Since January, Microsoft has been pushing Windows 10 users to switch to Windows 11. The tech giant announced that it will end complete support for Windows 10 after 14 October 2025. It meant that Microsoft Windows 10 users will not receive feature updates or regular support services after this date. In the support document, Microsoft wrote
“ Microsoft 365 apps will no longer be supported on Windows 10 after it reaches the end of support on October 14, 2025. Microsoft 365 apps are no longer supported on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 now that these operating systems have reached their end of support dates. To avoid performance and reliability issues, we recommend that you move to Windows 11.”
In January, Microsoft pushed Windows 10 users to take the free Windows 11 update. However, around 240 million users were reported to lack systems that support the latest OS.
Microsoft to support security Updates till October 2028
To ease the transition, it is being reported that the tech giant will be providing security updates to Windows 10 users till October 2028. Neowin quoted the Microsoft announcement
“In the interest of maintaining your security while you upgrade to Windows 11, we will continue providing security updates for Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 for a total of three years after Windows 10's end of support, ending on October 10, 2028.”
Microsoft Said Bye-Bye to Security Updates on Outdated Windows
Microsoft reiterated that the company is halting support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. There will be no security updates for all those devices running on these outdated Windows. Microsoft wrote
“If you're using Microsoft 365 Apps on a computer running Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 and are configured for automatic updates, you'll no longer receive updates for the Office apps, including feature, security, and other quality updates.”
