Microsoft Announces Win10 Official Edition Service Lifecycle for Ten Years: End of 2025

July 18, Microsoft updated the Win10 information on the Windows Lifecycle System Service Lifecycle page. This page shows, "The official version of Windows 10 released in July 2015"; service mainstream support end time is October 13, 2020, extended support end time is October 14, 2025, for a total of ten years.

According to the explanation of Microsoft's official website, the so-called "end support" means that Microsoft no longer provides automatic repair, update or online technical assistance. This is the time to let you know that the latest updates or service packs have been installed. Without Microsoft's support, you will no longer receive security updates that can help protect your computer, when computer viruses, spyware, and other malware can steal your personal information.

For Win10, although Microsoft has repeatedly stressed that "Win10 is a service", it will always be supported, but this does not mean that Microsoft will always support a system that is not updated. For the official version of Win10 released in July 2015, Microsoft's support period is ten years. And if the user device installs Microsoft's latest updates in a timely manner, the company says it will leave the system in a state of service support after that. Microsoft has elaborated on the Win10 service life cycle in more detail.

“Updates are cumulative, and each update is based on previous updates. User devices need to install the latest updates to maintain a supported state. Updates may include new features, fixes (safe and/or non-secure), or both. Not all features of an update apply to all devices. A device may not receive updates that are not applicable to itself, such as the lack of a current driver, or the device has exceeded the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) vendor's support period. Available updates may vary, such as different countries, regions, network connections, cell phone operations (such as cellular devices), or hardware compatibility (such as including remaining hard disk space), which may be a factor influencing the update. ”

Although there is no new Windows version after Win10, this system is the same as XP, Vista, Win7, Win8/Win8.1, and the continuation service support requires users to keep updating. System “Service Pack”. Each time you install a new "service pack", a certain service support time will be extended. Therefore, as a Win10 user, timely update of Win10 is the most important factor to maintain system security and vitality. So in the Win10 era, turning off automatic updates is extremely irresponsible and dangerous. Users can't listen to any third-party applications about "close Win10 built-in automatic updates", everything is subject to Microsoft's official information.