….for Windows 10.
As of October 14th 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide support for the Windows 10 operating system which will have reached its “End Of Life” (EOL).
Some of you may remember that Microsoft did the same thing with Windows 7 in January 2020.
After October 14th 2025, no updates, including security patches, bug fixes nor technical support, will be provided by Microsoft.
Some computers that are running Windows 10 can be upgraded to Windows 11 but many do not meet the system requirements necessary for Windows 11 and even if you can upgrade, it is quite possible that the applications that you usually use are negatively affected by “resource hungry” Windows 11.
You are now faced with upgrading your Windows 10 computers yourself, contracting an IT Support company like Xcede IT to do it or replacing your computers. Continuing to use those Windows 10 computers after October 14th 2025 could be disastrous as it is only a matter of time before hackers work out how to compromise computers that are no longer receiving security updates.
Whatever you decide to do, you need to make that decision as soon as possible. If you do need to replace computers and you delay, you may be impacted by increased pricing and availability of replacement computers.
Microsoft has published a lot of information about what is going to happen, some can be found here.
Xcede IT is there to help whether you are an existing customer or not, even if is just to assist with a health check of your current situation.
