Windows 10 · end of support
Windows 10 ESU Year 1 ends 13 October 2026.Windows 10 after October 2026: your three options.
Every Windows 10 PC needs one of three routes: upgrade, replace or pay for extended updates. The calculator shows which is cheapest for yours.
PCs enrolled in Year 1 lose coverage on 13 October unless Year 2 is bought. PCs never enrolled have had no security fixes since 14 October 2025.
Year 1 coverage ended on 13 October 2026. PCs never enrolled have had no security fixes since 14 October 2025.
What Microsoft published
The prices, and the catch.
Extended Security Updates cover critical and important security fixes and nothing else. Three years is the most Microsoft will sell.
$61
Year 1, per PC, coverage to 13 October 2026
$122
Year 2, per PC, coverage to 12 October 2027
$244
Year 3, per PC, coverage to 10 October 2028
The catch is that it’s cumulative. In Microsoft’s words: “If you decide to purchase the program in Year Two, you have to pay for Year One too, as ESUs are cumulative.” A PC never enrolled costs $183 to reach Year 2 coverage, and $427 to reach Year 3.
Sources: Microsoft Learn, Extended Security Updates for Windows 10 (prices); Microsoft Lifecycle FAQ (coverage dates).
The routes, per PC
Three routes, chosen PC by PC.
Every PC gets one of these. The first job is finding out which PCs can take which route, and that’s a check, not a guess.
Upgrade it
Replace it
Pay for extended updates
There’s a fourth route for a few workloads: Windows 10 virtual machines in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop receive ESU at no additional cost. It suits a single application, rarely a whole office.
Your numbers
Work out your options.
The ESU prices are Microsoft’s. Every other figure is yours, and nothing is estimated on your behalf. The answer is on screen and free.
Your inputs and Microsoft’s published ESU prices. Nothing else is estimated for you.
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The cost, drawn out
Every year of delay adds a year of cost.
| Year 1 only (Coverage to 13 Oct 2026) | $61 |
|---|---|
| Through Year 2 (Coverage to 12 Oct 2027) | $183 |
| Through Year 3 (Coverage to 10 Oct 2028) | $427 |
Microsoft’s published per-PC prices added together ($61 + $122, and $61 + $122 + $244). A PC already enrolled in Year 1 pays $122 more to reach Year 2 and $366 more to reach Year 3.
14 Oct 2025
Windows 10 support ended
No free security fixes after this date.
13 Oct 2026
ESU Year 1 ends
Enrolled PCs need Year 2 to stay covered.
12 Jan 2027
Server 2016 support ends
12 Oct 2027
ESU Year 2 ends
10 Oct 2028
ESU Year 3 ends
The last coverage Microsoft sells.
What we do about it
An assessment first, then the work.
We inventory every PC remotely: the model, its age, and whether it can run Windows 11. You get a per-PC list with one answer against each: upgrade, replace or enroll.
Then we quote the work in writing before any of it starts. New hardware is passed through at a stated margin, so you can see exactly what we add. If you’d rather buy your own PCs and only need them set up and the data moved, that’s a normal job, billed by the quarter hour.
Questions
Straight answers about Windows 10.
Is Windows 10 still safe to use?
Can every PC upgrade to Windows 11?
Is ESU worth it?
What happens after Year 3?
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