"This month's Windows updates will be delivered automatically on Patch Tuesday, November 11. Unless you have a PC running Windows 10, that is. Support for that operating system has officially ended, and any PC running Windows 10 with its default settings will no longer receive those critical monthly security updates from the Windows Update servers. But don't start shopping for a replacement PC just yet, as Microsoft offers options that allow you to continue receiving those security updates until October 2026."
"When Microsoft first announced the availability of Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 11, the subscription came with a $30 price tag. Thankfully, someone in Redmond realized that owners of tens of millions of consumer PCs running Windows 10 aren't ready to replace their old computers, and those customers are also not about to fork over $30 for an ESU subscription. So, a few months before the end-of-support date, the company announced new "free enrollment options" for the ESU program."
Windows 10 default installations stopped receiving monthly security updates after official end of support, but Microsoft provides free Extended Security Updates (ESU) for personal devices through October 13, 2026. Free ESU enrollment requires signing in with a Microsoft account; the enrolled account can apply update eligibility to as many as ten Windows 10 PCs by signing into each device with that account. The free ESU option covers devices that are ineligible for the free Windows 11 upgrade because of hardware compatibility. Automatic Patch Tuesday updates will not reach un-enrolled Windows 10 systems unless the ESU enrollment is applied.
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