Microsoft has just played his Joker letter twice a week, imposing updates to millions of PC owners with Windows. This will cause a serious alarm for millions of users who may now want to update their PC without any option.
We’re talking Windows 10, and the 850 million users who either can’t or won’t move to Windows 11. Of those, some 400 million likely can’t move given the age of their PCs which do not have the prerequisite hardware security to make the move. The end of support deadline is fast approaching, and the company has shown no signs of relaxing its hurdles.
But after a week, we receive confirmation that “from next month, Microsoft will start installing its new Outlook email consumer in all the devices with Windows 10”, as well as reports that “Microsoft has Started the forced implementation of Windows 11 24h2 for eligible unm administrated systems that execute the HOME and PRO Editions of Windows 11 22h2 and 23h2.
This follows the company warning last year — as it deployed the KB5001716 patch on Windows 10 PCs — that “when this update is installed, Windows may attempt to download and install feature updates to your device if it is approaching or has reached the end of support for your currently installed Windows version.”
Microsoft explains that “feature updates offer new functionality and help keep your device secure,” and given that the most critical security issue facing hundreds of millions of Windows 10 users is an end to security updates, that seems to qualify.
I asked Microsoft if this would force an update of Windows 11 and, although there is still no response in this regard, the company warned that “Windows could periodically show a notification informing him about problems that can also prevent Windows updating from keeping his device. ” Updated and protected against existing threats . . . You may see a notification informing you that your device is already executing a Windows edition that has reached the end of your life cycle, or that your device does not meet the minimum hardware requirements. for the currently installed edition of windows. “
This moment number affects the 400 million PC owners who face a hardware update cliff update, in October or October 2026, if they opt for the extension of $ 30 and 12 months that Microsoft has shown. PC Update: Do not need to wait. He also showed that Microsoft 365 applications will prevent them from editing from October, the update selection is becoming stricter.
Windows 10 has reversed its slow decline from Windows 11 in recent months, with users potentially returning to what they love most. It’s unlikely that all of those users would make the right resolution without help, hence NASA’s consistent warnings and warnings. In the long run, this big red button may be the only option. Windows remains a honeypot for cyberattacks and security breaches. It’s just unthinkable that at least part of your user base is no longer supported.
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