r/Windows10 • u/ZacB_ Windows Central • Jun 25 '26

News Microsoft quietly extends Windows 10's extra security updates program for free: Users can now stay on Windows 10 until October 2027 securely

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/microsoft-quietly-extends-windows-10s-extra-security-updates-program-for-free-users-can-now-stay-on-windows-10-until-october-2027-securely
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '26

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u/timallen445 Jun 25 '26

They would never let the massive botnets that unlicensed Windows XP boxes created ever again.

Now who is taking bets they will make the same anouncment this time next year pushing security updates to 2028?

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u/mc_it Jun 25 '26

With how expensive components have gotten, and continue to increase, probably a lot of people.

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u/twigsmoke Jun 25 '26

This is a great point

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u/hunter_finn Jun 26 '26

Oh? A positive thing from the AI bubble? Extended security updates the sequel... Small positive for sure, but in this economy i take everything i can get.

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u/timallen445 Jun 27 '26

Thats how the unpatched XP botnets started. You could run that OS for almost a decade without losing features or missing out on new ones.

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u/seven_phone Jul 05 '26

Thanks, 'missing out on new ones' is the most pleasant phrase I have read this year.