We are less than a year away from the end of the Windows 10 life cycle. Well, a regular life cycle, because as we have told you on several occasions and reminded you with dates and numbers last week, Microsoft will continue to provide basic support in the form of system updates to those private users who choose to check by paying $30, what it will cost, for the next year of said support. In the case of companies, this extended support can last up to three years.

The key date is October 14, 2025at this point, we can understand that Microsoft expects the mass migration process from Windows 10 to Windows 11 to be complete (or almost complete), which has not happened yet. And the numbers don’t lie, and while it’s true that logically Windows 11 has been growing in market share in recent years (which is more than we can think by selling systems with a pre-installed OS), Windows 10 continues to be the most used desktop operating system in the world, as we can see in this StatCounter graph that shows us the distribution in the use of Windows in its various versions from October 2021 to October 2024.

So the big question at the moment is whether or not Windows 11 will surpass Windows 10 in market share by October 2025 The OS veteran bids farewell, dealing another symbolic blow to what was supposed to be his great renewal. And it is normal that this is an open wound for Microsoft, because it is evident that its plans included a situation that is very different at the moment, with Windows 11 significantly higher on this chart.

This of course explains that Redmond is using every available space to try to dissuade users from using Windows 10, and the latest example of this can be found on the help page for creating installation media for your operating system. In it, although it is still downloadable, Now we get a message reminding us that Windows 10 is end of life if we try to download it.

As we’ve been telling you for quite some time now, Microsoft is embarking on a tour de force to discourage users from continuing to use Windows 10, and it makes sense. The problem is that for Such messages are not enough, and even less with additional measures, such as trying to “sneak” an update to Windows 11 all corners of the operating system. And an even bigger problem is that at this point it seems impossible for Windows 11 to win over its naysayers, let alone everyone whose PCs aren’t compatible.