Windows 10 After Support Ended: ESU, Staying Safe and Moving to Windows 11

Windows 10 stopped getting regular updates on October 14, 2025, but a Windows 10 PC is not finished. You can extend its security updates with ESU until October 2027, check whether it can move to Windows 11, or plan a calm move to a new PC. Each page here takes one of those decisions: what it costs, what it covers, and the safe order to do things in.

All articles in this cluster

• Is My Windows 10 PC Still Safe to Use? An Honest Answer
• Windows 10 ESU: What It Costs, How to Enroll, What It Covers
• 'This PC Can't Run Windows 11': What That Message Really Means
• Can My PC Run Windows 11? The Checker
• ESU or a New PC? The Cost Comparison Worksheet
• Moving to a New PC: Files, Photos and Passwords Without Tears
• What Happens in October 2027 When ESU Ends?