{"id":284961,"date":"2021-06-25T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/when-will-microsoft-stop-supporting-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2021-06-25T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:00:31","slug":"when-will-microsoft-stop-supporting-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-will-microsoft-stop-supporting-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"#When Will Microsoft Stop Supporting Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a42c2827ad\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a42c2827ad\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-will-microsoft-stop-supporting-windows-10\/#Desktop_Windows_10_Support_Ends_October_2025\" >Desktop Windows 10 Support Ends October 2025<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-will-microsoft-stop-supporting-windows-10\/#When_Will_Windows_10_Stop_Getting_Security_Updates\" >When Will Windows 10 Stop Getting Security Updates?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-will-microsoft-stop-supporting-windows-10\/#How_Long_Can_I_Keep_Using_Windows_10\" >How Long Can I Keep Using Windows 10?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#When Will Microsoft Stop Supporting Windows 10?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-737137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/win10_question_mark_hero.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Windows 10 logo with a question mark in front of it\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now that Windows 11 is on the horizon, you might be wondering how long you can keep using Windows 10 safely with continued security updates from Microsoft. We have the answer.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Desktop_Windows_10_Support_Ends_October_2025\"><\/span>Desktop Windows 10 Support Ends October 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/windows-10-home-and-pro\">Microsoft\u2019s lifecycle website<\/a>, the company will officially support Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/windows-10-enterprise-and-education\">Windows 10 Enterprise<\/a>, and Windows 10 Education editions until October 14, 2025. At that point, all regular desktop editions of Windows 10 will reach end-of-life status, which means that they\u2019ll no longer receive security updates from Microsoft.<br \/>\n (Support for the less commonly used <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/windows-it-pro-blog\/ltsc-what-is-it-and-when-should-it-be-used\/ba-p\/293181\">Long Term Support Channel<\/a> releases <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/windows-10-2019-ltsc\">Windows 10 2019 LTSC<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/products\/windows-10-iot-2019-ltsc\">Windows 10 IoT 2019 LTSC<\/a> will end on January 9, 2029.)<br \/>\nAfter Windows 10 support ends, you\u2019ll need to upgrade to Windows 11 to keep receiving security updates. In our richly connected world, those updates are essential for maintaining your personal privacy and data security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 11: What&#8217;s New In Microsoft&#8217;s New OS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Will_Windows_10_Stop_Getting_Security_Updates\"><\/span>When Will Windows 10 Stop Getting Security Updates?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned above, Windows 10 Home, Pro, Education, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise will no longer receive security updates after October 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/windows-it-pro-blog\/ltsc-what-is-it-and-when-should-it-be-used\/ba-p\/293181\">Windows LTSC<\/a>, a specialized version of Windows for businesses that need long-term support, will continue to receive updates for a few more years after that. Windows 10 2019 LTSC and Windows 10 IoT 2019 LTSC will stop receiving security updates on January 9, 2029.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-737085 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/teams-windows-11.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows 11 is inevitable, whether we like it or not.\" width=\"650\" height=\"397\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows 11 is inevitable, whether we like it or not. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once security updates stop, you\u2019re on your own. Any new vulnerabilities found in Windows 10 after those dates might not be patched by Microsoft (although rare exceptions to this rule have h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened). Still, you definitely can\u2019t rely on it, so it\u2019s best to upgrade to Windows 11 by October 2025. On the bright side, it looks like\u00a0Windows 11 includes many useful new features, so it shouldn\u2019t be a painful upgrade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 11: What&#8217;s New In Microsoft&#8217;s New OS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Long_Can_I_Keep_Using_Windows_10\"><\/span>How Long Can I Keep Using Windows 10?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows 10 won\u2019t magically stop working in October of 2025 even if Microsoft stops providing security updates. That means that you can technically keep using it (as some loyal holdouts have done with older versions of Windows in the past), even though it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly not a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>With sophisticated phishing attacks, remote exploits, and ransomware\u00a0being common these days, the stakes are simply too high for most people to risk their personal data by using an unsupported operating system.<\/p>\n<p>So update when you\u2019re ready\u2014you have until 2025 to do it safely\u2014but know that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> constantly changes and time marches on. Someday, we\u2019ll all look back at Windows 10 running in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/computerhistory.org\/\">museum<\/a> and recall the good ol\u2019 days. Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Want to Survive Ransomware? 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