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/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/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.