Microsoft for the first time offered regular Windows 10 users to extend operating system updates for another year for $30, according to a press release on the company’s website. It previously announced that it would stop supporting the operating system in October 2025.
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These are extended security updates (ESU). Companies will also be able to extend access to Windows 10 updates, but not for one year, but for several years: the first year will cost $61, the second will cost $122, and the third will cost $244.
The option to pay for ESU will appear towards the end of OS support. Computers will continue to receive “critical and important security updates,” but new features, bug fixes and technical support will no longer be available for devices, Microsoft said.
The company also encouraged users to upgrade to a newer version of Windows 11, which was introduced in June 2021. The Verge previously noted that “millions of computers” cannot upgrade to Windows 11, as it only supports Intel processors from 8th generation, AMD Zen 2 and higher.
In March 2022, Microsoft suspended sales of goods and services in Russia. In September of the same year, the American company banned Russians from downloading Windows 11, but lifted the restrictions in December. In 2023, Microsoft ended warranty service for Xbox game consoles in the country and stopped renewing licenses for local companies.
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