{"slug": "microsoft-capitulates-again-extends-windows-10-support-by-another-year", "title": "Microsoft capitulates again, extends Windows 10 support by another year", "summary": "Microsoft extended Windows 10 support by one year to October 12, 2027, citing hundreds of millions of users still on the OS and economic pressures from the cost-of-living crisis. The European Union's Digital Markets Act secured free updates for EU users, while others must pay. Consumer rights groups pressured Microsoft to offer more than one year of extended support.", "body_md": "It’s been quiet for a few days since I’ve been sick, but I’m feeling a bit better since today marks the official end of my one month of using Windows 11 that you people donated for. An article about my experience is definitely upcoming, including whether or not I’ll actually stick with Windows 11 on my laptop or go back to Linux, but before we get there, let’s talk about Microsoft once again capitulating to the reality that a lot of people really don’t want to let go of Windows 10. In a surprising move, Microsoft has quietly confirmed that it’s extending Windows 10 support until October 12, 2027, which is one full year beyond the October 2026 cutoff that home users had been planning around. ↫ Abhijith M B at Windows Latest Hundreds of millions of people are still using Windows 10, and with the “AI” techbros buying up all the RAM and other chips for their pachinko machines – making this whole thing a bit of an own goal for prime “AI” booster Microsoft – buying new PCs that are actually compatible with Windows 11 isn’t exactly a fun prospect for the vast majority of us normal folk dealing with the cost-of-living crisis. As such, Microsoft really doesn’t have any other choice but to keep extending support for Windows 10. It ain’t much, but I’ll take any morsel of justice I can get. While everyone else has to pay for getting access to these Windows 10 updates, users in the European Union get them entirely for free thanks to the Digital Markets Act. This additional year, too, can be partially attributed to the DMA, as the very same consumer rights organisations who pressured Microsoft into giving EU users truly free access to the Extended Security Updates also put pressure on the company to offer these for more than just one year. Basic consumer protection legislation works.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-capitulates-again-extends-windows-10-support-by-another-year", "canonical_source": "https://www.osnews.com/story/145377/microsoft-capitulates-again-extends-windows-10-support-by-another-year/", "published_at": "2026-06-27 07:41:21+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-27 08:11:29.852165+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Microsoft", "Windows 10", "Windows 11", "European Union", "Digital Markets Act"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-capitulates-again-extends-windows-10-support-by-another-year", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-capitulates-again-extends-windows-10-support-by-another-year.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-capitulates-again-extends-windows-10-support-by-another-year.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-capitulates-again-extends-windows-10-support-by-another-year.jsonld"}}