Quote:Micro-patching service 0Patch will support Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system until 2030.

Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 officially in October 2025. For the first time in a very long time, Windows customers may not be able to upgrade their devices to a newer version of Windows.

When Microsoft announced Windows 11, it changed the system requirements significantly. The effect of the decision is that more than 200 million Windows 10 devices cannot be upgraded officially to Windows 11.

In other words: these devices and their owners are stranded without an upgrade path.

Come October 2025, owners of Windows 10 devices will have these five options, if they want to keep on using their devices:

• Upgrade to Windows 11 -- only available if the device is supported officially. Yes, there are workarounds, but Microsoft may introduce changes that are incompatible with older hardware. This happened once already.
  
• Join Windows 10 ESU -- Extended Security Updates will be offered to all customers for three years (until 2028). Microsoft has yet to reveal the price for home users. Businesses may pay more than $400 for three years of patching for a single machine.
  
• Continue using Windows 10 -- as more vulnerabilities are detected, unpatched Windows 10 systems face more risks.
  
• Migrate to Linux -- the best option in many regards, but also the most daunting one, as it means learning a new system and facing the stress of migration. Best, because it is free and not time-limited.
  
• Join 0Patch -- the company will create security updates for Windows 10.
  

...