- Microsoft sends E emails to push people to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11
- While Microsoft’s angling of the E email is on the face of it
- It also risks making Windows 10 users feel spamed, especially since they are still being pushed several times within our very
Microsoft again tries to persuade Windows 10 users that they need to upgrade to Windows 11, in front of the impending term of support for the older operating system later this year.
But this time, not shubbing for upgrading is not delivered in Windows 10 itself, but via E email -even if this is not the first time Microsoft has tried this approach.
I received an E email from Microsoft (sent to the E -Mail address linked to my Microsoft account) regarding my Windows 10 -PC, which needs an upgrade at the end of November 2024, a few months back, but now the software giant is sending fresh messages for upgrading this month.
I didn’t get this latest mail (not yet, anyway), but Windows latest did, and although it carries the same title, is a warning that ‘End of Support for Windows 10 is approaching,’ the e -mail itself is somewhat different.
However, the overall driving force of the content is the same. There is a prominent reminder of the exact date that Microsoft stops support for Windows 10 – which happens on October 14, 2025 – and some suggestions on what to do with your old PC (trade it or recycle the machine). You can also click on a link to check your upgrade eligibility to Windows 11.
Microsoft also clarifies that your PC will continue to work, it’s just that there will be no more support – as in software updates – pipet through. There is also a link to some blur to how Windows 11 is more secure (which is certainly true), and a push to use OneDrive to back up your files if you plan to use Windows 10 after the deadline has gone into 2026.
Analysis: Exceeding boundaries and taking some odd angles
There are a few things that strike me as weird here. First, the plug for OneDrive feels very satisfactory and hardly a solution to counter the prospect of getting your PC compromised by running an outdated OS. Where on earth is the strict warning that it really is not a good idea to run Windows 10 on your PC when support for the operating system expires?
As you may know, without security updates, your computer will become vulnerable to exploitation, as when holes appear in Windows 10, they will no longer be patched up – a recipe for disaster, potentially.
Of course, if you really want to stick to Windows 10, for the first time ever, consumers can pay to expand support, and I would recommend you to do it (for other options, explore my article on how to prepare for the Windows 10 end of life). Oddly enough, Microsoft does not mention this extension of support in his E -mail.
I’m saying it’s weird, but then Microsoft really prefers you to upgrade to Windows 11 anyway, either on your current PC – if eligible – or by buying a new Windows 11 computer. And for that purpose, there is a link IE email to ‘explore new computers’, which is something Microsoft has encouraged us to do for a while now. As I have discussed before, there is undoubtedly a profit for the proposal in some ways, but a whole lot of other concerns outweigh the environmental toll that a ton of Windows 10 PCs that end up on scrapeap can initiate.
These are serious concerns, and probably why Microsoft sends the second message in this E email advising on recycling (or trading in) Your Old Windows 10 -PC if you upgrade.
The second point here is, will you get E emails directly from Microsoft about Windows 10 upgrades? Well, in some ways, I assume it’s better (or at least a little less annoying) than being pushed to upgrade within the operating system itself, but the problem is, Microsoft does too – so Windows 10 users get both barrels as it was. SUK …
We can probably expect more additional barriers of this kind of e emails as 2025 progresses, and the October support deadline is approaching -messages that people may want their spam filter to deal with, honestly.
Don’t get me wrong here: I’m not saying it’s not important to warn consumers about the dangers of a outdated operating system-it is certainly-but Microsoft exceeds quite with its broad approach here, and worse this particular e-mail is actually selling these dangers (while overselling other Microsoft products).
