Last week it was two and a half years Microsoft will announce when Windows 10 will end of life. It was a very strange circumstance that this announcement took place on June 14, 2021, but its natural successor Windows 11 was not officially introduced until 10 days later, on June 24. Granted, there have been leaks and rumors in this regard before, but it was still somewhat surprising that the end of one was announced before the introduction of the other.

He October 14, 2025 This is the date chosen by Microsoft, unless changed later, for the end of the life cycle of Windows 10. Of course, this would not be the first time that a deadline of this type has been delayed, but in any case it will be for several weeks or months, if circumstances arise that they require it. But in short, we’re talking a little less or a little more than two years… unless you’re willing to pay cash, of course.

The announcement of Windows 11, and more precisely the section of its minimum requirements, was controversial from the first moment, mainly because of the requirement to support TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, two security features that are not present in a significant part of computers. which could otherwise run Windows 11 normally. Users who therefore They were tied to Windows 10 even though they were interested in upgrading.

So what happens in October 2025? Well, according to Reuters, After the death of Windows 10, 240 million computers will be left without support. The only alternative will be for those who can give up the use of the Microsoft operating system, to switch to Linux, since at that time it will most likely be possible to find low-cost distributions that will therefore allow the life of the mentioned products to be extended.

240 million computers is more than a significant number It’s surprising that Microsoft is willing to give up market share of the desktop operating systems it represents. However, if Redmond were to be inflexible at this point with Windows 11, it seems almost impossible for them to go back at this point, much less for them to get rid of these requirements in Windows 12, which is also likely to be more demanding. in other cases.requirements.