For years, Microsoft has warned Windows 10 customers that the operating system is reaching its end of support in October 2025. Did you know that this is only the cause for specific editions of Windows 10 and that there are numerous other editions that Microsoft will continue to support for years after 2025?
Depending on the Windows 10 edition, support may end in 2026, 2027, 2029, or 2032. That’s right, there is one edition that will receive updates for another 7 years.
The good folks over at Deskmodder have created a list of the different Windows 10 editions and their end of support. Here it is, translated into English:
October 14th, 2025:
- Windows 10 (22H2) Home/Pro
- Windows 10 (22H2) Enterprise and Education
- Windows 10 2015 LTSB (First Windows 10 version)
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise (First Windows 10 version)
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2015 (First Windows 10 version)
October 13th, 2026:
- Windows 10 2016 LTSB
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016
January 12th, 2027
- Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021
January 9th, 2029
- Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019
January 13th, 2032
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
All listed Enterprise editions will continue to receive support until they reach their end of support date. This means that they do not need ESU, extended security updates, for that.
ESU is only for Windows 10 Home and Pro customers who want to extend support by a year, and for Windows 10 Enterprise or Education customers, who may extend support by up to three years.
Hacks circulated in the past that allowed users of out-of-support operating systems to install updates designed for still-supported versions and editions of the same operating system. It seems likely that hacks will be discovered to allow the same on Windows 10 machines.
Now You: Are you affected by the end of support for Windows 10? If so, what do you plan to do? If not, which operating system do you run on your devices?
Support for the OS is one thing, support for browsers and other apps on these OS’s is another. nothing guarantee us for example that Chrome, Firefox or even Edge will get updates until the EoL date.
We have old 2 laptops running 10.
One gets used alot, one does not. Because of the current administration in our country, replacing it will be cost prohibitive for the near future.
That leaves us with the hack or the $30. We’ll most likely try the hack first, if for no other reasons then to see if we can do it.
@Install Gen2’s post is the key… it may not matter if you can keep running Win10, if your apps are no longer supported on it.
That said, almost all apps I use supported Win7 until last year, about 10 years after active support and 5 years after security support ended.
If I can get 5 more years out of Win10 on this rig, I’d consider that good value. The hardware will be 10 years old at that point.