Microsoft has stopped updating Windows 10.

In its latest announcement, Microsoft confirmed that version 22H2 will be the last major update to the Windows 10 operating system; however, the platform will still receive support and security updates until October 14, 2025. This is also the date when Windows 10 will officially be discontinued.

22H2 was first released in October 2022 and by November 2022 was installed on almost all computers running Windows 10. This update is available for all versions of Windows 10, including Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, and IoT Enterprise. According to a Valve survey published in March 2023, more than 73% of Windows computers worldwide are still using version 10.

Windows 10 is now over 7 years old.

With this plan, Microsoft also advises users to upgrade their computers to Windows 11 soon because "Windows 10 will not have any new features in the future." Since Windows 11 was officially released more than a year and a half ago, it's not surprising that the developer is starting to discontinue plans for older versions.

However, there will be an exception: the Windows 10 LTSC version will continue to receive updates after October 2025 due to its more unique lifecycle design. According to the roadmap, this version will stop receiving major updates in January 2027, while IoT Enterprise will cease support in January 2032. In the second half of 2024, Microsoft plans to launch Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC.

Windows 10 first launched in 2015, and for over seven years, the platform has been consistently maintained and regularly updated, with security updates released almost monthly. At one point, there were two major Windows 10 updates per year before this was reduced to one, and virtually nothing new has been added since the next generation. Last January, Microsoft stopped selling digital copies of the operating system.

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