 31, 2024
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  3. Microsoft Selects Dolby Audio for Windows 10

    it would've been great if microsoft added HEVC decoders, LAV filters along with other codecs with Windows 10, and developing WMP to be better than VLC, KMPlayer and such sorts of media players.

    Nevertheless, this is good step for microsoft, by far.
     
    Analog_Interface, Oct 31, 2024
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  4. Ahhzz Win User

    Microsoft: Pay $30 to keep using Windows 10 securely if you hate Windows 11

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Oct 31, 2024
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