On October 14th, 2025, Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10 , negating the company’s early promise that Windows 10 was going to be “the last version of Windows.” Instead, six years after it launched in 2015, Microsoft released Windows 11.
It’s now been four years since Windows 11’s release and Microsoft is tired of waiting for users to switch over. As of September 2025, Windows 11 and Windows 10 are still neck and neck when it comes to global market share , and Microsoft clearly wants to nudge things along.
But what does it mean that Windows 10 support ends next month? Well, allow me to explain! Not only that, but I’m going to tell you why I’m sticking with Windows 10 and how I plan to do so.
Time is running out for Windows 10
Once October 14th rolls around, Windows