Microsoft extends Windows 10 security updates after end of support

Windows 10 support will end within a year, and although Microsoft encourages you to migrate to the next iteration of its operating system, it also grants an extension of security updates for $30.

On October 14, 2025, support for Windows 10 will officially end, which means you will no longer have updates that add new features, fixes, and security patches, and you will lose access to technical support.

Windows 11 is, according to Microsoft, “the most secure version of Windows to date (by default and by design)”, and therefore urges users to upgrade to this iteration, which offers generative artificial intelligence among its features. by Copilot.

However, the company offers an extended security update for organizations, but also for consumers, as reported on its official blog. This is a novelty in the program, which extends security patches, lasting one year, for $30.