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Title: Microsoft Extends Free Windows 10 Security Updates Into 2026, With
Strings Attached

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/24/1722...

Microsoft will offer free Windows 10 security updates through October 2026 to
consumers who enable Windows Backup or spend 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points,
the company said today. The move provides alternatives to the previously
announced $30-per-PC Extended Security Update program for individuals wanting
to continue using Windows 10 past its October 14, 2025 end-of-support date.
The company will notify Windows 10 users about the ESU program through the
Settings app and notifications starting in July, with full rollout by mid-
August. Both free options require a Microsoft Account, which the company has
increasingly pushed in Windows 11. Business and organizational customers can
still purchase up to three years of ESU updates but must pay for the service.
Windows 10 remains installed on 53% of Windows PCs worldwide, according to
Statcounter data.

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