Windows 10 The end of the road is now beginning to become visible to us. Microsoft’s The days of Windows 10, one of the most popular operating systems, are numbered. The operating system will be updated for the last time in October 2025 Windows 7, Windows It will take its place in the past alongside legends such as. On the other hand, according to analysts, Microsoft should extend the life of Windows 10 to protect the environment.

Actually, the fact that Windows 10 is getting the latest update is not a big problem, the biggest problem is Windows 11 hardware requirements descended from. Due to these hardware criteria, users with older processors and TPM 2.0 security feature Windows 11 cannot be used on devices that do not have it. It is therefore not possible to convert these devices.

Landfills will be filled with computers

According to Canalys’ research, when Windows 10 support ends About 240 million computers It will become waste. This equates to 1 in 5 of all computers in the world running Windows 10. If all these computers were laptops with 15-inch screens, we could circle the Earth twice by placing them side by side. We’re talking about so many computers.

On the other hand, running updates and maintaining an old system will also be costly for Microsoft. For Windows 7As we see, it will continue for a while with paid updates and then Windows 11 We see companies wanting to switch to devices. Everyone buying new devices will make those in the computer market happy, but it doesn’t seem possible to say the same for the environment.