To expand on that—you’re amongst the 400 million Windows 10 users with incompatible hardware, you want to upgrade to Windows 11 to maintain security support, but in doing to your may lose support. Meanwhile you can pay $30 to kick the problem down the road by 12-months. Has that become the best option?

Microsoft updates all docs against Windows 10 and won't budge from the pre-decided retirement date for the decade old operating system.

With Windows 10's end-of-support deadline approaching in October 2025, these users face a dilemma: either update to Windows 11 with potential compatibility issues or continue using Windows 10 and risk losing security updates.

The clear issue here is that within the 400 million soon-to-be obsolete PCs that cannot make the TPM-compliant move to Windows 11, will be many users who can’t afford a new machine and perhaps are most likely to balk at the $30 Microsoft stipend to continue security support for a strictly one year only extension.

While users still have less than a year before the end of support date for Windows 10 slated this October 2025, Microsoft wants users to upgrade to either the Windows 11 computers or Copilot Plus PCs that offer the 'ultimate' Windows 11 experience.

Microsoft warns 400 million PCs risk losing updates as Windows 10 support ends in 2025. Users must upgrade hardware for Windows 11, pay for extended security, or risk cybersecurity threats.