Microsoft is slowing down OneNote on Windows 10 to force users to upgrade

WTF?! Microsoft will soon begin slowing down OneNote on Windows 10, forcing users and professionals who rely on the tool to upgrade to Windows 11. According to a recently updated support document, Microsoft confirms that OneNote for Windows 10 will reach the end of official support in October 2025.

The original OneNote was announced by Bill Gates in 2002, back when most people were still using Windows XP or Windows 2000 on their PCs. The note-taking tool was part of the Office suite and later updated and made available free of charge in different versions for various operating systems and the web, but Microsoft is now pushing to streamline the software – while leaving Windows 10 users behind.

As for the current announcement, simply put, OneNote's "legacy" version is being retired alongside Windows 10. The operating system is also set to lose support in October, and Microsoft is now urging ...