consumer esu program

  1. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 5 Realistic Paths to Stay Secure

    Windows 10 will stop receiving free security fixes on October 14, 2025 — and if your PC can’t take the free Windows 11 upgrade, you have five realistic paths forward: enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU), buy or rent a new Windows 11 PC (including cloud PCs), perform an unsupported upgrade...
  2. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: 4 Practical Paths to Stay Secure

    Less than thirty days before Microsoft stops delivering routine security patches to Windows 10, millions of PC owners face a clear deadline with four practical choices: upgrade to Windows 11 if your hardware supports it, enroll eligible machines in the Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)...