Windows 10: Microsoft will start charging users after this date!

A surprise announcement was made from Microsoftwhich has now announced that it will charge millions of users Windows 10 Who want updates even after the official support date has expired. This is the first time in the history of the operating system for ordinary consumers.

Going into detail, we’ve known for some time that Windows 10 will continue to receive security updates from Microsoft Until October 14, 2025. After this date, updates will never be released again, which means that the operating system may become vulnerable to various new vulnerabilities that may be discovered.

However, Microsoft has now announced that there will finally be updates after October 2025, but they won’t be free! On the contrary, those users who do not want to move to Windows 11 and fear potential security threats will have the possibility to pay for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) subscription service.

naturally, Anyone willing to take the risk can continue to use Windows 10 after that date, absolutely free.

At the moment, the prices of the program have not been revealed, but the American giant has provided various other clarifications, saying among other things:

ESU for Windows 10 will include important and/or critical security updates. These updates will not include new features, non-security updates, customer requested features, or design changes. Also, no technical support will be available after ESU updates.

If you are an individual consumer or organization who chooses to continue using Windows 10 after support ends on October 14, 2025, you will be able to enroll your computer in the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program.

It is worth noting that this program also exists for older versions of Windows, but only for business customers. This is the first time in history that Microsoft decided to make it available to ordinary users.

Perhaps the reason is the huge popularity that Windows 10 still enjoys. Although many new features and functions have been added to Windows 11, millions of people are still using the previous version of Microsoft’s operating system.

In fact, the company recently decided to make another exception for Windows 10, adding Copilot AI software to the older version, while Windows feature updates have theoretically stopped a long time ago.