Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Windows 10: Millions Still Refuse to Upgrade

After nearly ten years, Microsoft has finally pulled the plug on Windows 10, leaving millions of users clinging to their old computers like comfort blankets. As of this week, the company won’t offer updates or support, even though around 41percent of Windows users are still running it. Windows 11 is still a free upgrade for most, but those with older machines might find themselves out of luck unless they start tinkering, or shopping. To soften the blow, Microsoft’s offering an Extended Security Updates program for $30 or 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points, giving holdouts one more year of digital life support.

The change is part of Microsoft’s big push to drag everyone into its shinier, more secure Windows 11 world. But plenty of users aren’t budging, complaining about compatibility headaches and stricter hardware rules. In Europe, regulators forced Microsoft to offer the update program for free, an early holiday gift for anyone still rocking a vintage PC. For everyone else, it’s time to upgrade, or keep living dangerously on the world’s most polite zombie operating system.


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