Surprise! Microsoft gives Windows 10 users another year of free support
THE SO WHAT
Extending free Windows 10 security updates to 2027 is an admission that the installed base isn’t ready — or willing — to move as fast as Microsoft’s Windows 11 roadmap. If you were using end-of-support as the forcing function for hardware refresh or app migration, you just got time back, but also a higher risk of deferring necessary cleanup.
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