Consumer Reports urges Microsoft to extend free security updates for Windows 10
Consumer Reports, a product review magazine that is trusted by Americans for its unbiased reviews and ad-free practices, has called on Microsoft to extend its free security updates for Windows 10.
Consumer Reports calls on Microsoft to extend support for Windows 10
Consumer Reports asks Microsoft to keep supporting Windows 10 | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/news/779079/consumer-reports-windows-10-extended-support-microsoft
Microsoft previously announced that mainstream support for Windows 10, which was released in 2015, would end on October 13, 2020, and extended support would end on October 14, 2025.
Windows 10 will be supported until 2025 - GIGAZINE
However, Windows 10 still has a market share of over 60% , and as the end of extended support approaches, some users are demanding free extended support from Microsoft .
As a result, Microsoft has announced a program to further extend extended support for Windows 10.
Microsoft announces pricing for its extended support program for Windows 10, which will end support in October 2025 - GIGAZINE
Consumer Reports has recently published a letter to Microsoft calling for a further extension of extended support for Windows 10. The letter was addressed to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and reads as follows:
'As Microsoft transitions from Windows 10 to Windows 11 on October 14th, many computers will be left behind. Currently, an estimated 46% of Windows computers use Windows 10, and of those, a significant percentage cannot run Windows 11.
Consumer Reports urges Microsoft to offer free extended support to consumers who have not made the switch, or who, in many cases, are unable to do so, and to continue providing that support until more users have migrated from older operating systems. The attached document explains how Microsoft's decision to offer only one year of paid support poses a security risk, and how the incompatibility of some Windows 10 machines sold just a few years ago with Windows 11 will hit consumers' wallets.
Microsoft should do the right thing by continuing to support Windows 10 without charging consumers any fees.'
Technology media The Verge points out, 'As Consumer Reports points out, data shows that while approximately 46.2% of people worldwide will still be using Windows 10 as of August 2025, approximately 200 to 400 million PCs will not be able to upgrade to Windows 11 because they do not meet the hardware requirements for Windows 11. '
Consumer Reports also pointed out that cybersecurity will 'impair millions of consumers' whose PCs are incompatible with Windows 11. The report also criticized Microsoft for being 'hypocritical' by urging customers to upgrade to Windows 11 for enhanced cybersecurity while leaving Windows 10 devices vulnerable to cyberattacks.
In addition, Consumer Reports criticized Microsoft for charging customers $30 (about 4,400 yen) to extend Windows 10 support for just one year.
Windows 10's 'Extended Security Updates for Personal Use' will be announced, with support ending in October 2025 - GIGAZINE
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