I heard you can extend windows 10 till Oct. 2026 How?

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2024-12-10T01:23:56+00:00

I heard you can extend windows 10 till Oct. 2026 How?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-07-05T11:31:03+00:00

    love the support you get from MS...
    it's as if they do not want you to do the ESU program.

    https://www.microsoft.com/Licensing/servicecenter/default.aspx

    Hey there! Volume Licensing Service Center. (VLSC) has been retiredAll Volume Licensing Serivce Center functionalities can now beAccessed through the Microsoft M365 admin center

    THE ABOVE LINK DOES NOT HAVE MY LOGIN INFO AT ALL.
    as if there are a dozen different logins for various parts of MS.
    my ,com/profile page info does not work with it
    and don't ya love the spell checking done by the website page creator...

    For US Government cloud, go toGovernment Community Cloud HighDepartment of DefenceFor more information or to contact volume licensing support seeFrequently Asked Questions

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-07T16:21:48+00:00

    and can I do that one year extension for $30 per device if the version of Windows 10 I am using is Windows 10 Pro 22H2?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-07T17:51:57+00:00

    Hi folks : well, we the windows 10 users, that can Not upgrade to Wins 11

    because our machines. Doesn't meet the Wins 11 requirements

    specifically the - TPM 2.0 ver. Neither can afford to

    buy a new PC we've No choice, than pay

    the $30 for a year of Wins 10 ESU

    Just imagine the amount

    of $$ Micrsoft will

    get from us

    in 1 Yr.

    To change that, we should push to ditch, that unaffordable

    requirements. Starting with the TPM 2.0 ver. Think about it

    Most computer in Wins 10 has a TPM chip with a lower version

    -- Why. if we've been protected with, that TPM so far. Microsoft

    can Not make an exemption and let, those users to upgrade to Wins 11

    Stay tuned. Still 3 months away to Wins 10 - End of support. And anything

    could happen. There will be millions of users, who won't pay for the ESU mostly

    in poorest countries. So, they'll continue using Wins 10 without security updates

    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Here down below appear some latest Stats. That was copied, from a Google

    search query about the number of PCs operating in Wins 11 and 10

    As of July 2025 : Windows 11 has been installed on a majority of Windows PCs

    surpassing Windows 10 for the first time. Specifically, Windows 11 is now running

    on 51.77% of all Windows PCs, while Windows 10 has dropped to 45.02%. 

    This means that a majority of Windows PCs have been upgraded to Windows 11.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-07-07T20:21:27+00:00

    For some of us, extending Win 10 is the desired option because Win 11 is a POS and we don't want to use it. I may have to use it eventually, but for now, I'm refusing. I'm seriously looking at exiting the Microsoft environment, I don't like the direction they are heading, especially with Windows.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-07-07T20:53:41+00:00

    As of 07/07/2025, and a windows 10 user who meets all prerequisite requirements to enroll in Windows consumer ESU program, I did not find an ESU link to enroll under my settings > Update & Security > Windows Update, so I can enroll in ESU.

    Windows 10 ESU enrollment Prerequisites:

    Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program - Microsoft Support

    • Devices need to be running Windows 10, version 22H2 Home, Professional, Pro Education, or Workstation edition
    • Devices need to have the latest update installed
    • The Microsoft account used to sign in to the device must be an administrator account
    • The ESU license is tied to your Microsoft account, so you may be prompted to sign in if you typically sign into Windows with a local account
    • The Microsoft Account can’t be a child account

    Please advise how to proceed to enroll in ESU. Can I contact Microsoft directly?

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