It's not really a surprise, Microsoft will no longer offer major updates for its previous Windows operating system.
Officially launched on June 28, 2021, Windows 11 logically put a stop to its predecessor, the illustrious Windows 10. Microsoft's operating system had been released in 2015 and, with its six years of age, it seemed time for the publisher to give it a follow-up. Remember that for a while there was talk of never changing Windows again by bringing regular updates to this version 10, but the strategy has obviously fizzled at Microsoft. Windows 11 is logically there to prove it.
With this release and the follow-up, Microsoft has less and less resources to allocate to Windows 10. Moreover, even if the adoption rate of Windows 11 is rising more slowly than expected, it makes less and less sense to follow two systems at once and, as Neowin explains, the end of Windows 10 has more or less already happened. Indeed, last November, Microsoft released the 22H2 major update for Windows 10. At the time, we only had our suspicions, but they have now been confirmed: this 22H2 will not be followed up and is therefore the last major update for Windows 10.
Unless Microsoft changes its mind, there will be no more features added to Windows 10 or any changes made. However, Microsoft says that there is no need to worry about Windows 10 users. Indeed, the "critical" monitoring continues: Microsoft has committed to preparing and deploying security updates for Windows 10 until October 14, 2025, so for just over two more years. If you want more, there is obviously still the possibility, as Microsoft wishes, to switch to Windows 11.
