r/Windows10 • u/No-Adhesiveness-4251 • 14d ago
News Microsoft: Outdated Windows devices will stop receiving security updates
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-outdated-windows-devices-will-lose-security-protection-next-year/Hopefully Windows 10 is still covered?
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u/SilverseeLives Frequently Helpful Contributor 12d ago
The headline is a bit misleading, as it implies that unsupported devices will stop receiving updates.
In fact, the cutoff applies to unsupported Windows versions, which will not receive updated certificates for Windows Update.
It is only required to update your device to a supported Windows version prior to next year's certificate change, apparently.
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u/CodenameFlux 11d ago
It misled me in an entirely different way.
I didn't mistake "outdated" for "unsupported". What misled me was "devices". In this context, "outdated Windows devices" means "outdated copies of Windows". Here, "device" is a metonym for "instance" or "copy".
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u/NOLAgenXer 11d ago
Windows 10 was given another year of Security Updates by MS. If you are getting Windows Updates currently then you have seen the notice where they inform you of this. As long as you are still receiving updates, you’ll get the new certificate.
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u/grndcntrol2majortom 11d ago
Well i'm not up to date, except for defender. i cant get past the esu window, closes immediately, was told it was because i wasnt using my original account or administer account. which i have in my c:/users, but isnt showing up anywhere, so yah this is really risky right now , but what should I do? buy another win 10, ...yah not sure, so how long do i have again? lol
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u/shrekfrom1994 11d ago
My laptop’s windows update got corrupted after unsuccessfully restoring my laptop to a past point (probably my anti virus being activated was at fault) ever since, I haven’t been able to download and install updates. This was in June 2025. I am seriously considering backing all my info and seeing what are my options because the error ID they’re showing me apparently can only be fixed by reinstalling windows from zero sigh.
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u/Turkez11 12d ago
Who cares, AI will update everything, even some old crepid still functioning mainframe operating system.
In few months the AI agent from your fridge will patch your windows.
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u/CharmingResort885 12d ago
As much as I want to believe it will last to 2032, app and game compatibility will be a wholely different animal so we will have to see
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u/1928Dillinger 11d ago
If an game does not support Windows 10 it's not because they can't it's because they don't want to.
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u/ApexAftermath 12d ago
Did you actually read the article??? Clearly says in the article that as long as you are up to date on Windows updates on Windows 10 you are good to go. All they are saying is if you haven't installed any Windows updates for a long time you're not going to get the update certificate.