You won’t have to enable Windows Backup to get extended Windows 10 security updates in the European Economic Area.

Four years after the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft is finally ending support for Windows 10, but what does that mean?

The upcoming end-of-support date for Windows 10 is coming later this October, but Microsoft has now added another option for users to stay for another year. This new option to retain Windows 10 and ...

Windows 10 support ends 14 October 2025. EEA users can claim free Extended Security Updates until 2026—avoiding costly data ...

TL;DR: Microsoft will end Windows 10 support next month but offers a one-year extended security update plan requiring payment or cloud syncing. However, European Economic Area users can access these ...

Update September 25, 14:58 EDT: In a follow-up statement after the article was published, Microsoft told BleepingComputer that EEA customers will only be able to get free Windows 10 extended security ...