Windows 10 given an extra year of supported life, for $30
(2024/10/31)
- Reference: 1730411888
- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2024/10/31/microsoft_windows_10_support/
- Source link:
Microsoft has thrown a lifeline to Windows 10 users ahead of the OS going end-of-life, by offering an extra year of patches for $30.
Support for Windows 10 [1]ends in October 2025 and Redmond is pushing people to upgrade to Windows 11, with mixed success to date – as of last month, Windows 10 had 62.75 percent of Redmond's OS market share, [2]compared to 33.42 percent for the newer version ago.
[3].
[4]
Perhaps that’s why the software behemoth has decided to offer Extended Security Updates - previously only available for business, education, and government users - to anyone who wants them.
[5]
[6]
"For the first time ever, we’re introducing an ESU program for personal use as well," [7]wrote Yusuf Mehdi, consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft. "The ESU program for consumers will be a one-year option available for $30. Program enrollment will be available closer to the end of support in 2025."
This will be a boon to those who don't care to upgrade or who can't because their PCs aren’t capable of running Windows 11.
[8]
Enterprise users [9]can pay $61 per device for an extra year of support, but that doubles the next year to $122, and again to $244 in year three. Users in the [10]education sector have it much easier - they pay $1 per license for the first year, then $2, and then $4 per Windows 10 machine.
[11]One-year countdown to 'biggest Ctrl-Alt-Delete in history' as Windows 10 approaches end of support
[12]After 3 years, Windows 11 has more than half Windows 10's market share
[13]AI to power the corporate Windows 11 refresh? Nobody's buying that
[14]Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview, attempts to defend labyrinth of hardware requirements
Windows 11 is one of Microsoft's most [15]poorly performing operating systems, in part due to the [16]powerful hardware it requires. Chipmakers and PC players expect the need for upgrades to bring a payday, but that hasn't happened yet.
Part of the problem, as The Register readers have noted on [17]our forums , is that Windows 11 isn’t a significant improvement over its predecessor. While Redmond repeatedly touts the benefits of Copilot and AI, it [18]doesn't seem to be an incentive for many people to rip and replace their hardware to take care of it.
Microsoft also risks driving users to non-Windows machines. With Apple's market share steadily growing in the US - and the iPhone's popularity - many may consider making the switch.
Or perhaps 2025 will be the year of Linux on the desktop. ®
Get our [19]Tech Resources
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/final_year_windows_10/
[2] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide
[3] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide
[4] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_software/oses&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2ZyQMF3KFsntpXb-3spxc9gAAAMg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[5] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_software/oses&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44ZyQMF3KFsntpXb-3spxc9gAAAMg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[6] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_software/oses&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33ZyQMF3KFsntpXb-3spxc9gAAAMg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[7] https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/10/31/how-to-prepare-for-windows-10-end-of-support-by-moving-to-windows-11-today/
[8] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_software/oses&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44ZyQMF3KFsntpXb-3spxc9gAAAMg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[9] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/ba-p/4102628#:~:text=In%20December,%20we%20outlined%20a%20plan%20for
[10] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2024/04/windows-10-end-of-support-updates-for-education/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/final_year_windows_10/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/01/windows_11_market_share/
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/23/windows_11_ai_opinion/
[14] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/28/microsoft_windows_11_insider_preview_released/
[15] https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/01/windows_11_market_share/
[16] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/28/microsoft_windows_11_insider_preview_released/
[17] https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/10/01/windows_11_market_share/
[18] https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/23/windows_11_ai_opinion/
[19] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Support for Windows 10 [1]ends in October 2025 and Redmond is pushing people to upgrade to Windows 11, with mixed success to date – as of last month, Windows 10 had 62.75 percent of Redmond's OS market share, [2]compared to 33.42 percent for the newer version ago.
[3].
[4]
Perhaps that’s why the software behemoth has decided to offer Extended Security Updates - previously only available for business, education, and government users - to anyone who wants them.
[5]
[6]
"For the first time ever, we’re introducing an ESU program for personal use as well," [7]wrote Yusuf Mehdi, consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft. "The ESU program for consumers will be a one-year option available for $30. Program enrollment will be available closer to the end of support in 2025."
This will be a boon to those who don't care to upgrade or who can't because their PCs aren’t capable of running Windows 11.
[8]
Enterprise users [9]can pay $61 per device for an extra year of support, but that doubles the next year to $122, and again to $244 in year three. Users in the [10]education sector have it much easier - they pay $1 per license for the first year, then $2, and then $4 per Windows 10 machine.
[11]One-year countdown to 'biggest Ctrl-Alt-Delete in history' as Windows 10 approaches end of support
[12]After 3 years, Windows 11 has more than half Windows 10's market share
[13]AI to power the corporate Windows 11 refresh? Nobody's buying that
[14]Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview, attempts to defend labyrinth of hardware requirements
Windows 11 is one of Microsoft's most [15]poorly performing operating systems, in part due to the [16]powerful hardware it requires. Chipmakers and PC players expect the need for upgrades to bring a payday, but that hasn't happened yet.
Part of the problem, as The Register readers have noted on [17]our forums , is that Windows 11 isn’t a significant improvement over its predecessor. While Redmond repeatedly touts the benefits of Copilot and AI, it [18]doesn't seem to be an incentive for many people to rip and replace their hardware to take care of it.
Microsoft also risks driving users to non-Windows machines. With Apple's market share steadily growing in the US - and the iPhone's popularity - many may consider making the switch.
Or perhaps 2025 will be the year of Linux on the desktop. ®
Get our [19]Tech Resources
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/final_year_windows_10/
[2] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide
[3] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide
[4] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_software/oses&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2ZyQMF3KFsntpXb-3spxc9gAAAMg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[5] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_software/oses&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44ZyQMF3KFsntpXb-3spxc9gAAAMg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[6] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_software/oses&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33ZyQMF3KFsntpXb-3spxc9gAAAMg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[7] https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/10/31/how-to-prepare-for-windows-10-end-of-support-by-moving-to-windows-11-today/
[8] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_software/oses&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=4&c=44ZyQMF3KFsntpXb-3spxc9gAAAMg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[9] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/ba-p/4102628#:~:text=In%20December,%20we%20outlined%20a%20plan%20for
[10] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2024/04/windows-10-end-of-support-updates-for-education/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/final_year_windows_10/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/01/windows_11_market_share/
[13] https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/23/windows_11_ai_opinion/
[14] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/28/microsoft_windows_11_insider_preview_released/
[15] https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/01/windows_11_market_share/
[16] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/28/microsoft_windows_11_insider_preview_released/
[17] https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/10/01/windows_11_market_share/
[18] https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/23/windows_11_ai_opinion/
[19] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
If
Boris the Cockroach
they remove the stupid hardware requirements, then maybe the share would go up faster........................
But then, if they dont and people go linux (or mac) they will not come back to windows in future years.....
karlkarl
Many people would have paid $30 to *stop* the useless patches through the lifespan of Windows 10.
Powerful Hardware?
Mike Lewis
> Windows 11 is one of Microsoft's most poorly performing operating systems, in part due to the powerful hardware it requires.
Windows 11 is running quite happily on my thirteen-year-old Intel i5-2400. I did have to use Rufus to bypass the TPM requirement when installing it.
No more
elsergiovolador
I think that Microshaft could make more money if they offered $30 for no more updates.
Cruel
"Or perhaps 2025 will be the year of Linux on the desktop. ®"
We can but hope! The company I work for is rolling out Windows 11 at speed, so the corporate resistance appears to be minimal. Thankfully, I can keep their virus caged in virtual machines on my Linux desktop.
I might have to get some VMs upgraded eventually...