Windows 10

• Operating systems must be supported by the vendor which means regular security updates must be provided in order to fix security issues.

• Whilst every effort is made to provide the most up-to-date information, you should always check the vendor site for the support status of your particular operating system. 

Vendor : Microsoft

Operating system name : Windows 10

There are four editions of Windows 10 - Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education.

Home and Pro editions have different support periods to the Enterprise and Education editions, please see table below.

Windows 10 Education and Enterprise editions that are running version 21H2 no longer receive security updates as of 11th June 2024.

All editions of Windows 10 will stop receiving security updates on 14th October 2025.

End of service period

If you are using Windows 10 beyond the 14th October 2025 you must be signed up to the Microsoft Extended Security Update program in order to remain compliant.

How to check your version :

On Desktop, type 'Settings' into search bar. Press Enter and a dialog containing the Windows edition and version will appear.

Microsoft Extended Security Updates

Microsoft is offering an Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10, details are available at:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates

• Devices must be running Windows 10 version 22H2 to enrol into the program

• It’s expected that updates for Windows 10 Home Edition will be available for 1 year beyond the end of support date

• It’s expected that updates will be available for 3 years beyond the end of support date for commercial or educational organisations running Windows 10 Professional or Windows 10 Education

• Updates are limited to security-only and do not include features

• Technical support is not included

• Windows 10 ESU will be available in volume licensing starting about 12 months before the end of support date of Windows 10, or late 2024.

• Customers can't buy partial periods, for instance, only six months. Extended Security Updates are transacted per year (12-month period), starting with the end of support date.

• ESU will be free for all Windows 365 customers. For more information about Windows 365, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-365/overview

Microsoft information:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/lifecycle/products/windows-10-enterprise-and-education

14th October 2025 is the end of service period for many other Microsoft products

Check the link below for details:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/end-of-support/end-of-support-2025

Products reaching end of support on this date include:

Access 2016
Access 2019
Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises (Fixed Policy)
Excel 2016
Excel 2019
Exchange Server 2016
Exchange Server 2019
Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 Runtime
OneNote 2016
Outlook 2016
Outlook 2019
PowerPoint 2016
PowerPoint 2019
Project 2016
Project 2019
Publisher 2016
Publisher 2019
Skype for Business 2016
Skype for Business 2019
Skype for Business Server 2015
Skype for Business Server 2019
Visio 2016
Visio 2019
Visual Studio 2015
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015
Windows 10 2015 LTSB
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2015
Windows 10 Team (Surface Hub)
Windows Defender Exploit Guard
Windows Defender for Windows 10
Windows Server 2012, Extended Security Update Year 2
Windows Server 2012 R2, Extended Security Update Year 2
Word 2016
Word 2019