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| Microsoft sets the Windows 10 license sales end date |
Microsoft has announced that it will permanently stop selling Windows 10 licenses through its website starting January 31st, marking the end of an era for the world's most popular operating system.
The American software giant has launched two versions of Windows 10 since late 2014: Home and Pro, after the failure of previous systems such as Windows Vista, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. With him, many users believed that the company could restore the success of Windows XP.
In late 2021, Microsoft launched Windows 11, continuing the march of Windows 10, but users don't seem to be keen on upgrading to the latest system. By December last year, the share of Windows 10 was four times that of its successor.
Friends who want to buy Windows 10 directly from Microsoft official website must hurry before the end of this month. Now the home edition is $139 and the home edition is $200. Professional model.
Fortunately, Windows 10 will continue to receive security updates until official support ends on October 14, 2025, so those who don't want to buy now don't have to rush to upgrade to Windows 11.
The news of the end of Windows 10 sales comes after the actual end of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, as Microsoft stopped providing security updates for these systems on January 10th.
However, according to Statcounter GlobalStats, Windows 7 is still running on more than 11% of Windows devices worldwide, while 2.59% of users are still running Windows 8.1.
It should be noted that while Microsoft will not be selling Windows 10 through its website, third-party vendors may still stock the operating system installation code for some time.