Windows, Microsoft and security updates

Want Windows 10 Security? That Will Be $30, Microsoft Says
Keeping your copy of Windows up-to-date with security fixes is critical, and for Windows 10 users it will soon be optional. Microsoft wants $30 to keep you secure.
Consumers won’t be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates
But Microsoft announced today that end users would only be able to buy a single year of extended security updates for their Windows 10 PCs at the price of $30 per PC. The company confirmed to us that the second and third years of security updates would be exclusive to businesses and schools.
Microsoft Introduces US$30 Option For Continued Windows 10 Security Beyond 2025
Microsoft has announced plans to offer paid security updates for home users who choose to keep using Windows 10 beyond the official end of support date on
Microsoft will charge Windows 10 users $30 per year for security updates
Microsoft offers consumers an option to keep using Windows 10 with security updates after support expires: an Extended Security Updates subscription for $30 per year.
Windows 10 support ends in October 2025, but you can pay $30 to get another year of security updates
Microsoft is officially ending mainstream support for Windows 10 in October, 2025. And the company really wants users to migrate to Windows 11 – either by updating the operating system on an existing PC or buy purchasing a new PC if their current computer doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements (and a lot of fairly recent models don’t ).
Microsoft Shares Pricing Details for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates for Consumers
Microsoft revealed today how much consumers still using Windows 10 will need to pay to receive one additional year of security updates after October 2025.
Microsoft offers Windows 10 users a year of security updates for $30
Microsoft offers Windows 10 users a year of security updates for $30. The company also offered plenty of encouragement for users to migrate to Windows 11.
You can now try Microsoft’s more modern Windows Hello UI
Microsoft is modernizing how its Windows Hello authentication, which includes facial and fingerprint recognition, works in Windows 11. The revamp to the Windows Hello experience is now in beta testing with Windows Insiders,
Microsoft to Charge $30 for Another Year of Windows 10 Security Updates
If you’re running Windows 10 and want to use it beyond the bitter end of support next fall, Microsoft has a deal for you: $30 for a year of updates. The software giant announced that, closer to the October 14,
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For Windows 10 Holdouts, One More Year of Support Will Cost $30
Tech support won't be offered for Windows 10, but security updates will roll out past 2025 with the Extended Security Updates ...
Windows 10 users will soon have to pay to keep getting security updates
In a recent blog post, Microsoft explains that from Oct 14, 2025, Windows 10 will no longer automatically receive ...
Want to keep getting Windows 10 updates? It’ll cost you $30
Microsoft confirms that consumers can remain on Windows 10 past the October 2025 end-of-support expiration date with an extra ...
Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year
Microsoft is finally revealing that it will charge consumers $30 for a year of extra security updates to Windows 10. Support for Windows 10 will end on October 14th, 2025, but consumers will be able ...
Shock new Windows 10 fee confirmed by Microsoft - here's how much you'll have to pay
Once the October 2025 deadline is reached those with Windows 10 still installed must either switch to Windows 11 or ...