European e-waste campaigners are calling on EU leadership to force tech vendors to provide 15 years of software updates, using Microsoft's plan to end Windows 10 support next month — which may make an estimated 400 million PCs obsolete — as a textbook case of avoidable e-waste.

PIRG petitions Microsoft to extend the life of Windows 10

The Right to Repair Europe coalition has urged Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, to end software-driven obsolescence by introducing rules that guarantee long-term security and software updates for laptops – and ideally for anything with a plug or battery.

The group says Microsoft's fast-approaching Windows 10 support cut-off deadline is a prime example of why EU intervention is need

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