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| Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 |
Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, just 10 years after the operating system was launched.
Microsoft announced the retirement date of Windows 10 on the Support Lifecycle page for operating system updates.
Thurrott reports that this is the first time Microsoft has described the end of support for Windows 10.
It's not yet clear when the support documentation will be updated, but Thurrott reported that the company previously recorded the end of support for certain versions of Windows 10 rather than the entire operating system.
This could be another indication that a new version of Windows is about to be released.
And Microsoft has provided a lot of pointers to prepare for the launch of Windows 11. The software giant is hosting a special event for Windows and will announce the next generation of the operating system next week.
The event begins at 11 a.m. ET, and the event invitation includes a window that creates a shadow with an outline similar to the number 11.
For months now, company executives have been looking forward to announcing the next generation of the system. Recently, some people have referred to it as a new version of Windows.
Microsoft also tested Windows 11 with an 11-minute video last week.
The software giant is expected to release a new version of its operating system, make major changes to the user interface, and redesign the App Store.
Microsoft is developing something called Sun Valley, which the company calls a complete visual transformation of Windows. It includes many other changes as well.
Microsoft Windows 11:
Microsoft originally promised 10 years of support for Windows 10, and the original end date for consumer support was set for October 13, 2020.
This mainstream support has yet to start as the software giant provides regular updates and extended support for the active system.
So far we are still in the extended OS support phase, during this period the company will not add any new functionality to the OS and will maintain support with bug fixes and security fixes.
For a software company, Windows 10 is an unusual version, it breaks the usual pace and releases a new version of the operating system every few years.
Instead, it moved Windows to a service and updates its new features twice a year.
Microsoft can connect to Windows 10 with the latest version of Windows. But now it's been nearly six years since its inception, and the company seems ready to jump into new things.