With Windows 10 support set to expire on October 14, hundreds of repair shops, nonprofits, and advocacy groups are urging Microsoft to extend free and automatic security updates instead of stranding hundreds of millions of PCs.

The letter, organized by consumer activist non-profit US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), was signed by 382 repair businesses and nonprofits worldwide, as well as 83 elected representatives, 19 librarians and school officials, and 49 consumer advocacy and environmental organizations. They're all worried that they, and many other PC owners, stand to lose big if Microsoft follows through with its plans to end support for Windows 10 in less than two weeks.

"About 40 percent of PCs currently in use can't upgrade to Windows 11, even if users want to," the letter

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