"Windows 10 is reaching end-of-life next month, which means Microsoft will no longer issue patches and no longer provide functional enhancements for free. Those organisations that have yet to migrate PCs off Windows 10 face a hefty bill if they want to continue to receive Windows 10 patches. But this is not something that can be kept in place long term, which means IT leaders must now shift their entire PC estate onto the next version of Windows."
"Analysis from Nexthink estimates that custom support to continue running Windows 10 could collectively cost organisations billions of dollars. According to Nexthink analysis of customer endpoints, there has been a 33% decrease in Windows 10 devices between 19 May and 1 August. Assuming a further 33% reduction by the 14 October, that would leave around 121 million Windows 10 PCs. At $61 per device for the first year of custom support, organisations could collectively be facing a bill of just more than $7.3bn."
"While Windows 11 has been available since October 2021, many organisations have been slow to adopt it. Operating system upgrades are often aligned to a refresh of PC hardware, so when a PC is replaced, the new machine will have Windows 11. With support for Windows 10 ending on 14 October, those organisations that have yet to migrate their PC estate fully over to Windows 11 will no longer receive operating system patches and updates unless they buy Microsoft Extended Support (ESU)."
Windows 10 reaches end-of-life on 14 October, after which Microsoft will stop issuing patches and free functional enhancements. Organisations that have not migrated to Windows 11 must either purchase costly Microsoft Extended Support (ESU) or risk running unpatched systems vulnerable to attackers. Nexthink analysis estimates a potential collective bill of just over $7.3bn if around 121 million Windows 10 PCs require custom support at $61 per device for the first year. Many organisations have delayed Windows 11 adoption because upgrades often coincide with hardware refresh cycles, leaving substantial numbers of PCs still on Windows 10.
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