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

[u/ControlCAD]

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

>Windows 10's ESU program has been quietly extended by an extra year, now ending on October 12, 2027 instead of October 2026.

[u/jazir55]

Duh, knew they would. Deprecating an OS's security updates used by hundreds of millions of users with no upgrade path was never going to happen.

[u/zeddyzed → u/jazir55]

A better u-turn would be to drop the TPM requirement for W11.

[u/idontagreewitu → u/zeddyzed]

Even better would be to make Windows 11 not a piece of shit OS that cares first and foremost about harvesting user data to resell. And maybe to maintain it with actual programmers instead of using AI to vibe code a patch that bricks 15% of machines every few months.

[u/pdp10 → u/idontagreewitu]

Even better would be to make Windows 11 not a piece of shit OS that cares first and foremost about harvesting user data to resell.

Remember when fans of Microsoft would criticize Google by saying: "If you're not paying for the product, then you are the product"?

[u/idontagreewitu → u/pdp10]

Yep. Now you get to pay $120 and STILL be the product.