Free support for many Windows 10 editions ends on October 14. Estimates indicate about 1.4 billion monthly active Windows devices, with 30 percent used by commercial or public sector organizations, yielding roughly 420 million enterprise Windows devices. Market-share figures place Windows 10 on about 43–45 percent of devices, implying roughly 181 million enterprise devices on Windows 10, with a projected fall to about 121 million by support end. Extended Security Updates cost $61 per device for one year, producing a potential collective first-year bill near $7.3 billion. Several caveats apply, including lack of official telemetry and assumptions in the calculations. Windows 11 shows lower stability than Windows 10.
Free support is ending for many editions of Windows 10 on October 14, and enterprises unable to make the jump are on the hook for billions to keep the fixes flowing. IT workplace management outfit Nexthink has estimated that the cost of sticking with Windows 10 could be in the order of $7.3 billion in the first twelve months for customer wanting extended security updates, based on some back-of-the-envelope calculations.
According to Nexthink's analysis of customer endpoints, 30 percent are in use by commercial or public sector organizations. So there are 420 million enterprise Windows devices, according to Nexthink. But how many are running Windows 10? Again, Microsoft doesn't provide telemetry, but going by Statcounter's market share figures, Windows 10 accounted for between 43 and 45 percent of devices. Nexthink estimates that the number of enterprise devices still running Windows 10 is approximately 181 million.
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