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Message   VRSS    All   Consumer Reports Asks Microsoft To Keep Supporting Windows 10   September 16, 2025
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Title: Consumer Reports Asks Microsoft To Keep Supporting Windows 10

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/16/2062...

Consumer Reports has urged Microsoft to keep supporting Windows 10 beyond its
October 2025 cutoff, saying the move will "strand millions of consumers" who
have machines incompatible with Windows 11. The Verge reports: As noted by
Consumer Reports, data suggests that around 46.2 percent of people around the
world still use Windows 10 as of August 2025, while around 200 to 400 million
PCs can't be upgraded to Windows 11 due to missing hardware requirements. In
the letter, Consumer Reports calls Microsoft "hypocritical" for urging
customers to upgrade to Windows 11 to bolster cybersecurity, but then leaving
Windows 10 devices susceptible to cyberattacks. It also calls out the $30 fee
Microsoft charges customers for "a mere one-year extension to preserve their
machine's security," as well as the free support options that force people to
use Microsoft products, allowing the company to "eke out a bit of market
share over competitors." Consumer Reports asks that Microsoft continue
providing support for Windows 10 computers for free until more people have
upgraded to Windows 11.

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