Windows 10 Users Can Get Free Security Updates Until 2027 — Here's How
Support for Windows 10 officially ended last October. Microsoft is prioritizing updates for the latest OS, Windows 11, and has thus stopped providing security updates for its decade-old predecessor. But if updating to Windows 11 isn't an option, you can still continue getting security updates until 2027.
Windows 10 users can snag a year of extended security updates for the prior OS for $30. If you're on a budget, there's a free option that will let you keep extended security updates for a year. You'll just be required to connect your OneDrive account and enable cloud backup.
Getting free updates on Windows 10, which was released more than a decade ago in July 2015, is a pretty big deal. As the most widely used Windows OS, it accounts for just over 53%of installs as of May 2025. Millions of people would be left without security support unless they...
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