US EditionHow to Get Free Windows 10 Security Updates Through October 2026
Microsoft will provide free extended security updates for Windows 10 in the European Economic Area until October 2026 after pressure from consumer groups, benefiting millions of users.
- Microsoft announced free extended security updates for Windows 10 users in the European Economic Area through October 14, 2026.
- Euroconsumers, representing 1.5 million households, challenged Microsoft’s ESU conditions under the Digital Markets Act and requested postponing Windows 10's October 14, 2025 end-of-support date.
- EEA customers will be able to enroll without a Microsoft account sign-in or cloud sync, and customers in any of the 30 countries in the European Economic Area automatically qualify for the free ESU enrollment process.
- The change does not alter the October 14, 2025 end-of-support date but gives consumers a year-long reprieve covering tens of millions of consumer PCs ineligible for the free Windows 11 upgrade and avoiding the $30 one-year ESU subscription for home users.
- Microsoft cautions the ESU program for personal-use devices is limited to select markets and won’t be expanded; enterprise customers remain excluded and face fees starting at $61 per device per year, with coverage from Oct. 15, 2025 through Oct. 13, 2026.
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Microsoft offers one more year of free security updates for Windows 10 in Europe, and without conditions, a victory for consumers at a key time for millions of computers.
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The Windows 10 chapter seemed to be finally coming to an end on October 14, 2025. For years, Microsoft has clearly communicated this date as the end of support, after which security updates would no longer be released. This makes the reversal all the more surprising: Users in the European Union and the European Economic Area will receive another year of free security updates as part of […] Source
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